EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility
North Chicago, IL · Parent: Abbvie Inc
- Total releases
- 328.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility: how the 328.3K lbs splits
328.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 176.3K lbs 53.7%
- Air Releases 152.0K lbs 46.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility's 328.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 53.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 46.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Chicago, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 328.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,466 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Abbvie-North Chicago Facility is pounds #98 and chemical-count #43 at 328.3K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Coleman Cable LLC; Emco Chemical Distributors Inc; Pfanstiehl Inc; Akzonobel Aerospace Coatings. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Basf Corp; The Chemours Co; Oxea Corp Bay City Plant; Louisville Packaging. Other Abbvie Inc sites in this extract: Abbvie Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Dichloromethane; Ammonia; Chloroform.
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in North Chicago, IL: 328.3K lbs across 15 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 53.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basf Corp and The Chemours Co.
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
328K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Abbvie-North Chicago Facility reports the 488th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Basf Corp and The Chemours Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Abbvie-North Chicago Facility's total reported releases fell from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbvie-North Chicago Facility's off-site transfers fell from 494 lb in 2022 to 219 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbvie-North Chicago Facility's air releases fell from 12.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbvie-North Chicago Facility's chemicals reported fell from 12 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Abbvie-North Chicago Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 328.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 95% (140.5K lbs to 7.3K lbs).
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Abbvie-North Chicago Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 95% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 140.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 83.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 84.2K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 12.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 7.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 173.2K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 106.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 15.6K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 4.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.4K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 463 lbs | - |
| Ozone | 400 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 123 lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 64 lbs | - |
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility in Lake
Nearest TRI Facilities to Abbvie-North Chicago Facility
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Coleman Cable LLC, Emco Chemical Distributors Inc, Pfanstiehl Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Basf Corp, The Chemours Co, Oxea Corp Bay City Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Abbvie-North Chicago Facility on cumulative reported pounds (328.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Arclin Surfaces LLC, Georgia-Pacific Pineland Complex, Primus Pipe & Tube Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Arclin Surfaces LLC Portland, OR · Paper 328.3K lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Pineland Complex Pineland, TX · Wood Products 328.2K lbs reported
- Primus Pipe & Tube Inc. Wildwood, FL · Primary Metals 328.6K lbs reported
- Gorilla Circuits San Jose, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 328.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
Other Abbvie Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Abbvie Ltd.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Dichloromethane, Ammonia, Chloroform; nearby reporters include Coleman Cable LLC. Abbvie-North Chicago Facility stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Abbvie-North Chicago Facility TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325411 · Chemicals. 21.1% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arclin Surfaces LLC (Δ 46 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abbvie-North Chicago Facility stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 53.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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