EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc
North Chicago, IL · Parent: Emco Chemical Distributors Inc
- Total releases
- 21.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc: how the 21.4K lbs splits
21.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.4K lbs 100.0%
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc's 21.4K 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: Methanol.
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 CARC-MID
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Chicago, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.9K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 21.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,091 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. Emco Chemical Distributors Inc is pounds #340 and chemical-count #48 at 21.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Abbvie-North Chicago Facility; Coleman Cable LLC; Helio Precision Products; The Gillette Co. Llc/p&g North Chicago Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Spartan Chemical Co Inc; Henkel US Operations Corp; Macdermid Enthone America LLC; Wacker Chemical Corp. Other Emco Chemical Distributors Inc sites in this extract: Emco Chemical Distributors Inc; Mozel Columbia. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Ethylbenzene.
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Spartan Chemical Co Inc and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Emco Chemical Distributors Inc reports the 1,702nd-largest volume (21.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Spartan Chemical Co Inc and Henkel US Operations Corp.
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
- Emco Chemical Distributors Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emco Chemical Distributors Inc's air releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emco Chemical Distributors Inc's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Emco Chemical Distributors Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 388% (1.8K lbs to 8.9K lbs).
Emco Chemical Distributors 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 Emco Chemical Distributors Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 388% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 3.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 8.9K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 525 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 260 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 250 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 30 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 20 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Emco Chemical Distributors Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Abbvie-North Chicago Facility, Coleman Cable LLC, Helio Precision Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Spartan Chemical Co Inc, Henkel US Operations Corp, Macdermid Enthone America LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Emco Chemical Distributors Inc on cumulative reported pounds (21.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Merz N.a. Inc., Palermo Product Terminal, Domico Med-Device. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Merz N.a. Inc. Sturtevant, WI · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 21.4K lbs reported
- Palermo Product Terminal Palermo, ND · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 21.4K lbs reported
- Domico Med-Device Fenton, MI · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 21.4K lbs reported
- Intat Precision Inc Rushville, IN · Primary Metals 21.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Emco Chemical Distributors Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Emco Chemical Distributors Inc, Mozel Columbia.
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 Methanol, Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Abbvie-North Chicago Facility. Emco Chemical Distributors Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Emco Chemical Distributors Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 1.4% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Merz N.a. Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Emco Chemical Distributors Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Methanol. 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