EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co
Richmond, IL · Parent: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 100.0%
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co's 1.0K 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: Nickel.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, IL, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 250 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,851 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. Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co is pounds #625 and chemical-count #847 at 1.0K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc; Scot Forge Co; Huntsman Polyurethanes; Bostik Inc.. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Illinois: Ttm Printed Circuit Group; Flextronics; International Resistive Co of Texas LLC; Spx Aids to Navigation. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ttm Printed Circuit Group and Flextronics.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co: Nickel-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co reports the 252nd-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Ttm Printed Circuit Group and Flextronics.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2173% (11 lbs to 250 lbs).
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co: 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 Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2173% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 250 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc, Scot Forge Co, Huntsman Polyurethanes, ordered by distance.
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Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Ttm Printed Circuit Group, Flextronics, International Resistive Co of Texas LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Givaudan Fragrances Corp - Mount Olive Site, Diamond Vogel Inc., Ametek Inc Westchester Plastics. 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.
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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 Nickel; nearby reporters include Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc. Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334513 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.1% of Mchenry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Diamond Vogel Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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