EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.
Athens, GA
- Total releases
- 44.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.: how the 44.6K lbs splits
44.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.5K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 15 lbs <0.1%
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.'s 44.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Athens, GA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 12.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 44.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,381 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. is pounds #187 and chemical-count #165 at 44.6K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carrier Transicold - Athens; Certainteed LLC; Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Morgan Concrete Co - Athens Plant 2. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Georgia: Ultralife Corp; Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd; Trojan Battery Co. LLC; Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper; Chromium; Nickel.
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ultralife Corp and Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd.
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. reports the 108th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 96.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Ultralife Corp and Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 96.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.'s air releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. Form-R facts
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67% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 90% (6.8K lbs to 12.9K lbs).
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 90% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 8.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 5.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 11.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 12.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 43.2K lbs | - |
| Copper | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 39 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 28 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 18 lbs | - |
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Carrier Transicold - Athens, Certainteed LLC, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Ultralife Corp, Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Trojan Battery Co. LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (44.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site, Thiele Tanning, Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site Mineral Wells, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 44.6K lbs reported
- Thiele Tanning Milwaukee, WI · Leather 44.6K lbs reported
- Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc Burlington, IA · Fabricated Metals 44.6K lbs reported
- Oerlikon Metco (us) Inc Westbury, NY · Fabricated Metals 44.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Xylene (mixed isomers), Copper, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Carrier Transicold - Athens. Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Athens, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335312 · Electrical Equipment. 3.0% of Clarke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov