Pollutants Released

Below is a list of toxic chemicals commonly released by Louisiana refineries. Click on a chemical name to access information about health effects and toxicity. Special thanks to the Environmental Working Group for compiling this information.

Pollutant Released	Greenhouse Gas	Criteria Pollutant	Ozone Forming Chemical
#5 Fuel Oil
#6 Oil
#6 Oil, Crude Oil, Diesel
1,1,1-trichloroethane
1,1,1-Trifluoroethane	X		X
1,1-Dichloro-2,2,2-Trifluorethane (G-123)	X		X
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene			X
1,2-Dichloroethane-D4			X
1,3 Pentadiene
1,3-Butadiene			X
1,3-Cyclopentadiene			X
1-Butene			X
1-C4=
1-methylnaphthalene
1-Pentene			X
1-t-3-Pentadiene			X
150 Bright Stock Lubricating Oil
2% Soda Ash
2,2,3-Trimethylbutane			X
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane			X
2,2,5-Trimethylhexane			X
2,2-Dimethylbutane			X
2,2-Dimethylpropane			X
2,3,3-Trimethylpentane			X
2,3,4,5,6-Pentachlorophenol
2,3,4-Trimethylpentane			X
2,3-Dimethylbutane			X
2,3-Dimethylhexane			X
2,3-Dimethylpentane			X
2,4-Dimethylhexane			X
2,4-Dimethylpentane			X
2,4-Dimethylphenol
2,5-Dimethylhexane			X
2-Methyl-1 Butene			X
2-Methyl-1-Butene			X
2-Methyl-2-Butene			X
2-Methylheptane			X
2-Methylhexane			X
2-methylnaphthalene
2-Methylpentane			X
2-Propenamide
3,4-Dimethylhexane			X
3-Methyl-1-Butene			X
3-Methylheptane			X
3-Methylhexane			X
3-Methylpentane			X
4-Bromofluorobenzene
4-Methylheptane			X
650 Extract Heavy Oil
aaa-Trifluorotoluene
Acetone
Acetonitrile
Acetylene
Acid
Acid gas
Acidic Wastewater
Alkylate
Amines, Liquid
Ammonia
Ammonia Gas
Amylene
amylene
Anthracene
AQUASHAD water dye
Argon
Arsenic
Asbestos
Asphalt
Asphalt Resin
Atmospheric Tower Bottoms (Crude Oil)
Aviation Fuel			X
Ballast Water
Benzene			X
Biphenyl			X
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Black Smoke
Boron Triflouride
Brine oil
Brine oil
bromine
Bromochloromethane			X
BRQ
Butadiene			X
Butane			X
Butane/Butylene Mixture			X
Butanol 2			X
Butanol 3
Butene			X
Butylene			X
Butylene
C Reformate
c-C4=
C1
C10-11 aldehyde
C2			X
C3
C3=
C6 Paraffins
Cadmium-109
Calcite
Calcium Chloride
Calcium hydroxide
Calpro 60
Carbon Black Feedstock
Carbon Black Feedstock
Carbon Dioxide	X
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Monoxide		X
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbonyl Sulfide			X
CAT Gasoline			X
Catalyst
Catalyst Fines
Catnaptha
Caustic Alkali Liquids
Cellulose Natural
Cellulose Processed
Chlorine Gas
Chlorobenzene
Chlorodifluoromethane	X		X
Chloroethane
Chloroform	X
Chloromethane
chlorotrifluoroethylene
cis-2-Butene
cis-2-Pentene
cis-Butylene
Clay
Cobalt
Coke
Coke Waste
Coker Feed
Coker Sludge
Combustion material
Combustion Products
Compressed Flammable Gas			X
Compressed Flammable Liquid			X
Cooling Water (non-contact)
Corrosive Waste
Creosote (Coal Tar)
Cresol			X
Crude Oil
Crude Oil/Oily material
Crude Paraffinic
Cumene			X
Cycloheptane			X
Cyclohexane			X
Cyclopentadiene
Cyclopentane			X
Cyclopentene			X
Cyclopropane			X
Decyl alcohol
DGA
Dibromofluoromethane	X
Dibutyl phthalate
Dichlorodifluoroethylene			X
Dichloromethane
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane	X		X
Dichlorotrifluoroethane
Dicyclopentadiene
Diesel Fuel			X
Diethyl Ether
Diethyl phthalate
Diethylbenzene			X
Diglycolamine
Diisobutylene			X
Dimethyl formamide
Dirty Light Cycle Oil
Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) Float (EPA listed hazardous waste K048)
Distillate			X
Dock Ballast Water
E-5000 Fill
Elemental Sulfur
Ethane			X
Ethylbenzene			X
Ethylene			X
Ethylene dichloride
F037 Hazardous Waste
F037 Hazardous Waste
F038 Hazardous Waste
FCC Catalyst
FCC Slurry Oil
FCCU Feed
Firewater
Flammable Gas			X
Flammable Gas/Light Crude			X
Flammable Hydrocarbons			X
Flammable Vapor			X
Flammable Volatile Organic Compounds			X
Flammables
fluoranthene
Fluoranthene
Formaldehyde			X
Freon			X
Fresh Water
Fuel			X
Fuel Additive
Fuel oil
Furfural			X
Gas Mixture			X
Gas Oil
Gasoline			X
Grease
Green Dye
Groundwater Contamination
Gypsum
Halite
Hazardous Waste
Heater Oil
Heavy Aromatic Fuel Oil (HAFO)
Heavy Aromatic Fuel Oil (HAFO)
Heavy Cycle Gas Oil
Heavy Cycle Oil
Heavy Distillate
Heavy Gas Oil
Heavy Hydrotreated Naphthenic Distillates
Heavy Naphtha
Heavy Oil
Heavy Premium Coker Gas Oil
Heavy Straight Run Naphtha
Heavy Vacuum Gas Oil
Heptane			X
Heptene
Hexane
HGCO Sludge
Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds			X
Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs)
Hydraulic Oil
Hydro-treated hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon			X
Hydrocarbon Gas, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Sulfur Dioxide
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrofluoric Acid
Hydrogen
Hydrogen and Water
Hydrogen Chloride
Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Flouride
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen, Fuels Product
Hydrostatic Test Dye
iC4			X
Iron-55
Isobutane			X
Isobutylene			X
isoC4=
Isohexane
Isomerate
Isooctane			X
Isopentane			X
Isoprene			X
Isopropanol
Isopropyl alcohol
Isopropyl Ether
Kerosene			X
Ketones			X
Lead
Leak- No Details Given
Light Alkylate
Light Cat Cycle Oil			X
Light Catalytic Reformed Naphtha (LCR)
Light Crude Cycle Oil			X
Light Cycle Gas Oil			X
Light Cycle Oil			X
Light Hydrocarbons			X
Light Hydrotreated Naphthenic Distillates
Light Hydrotreated Naphthenic Distillates
Light Oil
Light Paraffin
Light Vacuum Gas Oil			X
Liquid Hydrocarbons
Low sulfur diesel			X
Lube Oil
Lube Oil, Smoke
Lubricating Oil
m&p-xylene
m-Xylene
MEA
Mercaptan			X
Methane	X		X
Methane/Ethane Mixture			X
Methanol			X
Methyl Acetylene
Methyl Chloride
Methyl cyclopentadioene
Methyl Ethyl Ketone			X
Methylcyclohexane
Methylcyclopentadiene
Methylcyclopentane
MIBK(Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)			X
Mica
Mixed Oil Products
Mixed Oil recycle products
Mixture
Mobile DTE Oil
Mold
Molten Sulfur
Monoethanolamine
Motor Oil
MTBE			X
n-Butane
n-Hexane
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone
n-Methyldiethanolamine
n-Nonane
n-Pentane
NalcoCorexit
Naphtha			X
Naphthalene			X
Naphthenic Crude			X
Naphthenic Vacuum Tower Bottoms
Naptha (Crude)			X
Napthalene			X
Natural Gas
nC4			X
nC5 + 350 F			X
nC5 - 350 F			X
NC6
Neatsfoot Oil
Neatsfoot Oil
Nickel
Nitric Oxide		X
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Dioxide		X	X
Nitrogen Gas
Nitrogen Oxide		X	X
Nitrosyl Sulfuric Anhydride
Nitrous Oxide	X
No Information Given
Non compliant pH
Non-Flammable Organic Liquid
Non-Reactive Volatile Organic Compound
Non-speciated Volatile Organic Compounds			X
Nonane			X
None
NOx			X
NOx			X
o-Xylene
Octane			X
Octene
Oil
Oil (Separator Sludge)
Oil (Sheen)
Oil - Distillate Rang Material
Oil and Coke Dust
Oil and Grease
Oil and Process Waste Water
Oil and Water
Oil Gas
Oil Sheen
Oil tank sediment mixed with crude
Oil, Bio Sludge
Oily Effluent
Oily Material
Oily Wastewater
Oily wastewater and Bio Sludge
Olefins
Organic Compounds
Organic Material (Oil + Carbohydrates)
Ortho-Cresol
Orthoxylene
Oxalic Acid
Oxygen
p-Xylene
Paint
Paint Fragments
Paper Fragments
Paraffinic Lube
Paraffinic Lube P-80 Crude
Paraxylene
Parrafin Wax
Particulate Matter		X
Particulate Matter 10		X
Particulate Matter 2.5		X
Particulate Matter 2.5		X
Pentadiene
Pentafluoroethane
Pentane
Pentene
Pentene Plus
perchloroethylene
Petroleum Coke
Petroleum Distillate
Petroleum Gas
Phenanthrene
phenanthrene
Phenol
Phenylamine
Phosphoric Acid
Piperylene
Pollen
Pollutant(s) Released
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons			X
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons			X
Possible Release of Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfur Trioxide
POX acid gas
Premium Gasoline			X
Primary Separation Sludge
Primary Sludge
Process Fluids
Process Wastewater
Process Water
Propadiene
Propane			X
Propane/Propylene Mix
Propylene			X
Propylene oxide
Pseudocumene
pyrrolidine, protonated
Quartz
Quinoline
R410a	X
Raffinate
Raw Crude
Recirculating cooling water
Reduced Sulfur Compound
Refinery Fuel Gas
Reformate
Reformer Feed Mixture
Resid
Runoff of Rust Colored Water
Rust
Sanitary Sewage
Seal Oil
See Above
see above
See air monitoring report
See Notes
Selecto
Service Water
Sewage
Sewer Sediment
Sewer Sludge
Sheen
Sheen of Unknow Origin
Silica Alumina
Slack Wax
Slop Oil
Slop Oil (benzene)
Sludge
Slurry
Slurry Oil
Smoke
Smoke (Potentially sulfur gases)
Sodium Hydrochlorite
Sodium Hydroxide
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sour Crude
Sour Diesel
Sour Gas
Sour Naphtha
Sour Water
Spent Acid
Spent Catalyst
Spent Caustic
Spent Diglycol Amine
Steam
Stormwater
Styrene
styrene monomer
Styreno
Sulfides
Sulfolane
Sulfur Dioxide		X
Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfur Trioxide		X
Sulfur Monoxide
Sulfur Oxides
Sulfur Trioxide
Sulfuric Acid
Sweep Gas
Sweet Crude Oil
Syngas
T-butene2
t-C4=
TAA
TAME
Tar mixture with sulfuric acid
TBA
Tek-Flame
Toluene
Toluene + 2,3,3-trimethylpentane
Topper Light Gas Oil
Topper Resid
Total Organic Carbon
trans-2-Butene
trans-2-Pentene
trans-Butane
trans-Butylene
Trichlorotrifluoroethane (G-113)
Trifluoroethane
Unidentified Inert Organics
Unidentified Organics
Unknown Liquid
Unknown Substance
Untreated Stormwater
Vacuum Bottoms, Gas Oil, 6 Oil
Vacuum Gas
Vacuum Gas Oil
Vacuum Resid
Vapor
Various chemicals
Varsol
Vegetable Oil
Vinyl Acetate
Vinyl Chloride
Virgin Gas Oil
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)			X
Wash Water
Wastewater
Water
Water or Wastewater
Water/Natural Gas/Oil
Waxy Feed
White Dust
White Water Diesel
Xylene
Zinc chloride

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Pollutants Released