EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div
Chicago, IL · Parent: Zekelman Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 645.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div: how the 645.3K lbs splits
645.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 561.5K lbs 87.0%
- Off-site Transfers 83.9K lbs 13.0%
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div's 645.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.0%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 143.9K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 645.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,671 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. Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div is pounds #63 and chemical-count #101 at 645.3K 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: Accu Labs Inc; Osi Industries LLC; Central Steel & Wire Co; Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago LLC. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Illinois: Energizer Manufacturing Inc; Neograf Solutions LLC; Nordic Fiberglass Inc.; State Industries Inc.. Other Zekelman Industries Inc sites in this extract: Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council; Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St; Western Tube & Conduit Corp; Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Zinc compounds.
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 645.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Energizer Manufacturing Inc and Neograf Solutions LLC.
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
645K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Energizer Manufacturing Inc and Neograf Solutions LLC.
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
- Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div's total reported releases rose from 112.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 143.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div's off-site transfers rose from 13.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div's air releases rose from 99.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 125.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 645.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (125.1K lbs to 143.9K lbs).
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div: 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 Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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 | 125.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 126.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 137.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 112.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 143.9K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 215.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 210.0K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 64.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 64.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 57.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div on cumulative reported pounds (645.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility, Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC, The Ford Meter Box Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility Institute, WV · Chemicals 645.7K lbs reported
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC Thomaston, CT · Fabricated Metals 644.8K lbs reported
- The Ford Meter Box Co Inc Wabash, IN · Fabricated Metals 644.5K lbs reported
- Energizer Manufacturing Inc Asheboro, NC · Electrical Equipment 647.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Zekelman Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council, Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St, Western Tube & Conduit Corp.
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, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Accu Labs Inc. Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335932 · Electrical Equipment. 1.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility (Δ 359 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wheatland Tube Co - Chicago Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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