EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Abf Labs Inc.
Waukegan, IL
- Total releases
- 26 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Abf Labs Inc.: how the 26 lbs splits
26 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 26 lbs 100.0%
Abf Labs Inc.'s 26 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Abf Labs Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waukegan, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 11 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 26 lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,757 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. Abf Labs Inc. is pounds #797 and chemical-count #897 at 26 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Blending & Filling; The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant; Helio Precision Products; Medline Northpoint Services. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Elanco Fort Dodge; Mearthane Products Corp; Mason Color Works Inc.; Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Abf Labs Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26 lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Elanco Fort Dodge and Mearthane Products Corp.
Abf Labs Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26 lbs 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abf Labs Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Abf Labs Inc. reports the 3,255th-largest volume (26 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Elanco Fort Dodge and Mearthane Products Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Abf Labs Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Abf Labs Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 60% (7 lbs to 11 lbs).
Abf Labs Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Abf Labs Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 60% from 2021 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 26 lbs | - |
Abf Labs Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Abf Labs Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including American Blending & Filling, The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant, Helio Precision Products, 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. Elanco Fort Dodge, Mearthane Products Corp, Mason Color Works Inc..
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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include American Blending & Filling. Abf Labs Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Abf Labs Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abf Labs Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waukegan, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 325620 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Center Industries Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abf Labs Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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