Shell Seattle Distribution Terminal
Total reported releases 4k lb held roughly steady year over year (-2%). Total releases concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2010.
2555 13TH AVE SW, Seattle, Washington · 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals · operated by Shell Petroleum 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
Ethylene
Ethylene concentrations have fallen 17% since 2018.
Toluene
Toluene concentrations have fallen 37% since 2010.
Xylene (mixed isomers)
Xylene (mixed isomers) concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
n-Hexane
n-Hexane concentrations have fallen 30% since 2010.
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexane concentrations have fallen 21% since 2018.
Benzene
Benzene concentrations have fallen 41% since 2010.
1,3-Butadiene
1,3-Butadiene concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2018.
Ethylbenzene
Ethylbenzene concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (148 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 200,196. 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.