Zip Code 79905
📍 El Paso, TX
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
132,476.93 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in El Paso, TX released over 132,476.93 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY, which emitted large quantities of Hydrogen cyanide into the local air. Residents of 79905 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCHydrogen cyanide released to air60,618.31 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCToluene released to air14,218.34 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air13,430.24 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCn-Hexane released to air10,435.01 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCBenzene released to air5,756.89 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air4,876.72 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCPropylene released to air4,675.10 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCEthylene released to air3,927.39 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCDiethanolamine released to air3,820.67 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCEthylbenzene released to air3,541.15 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCAmmonia released to air2,327.33 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCHydrogen sulfide released to air1,597.45 lbsLBS
- NEXPERA - BORDERLAND SAROwned by: NEXPERA LLCSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air1,018.00 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCNaphthalene released to air951.32 lbsLBS
- NEXPERA - BORDERLAND SAROwned by: NEXPERA LLCHydrogen sulfide released to air500.00 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCZinc compounds released to air392.07 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCCumene released to air236.56 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INC1,3-Butadiene released to air46.4064 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air34.5694 lbsLBS
- NEXPERA - BORDERLAND SAROwned by: NEXPERA LLCAmmonia released to air31.6 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCCyclohexane released to air16.9913 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERY Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCLead released to air10.068 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air9.629 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCMercury compounds released to air3.8747 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCCertain glycol ethers released to air0.9763 lbsLBS
- WESTERN EL PASO REFINERYOwned by: WESTERN REFINING INCEthylene glycol released to air0.2576 lbsLBS
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