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Zip Code 62201

📍 East Saint Louis, IL

Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)

54,926.81 lbs
Total Air Pollution

In 2024, industrial facilities in East Saint Louis, IL released over 54,926.81 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was AFTON CHEMICAL CORP, which emitted large quantities of n-Hexane into the local air. Residents of 62201 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.

Top Polluting Facilities

  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    n-Hexane released to air
    14,904.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Methanol released to air
    14,541.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Ammonia released to air
    6,047.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP Cancer Risk
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Benzene released to air
    5,971.30 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Ethylene glycol released to air
    4,291.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air
    2,494.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Maleic anhydride released to air
    1,400.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Carbon disulfide released to air
    1,149.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Hydrogen sulfide released to air
    994.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP Cancer Risk
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Methyl isobutyl ketone released to air
    859.00 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Zinc compounds released to air
    600.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Toluene released to air
    296.96 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Hydrogen fluoride released to air
    286.74 lbs
    LBS
  • AFTON CHEMICAL CORP
    Owned by: NEWMARKET CORP
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    198.00 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Acetonitrile released to air
    149.83 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Methanol released to air
    134.06 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Methyl isobutyl ketone released to air
    93.87 lbs
    LBS
  • GATEWAY TERMINALS LLC
    Owned by: HARVESTONE GROUP
    n-Hexane released to air
    91 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    n-Butyl alcohol released to air
    69.89 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Methyl tert-butyl ether released to air
    39.56 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Dichloromethane released to air
    32.15 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    o-Xylene released to air
    30.16 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Pyridine released to air
    20.1 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Triethylamine released to air
    19.18 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    N,N-Dimethylformamide released to air
    16.31 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Nitric acid released to air
    11.88 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Naphthalene released to air
    10.93 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Bromoxynil octanoate released to air
    10.3 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Bromoxynil released to air
    10.26 lbs
    LBS
  • BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INC.
    Owned by: BRENNTAG NA INC
    Hydrogen fluoride released to air
    10 lbs
    LBS
  • GATEWAY TERMINALS LLC Cancer Risk
    Owned by: HARVESTONE GROUP
    Benzene released to air
    10 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    n-Hexane released to air
    8.69 lbs
    LBS
  • BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INC.
    Owned by: BRENNTAG NA INC
    Peracetic acid released to air
    8 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Benzene released to air
    7.57 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Certain glycol ethers released to air
    7.57 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    2,4-D released to air
    6.13 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Styrene released to air
    5.23 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Cyanide compounds released to air
    4.98 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone released to air
    4.77 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Diisocyanates released to air
    4.43 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Formaldehyde released to air
    4.41 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Chloroform released to air
    4.15 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Ethylene glycol released to air
    3.8 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Peracetic acid released to air
    3.3 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Ammonia released to air
    3.12 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Xylene (mixed isomers) released to air
    3.05 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Hydrogen sulfide released to air
    3.03 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Formic acid released to air
    2.98 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Hydrazine released to air
    2.87 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Chlorobenzene released to air
    2.53 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Phenol released to air
    2.29 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Vinyl acetate released to air
    1.95 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Methyl methacrylate released to air
    1.84 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Dicamba released to air
    1.67 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    1,4-Dioxane released to air
    1.56 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    2-Phenylphenol released to air
    1.56 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Triadimefon released to air
    1.52 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Trifluralin released to air
    1.52 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Acrylamide released to air
    1.47 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Sodium nitrite released to air
    1.46 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Ethylbenzene released to air
    1.46 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Copper compounds released to air
    1.44 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Titanium tetrachloride released to air
    1.42 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Carbon disulfide released to air
    1.3 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Cyclohexane released to air
    1.24 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Thiram released to air
    1.21 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Manganese compounds released to air
    1.19 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Lead compounds released to air
    1.18 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    m-Cresol released to air
    1.13 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Atrazine released to air
    1.12 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Benzoyl peroxide released to air
    1.08 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Amitrole released to air
    1.08 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Mercury compounds released to air
    1.03 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    2-Methyllactonitrile released to air
    0.96 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Tetrachloroethylene released to air
    0.96 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) released to air
    0.96 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Cresol (mixed isomers) released to air
    0.92 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Silver compounds released to air
    0.9 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Butyl acrylate released to air
    0.87 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Hydrogen cyanide released to air
    0.76 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Sodium azide released to air
    0.76 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Aldrin released to air
    0.74 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Nickel compounds released to air
    0.69 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Chlordane released to air
    0.57 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Zinc compounds released to air
    0.48 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Aluminum (fume or dust) released to air
    0.46 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Cobalt compounds released to air
    0.45 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air
    0.35 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    0.34 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Methoxychlor released to air
    0.3 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air
    0.21 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Hexachlorobenzene released to air
    0.14 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Toxaphene released to air
    0.07 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC. Cancer Risk
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Heptachlor released to air
    0.05 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Tetrabromobisphenol A released to air
    0.04 lbs
    LBS
  • VEOLIA N.A. INC.
    Owned by: VEOLIA N.A.
    Pendimethalin released to air
    0.02 lbs
    LBS
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