EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Eakas Corp
Peru, IL
- Total releases
- 175.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Eakas Corp: how the 175.9K lbs splits
175.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 172.2K lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 3.7K lbs 2.1%
Eakas Corp's 175.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Eakas Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Peru, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 21.9K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 175.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,472 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. Eakas Corp is pounds #139 and chemical-count #74 at 175.9K 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: Epsilyte LLC; W. H. Maze Co -Nail Div; American Nickeloid Co; Carus LLC Lasalle Site. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Greenbrier Central LLC; Boston Whaler Flagler Facility; White River Marine Group; Tiffin Motorhomes Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Toluene; Ethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Eakas Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.9% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 175.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greenbrier Central LLC and Boston Whaler Flagler Facility.
Eakas Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
176K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Eakas Corp in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Eakas Corp reports the 197th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Greenbrier Central LLC and Boston Whaler Flagler Facility.
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
- Eakas Corp's total reported releases fell from 26.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eakas Corp's air releases fell from 26.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Eakas Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Eakas Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 175.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (48.4K lbs to 21.9K lbs).
Eakas Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Eakas Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 43.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 35.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 26.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 21.9K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 59.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 33.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 30.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 28.8K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 20.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 680 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 430 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 275 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 72 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Eakas Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Eakas Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Epsilyte LLC, W. H. Maze Co -Nail Div, American Nickeloid Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Greenbrier Central LLC, Boston Whaler Flagler Facility, White River Marine Group.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Eakas Corp on cumulative reported pounds (175.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Kraft Heinz Foods Co, Astro Industries Inc, Greenbrier Central LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Kraft Heinz Foods Co Mason City, IA · Food 175.9K lbs reported
- Astro Industries Inc Green Bay, WI · Fabricated Metals 175.8K lbs reported
- Greenbrier Central LLC Marmaduke, AR · Transportation Equipment 176.1K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing - Chattanooga LLC Jasper, TN · Fabricated Metals 175.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Nitric acid, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Epsilyte LLC. Eakas Corp stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Eakas Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Eakas Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Peru, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 2.8% of Lasalle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kraft Heinz Foods Co (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Eakas Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nitric acid. 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