EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co
Quincy, IL
- Total releases
- 204.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co: how the 204.2K lbs splits
204.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 196.0K lbs 96.0%
- Off-site Transfers 8.2K lbs 4.0%
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co's 204.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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-LEAN
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Quincy, IL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 40.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 204.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,211 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. The Knapheide Manufacturing Co is pounds #128 and chemical-count #381 at 204.2K 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: Gatesair; Manchester Tank & Equipment; Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois; Adm Animal Nutrition Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Illinois: Textron Aviation/east Campus; Freeman Boatworks LLC; Kia Georgia Inc.; Rev Recreation Group Campus P1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nickel; Manganese.
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 204.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Textron Aviation/east Campus and Freeman Boatworks LLC.
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
204K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, The Knapheide Manufacturing Co reports the 180th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 97.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Textron Aviation/east Campus and Freeman Boatworks LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Knapheide Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 97.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Knapheide Manufacturing Co's total reported releases rose from 37.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 40.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Knapheide Manufacturing Co's off-site transfers rose from 957 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Knapheide Manufacturing Co's air releases rose from 36.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Knapheide Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 204.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (43.8K lbs to 40.5K lbs).
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co: 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 The Knapheide Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 39.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 42.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 37.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 40.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 199.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 1.9K lbs | - |
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Knapheide Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Gatesair, Manchester Tank & Equipment, Titan Wheel Corp of Illinois, 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. Textron Aviation/east Campus, Freeman Boatworks LLC, Kia Georgia Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Knapheide Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (204.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Woodward Iodine Corp, Broadwind Towers Inc, Poet Biorefining - Hudson. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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
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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, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Gatesair. The Knapheide Manufacturing Co stamps MID 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.
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This The Knapheide Manufacturing Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Quincy, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336211 · Transportation Equipment. 3.6% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Woodward Iodine Corp (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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