EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Gc America Inc
Alsip, IL
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gc America Inc: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.0K lbs 100.0%
Gc America Inc's 2.0K 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: Methyl methacrylate.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Gc America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alsip, IL, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 367 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,857 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. Gc America Inc is pounds #574 and chemical-count #834 at 2.0K 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: Masters & Alloy LLC; Arkema Coating Resins; Mbaf - Div of G&w Electric; Prestone Products. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Illinois: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc; J.m. Hutton & Co. Inc.; Entegris - San Luis Obispo; E. Parrella Co. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
Gc America Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc and J.m. Hutton & Co. Inc..
Gc America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gc America Inc: Methyl methacrylate-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Gc America Inc reports the 161st-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl methacrylate alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc and J.m. Hutton & Co. Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gc America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl methacrylate at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gc America Inc's total reported releases fell from 378 lb in 2022 to 367 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gc America Inc's air releases fell from 378 lb in 2022 to 367 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gc America 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 Gc America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (457 lbs to 367 lbs).
Gc America 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 Gc America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 457 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 350 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 414 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 378 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 367 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.0K lbs | - |
Gc America Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gc America Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Masters & Alloy LLC, Arkema Coating Resins, Mbaf - Div of G&w Electric, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc, J.m. Hutton & Co. Inc., Entegris - San Luis Obispo.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gc America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP, Union Specialties Inc, Epic Metals Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP Pedricktown, NJ · Electric Utilities 2.0K lbs reported
- Union Specialties Inc Newburyport, MA · Chemicals 2.0K lbs reported
- Epic Metals Corp Rankin, PA · Fabricated Metals 2.0K lbs reported
- Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. Carrollton, TX · Chemicals 2.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Masters & Alloy LLC. Gc America Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Gc America Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gc America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alsip, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339114 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gc America Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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