Vertex Refining Alabama LLC
Total reported releases 35k lb fell modestly year over year (-9%). Total releases concentrations are up 16% since 2010.
400 INDUSTRIAL PKWY EXT, Saraland, Alabama · 324110 · Petroleum · operated by Vertex Energy INC
Notable Signals
No notable signals at this facility for the current reporting year. See chemicals and equity context below for the full picture.
What This Facility Releases
n-Hexane
n-Hexane concentrations are up 53% since 2010.
Benzene
Benzene concentrations are up 11% since 2010.
Toluene
Toluene concentrations have fallen 39% since 2010.
Xylene (mixed isomers)
Xylene (mixed isomers) concentrations are up 36% since 2010.
Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2012.
Ethylbenzene
Ethylbenzene concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Styrene
Styrene concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2010.
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene concentrations have fallen 50% since 2010.
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (12 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 14,694. Why we surface this →
Low-income
People of color
Under age 5
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.