W L Gore & Associates Inc
3 facilities · 2 states · 26.8K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, W L Gore & Associates Inc is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 26.8K lbs of toxic releases. 4 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Arizona (20.9K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across W L Gore & Associates Inc's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for W L Gore & Associates Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+41.1%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+41.1%
5.1 thousand lb → 7.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- W L Gore & Associates Inc's total reported releases rose from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W L Gore & Associates Inc's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 21 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W L Gore & Associates Inc's air releases rose from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read W L Gore & Associates Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.; W L Gore & Associates Inc; W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Diisocyanates. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arizona; Maryland. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.; W L Gore & Associates Inc; W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Diisocyanates. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arizona; Maryland. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemicals; Plastics and Rubber.
W L Gore & Associates Inc ranks #2,314 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. W L Gore & Associates Inc files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. accounts for most of W L Gore & Associates Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for W L Gore & Associates Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where W L Gore & Associates Inc sits among TRI parents
W L Gore & Associates Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Freeport-McMoran Inc and Americas Mining Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Freeport-McMoran Inc · rank #2,312 · 200.0M lbs
- Americas Mining Corp · rank #2,313 · 89.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by W L Gore & Associates Inc
Methanol; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Diisocyanates lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 20.9K lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 6.6K lbs |
| Diisocyanates | 322 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | 20.9K lbs |
| Maryland | 2 | 5.9K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. Flagstaff, AZ | 20.9K lbs |
| W L Gore & Associates Inc Elkton, MD | 5.9K lbs |
| W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I Elkton, MD | 10 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest W L Gore & Associates Inc on total disclosed release pounds (26.8K lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Discovery Energy LLC, Quidelortho Corp, Tempur Sealy International Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Arizona, Maryland; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with W L Gore & Associates Inc's TRI parent record
From W L Gore & Associates Inc, open W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. or compare against Freeport-McMoran Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for W L Gore & Associates Inc (W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. in AZ). Largest facility
- Compare against Americas Mining Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where W L Gore & Associates Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Freeport-McMoran Inc, Americas Mining Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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