EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Adm Decatur Complex
Decatur, IL · Parent: Archer Daniels Midland Co
- Total releases
- 21.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 42
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Adm Decatur Complex: how the 21.9M lbs splits
21.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.9M lbs 72.6%
- Off-site Transfers 6.0M lbs 27.4%
- Land Disposal 5.0K lbs <0.1%
Adm Decatur Complex's 21.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 72.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 27.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Adm Decatur Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 3.2M lbs of releases across 36 chemicals in 2023, and 21.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 91 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. Adm Decatur Complex is pounds #3 and chemical-count #2 at 21.9M 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: Caterpillar Inc. Decatur Fac.; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur; Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller - North Foundry. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Illinois: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant; Gibson Generating Station; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station. Other Archer Daniels Midland Co sites in this extract: Adm Corn Processing; Adm Corn Processing; Quincy Oilseeds Complex; Adm. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Zinc compounds.
Adm Decatur Complex stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (72.6% air releases) across 42 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant and Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant.
Adm Decatur Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Adm Decatur Complex inside Macon's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Adm Decatur Complex reports the 7th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 81.7% of every pound reported in Macon. Scale peers outside Illinois include Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant and Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Macon's reported pounds (26.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Adm Decatur Complex's total reported releases fell from 5.2 million lb in 2022 to 3.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Decatur Complex's off-site transfers fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 423.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Decatur Complex's air releases fell from 3.8 million lb in 2022 to 2.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Decatur Complex's chemicals reported rose from 29 in 2022 to 36 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Adm Decatur Complex Form-R facts
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See how Adm Decatur Complex stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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8.4× 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 Adm Decatur Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (4.6M lbs to 3.2M lbs).
Adm Decatur Complex: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Adm Decatur Complex year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.6M lbs | 32 |
| 2020 | 3.5M lbs | 30 |
| 2021 | 5.4M lbs | 31 |
| 2022 | 5.2M lbs | 29 |
| 2023 | 3.2M lbs | 36 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 42 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Adm Decatur Complex · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Adm Decatur Complex
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Caterpillar Inc. Decatur Fac., Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur, Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant, Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant, Gibson Generating Station.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Adm Decatur Complex on cumulative reported pounds (21.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (42). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Sweetwater Mine/mill, Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer LP. Chemical-count peers include US Army Picatinny Arsenal, Delaware City Refinery, Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- US Army Picatinny Arsenal Picatinny Arsenal, NJ · Other 42 chemicals
- Delaware City Refinery Delaware City, DE · Petroleum 42 chemicals
- Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex Westlake, LA · Chemicals 42 chemicals
- Chevron Products Co - Salt Lake Refinery Salt Lake City, UT · Petroleum 42 chemicals
Other Archer Daniels Midland Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Adm Corn Processing, Adm Corn Processing, Quincy Oilseeds Complex.
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 n-Hexane, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Caterpillar Inc. Decatur Fac.. Adm Decatur Complex stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Adm Decatur Complex TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Adm Decatur Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 81.7% of Macon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops (Δ 91.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Adm Decatur Complex stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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