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Zip Code 38109

📍 Memphis, TN

Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)

346,830.33 lbs
Total Air Pollution

In 2024, industrial facilities in Memphis, TN released over 346,830.33 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was U.S. TVA ALLEN COMBINED CYCLE PLANT, which emitted large quantities of Ammonia into the local air. Residents of 38109 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.

Top Polluting Facilities

  • U.S. TVA ALLEN COMBINED CYCLE PLANT
    Owned by: nan
    Ammonia released to air
    110,000.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Hydrogen cyanide released to air
    75,839.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AB MAURI FLEISCHMANN'S Cancer Risk
    Owned by: AB MAURI FOOD INC
    Acetaldehyde released to air
    29,244.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Ammonia released to air
    15,186.00 lbs
    LBS
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Owned by: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    12,659.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Propylene released to air
    8,728.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    n-Hexane released to air
    7,908.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Toluene released to air
    6,894.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Benzene released to air
    6,740.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air
    5,711.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    5,504.00 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Naphthalene released to air
    4,673.00 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Creosote released to air
    4,647.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Cyclohexane released to air
    4,486.00 lbs
    LBS
  • WM BARR & CO INC
    Methanol released to air
    3,986.00 lbs
    LBS
  • UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA
    Owned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLC
    Ethylene glycol released to air
    3,733.29 lbs
    LBS
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Owned by: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Toluene released to air
    3,336.00 lbs
    LBS
  • UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA
    Owned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLC
    Certain glycol ethers released to air
    3,263.00 lbs
    LBS
  • UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA
    Owned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLC
    Methanol released to air
    3,256.04 lbs
    LBS
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO Cancer Risk
    Owned by: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Ethylbenzene released to air
    2,819.00 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    2,709.10 lbs
    LBS
  • UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA
    Owned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLC
    Toluene released to air
    2,606.97 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Ethylene released to air
    2,577.00 lbs
    LBS
  • UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA
    Owned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLC
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    1,919.01 lbs
    LBS
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Owned by: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Methanol released to air
    1,608.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Carbonyl sulfide released to air
    1,532.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Hydrogen sulfide released to air
    1,530.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Carbon disulfide released to air
    1,493.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Ethylbenzene released to air
    1,455.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air
    1,307.00 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Phenanthrene released to air
    986.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Toluene released to air
    752.89 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    n-Hexane released to air
    734.62 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Manganese compounds released to air
    713.14 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Anthracene released to air
    639.00 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Zinc compounds released to air
    579.87 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    444.30 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Benzene released to air
    443.70 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Methanol released to air
    365.00 lbs
    LBS
  • WM BARR & CO INC
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    323.00 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Mercury compounds released to air
    235.92 lbs
    LBS
  • STERILIZATION SERVICES OF TENNESSEE Cancer Risk
    Owned by: ALTAIR CORP
    Ethylene oxide released to air
    233.91 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    1,3-Butadiene released to air
    218.00 lbs
    LBS
  • WM BARR & CO INC
    Certain glycol ethers released to air
    206.00 lbs
    LBS
  • OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC MEMPHIS TRUMBULL ASPHALT Cancer Risk
    Owned by: OWENS CORNING
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    205.83 lbs
    LBS
  • WM BARR & CO INC
    Toluene released to air
    201.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Naphthalene released to air
    201.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Phenol released to air
    186.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Cyclohexane released to air
    178.82 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Nickel compounds released to air
    172.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Cumene released to air
    170.00 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Lead compounds released to air
    160.72 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air
    143.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Styrene released to air
    119.00 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    Maleic anhydride released to air
    109.13 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air
    94.37 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Ethylbenzene released to air
    84.694 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air
    79.4 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Copper compounds released to air
    78.97 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Lead released to air
    73.2 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Cresol (mixed isomers) released to air
    39 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Cobalt compounds released to air
    37 lbs
    LBS
  • OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC MEMPHIS TRUMBULL ASPHALT
    Owned by: OWENS CORNING
    Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air
    35.16 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    Methanol released to air
    33.29 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Nickel compounds released to air
    29.54 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL CO VML Cancer Risk
    Owned by: DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    2,4-D released to air
    25.54 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    18.6 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air
    17.8004 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Tetrachloroethylene released to air
    14 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL CO VML
    Owned by: DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    Dicamba released to air
    13.749 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Vanadium compounds released to air
    11.58 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Naphthalene released to air
    10.28 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Zinc compounds released to air
    9 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Phenanthrene released to air
    8 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Hydrogen fluoride released to air
    8 lbs
    LBS
  • ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC
    Owned by: STELLA-JONES US HOLDING CORP
    Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air
    7.5 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL MEMPHIS INC
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air
    6.77 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Mercury released to air
    6.7 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Cresol (mixed isomers) released to air
    6 lbs
    LBS
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Owned by: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
    Certain glycol ethers released to air
    5 lbs
    LBS
  • STERNOCANDLELAMP CO LLC
    Owned by: nan
    Ethylene glycol released to air
    1.9 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL
    Owned by: DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    Fomesafen released to air
    1.121 lbs
    LBS
  • DREXEL CHEMICAL
    Owned by: DREXEL CHEMICAL CO
    2,4-DB released to air
    0.76 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C.
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air
    0.7 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO PARTNERS MEMPHIS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    0.6942 lbs
    LBS
  • VALERO REFINING CO - TENNESSEE L.L.C. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VALERO ENERGY CORP
    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air
    0.509419 lbs
    LBS
  • MMC MATERIALS INC - SOUTH PARKWAY PLANT Cancer Risk
    Owned by: MMC MATERIALS INC
    Lead released to air
    0.247928 lbs
    LBS
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