EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Linde Inc
East Chicago, IN · Parent: Linde Inc
- Total releases
- 391.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Linde Inc: how the 391.2K lbs splits
391.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 391.2K lbs 100.0%
Linde Inc's 391.2K 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: Ammonia.
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
Linde Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Chicago, IN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 79.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 391.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,237 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Linde Inc is pounds #106 and chemical-count #353 at 391.2K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Uss East Chicago Tin; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC; Phoenix Global; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Indiana: Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant; Lycus Ltd; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. - E. Dubuque; Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products Inc. Other Linde Inc sites in this extract: Linde Gas & Equipment; Linde Inc Texas City Smr; Linde Geismar Facility; Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Nickel compounds.
Linde Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 391.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant and Lycus Ltd.
Linde Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
391K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Linde Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Linde Inc reports the 452nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant and Lycus Ltd.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Linde Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Linde Inc's total reported releases rose from 71.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Linde Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Linde Inc's air releases rose from 71.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Linde Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Linde Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 391.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (86.1K lbs to 79.7K lbs).
Linde Inc: 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 Linde Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 86.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 66.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 87.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 71.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 79.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 391.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 67 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
Linde Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Linde Inc
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Uss East Chicago Tin, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Phoenix Global, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant, Lycus Ltd, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. - E. Dubuque.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Linde Inc on cumulative reported pounds (391.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Sierra Aluminum Co Plant II, Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant, Contitech USA LLC. 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.
- Sierra Aluminum Co Plant II Fontana, CA · Primary Metals 390.8K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant La Porte, TX · Chemicals 390.8K lbs reported
- Contitech USA LLC Lincoln, NE · Plastics and Rubber 390.3K lbs reported
- Holcim Participations US Inc - Joppa Plant Grand Chain, IL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 392.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Linde Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Linde Gas & Equipment, Linde Inc Texas City Smr, Linde Geismar Facility.
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 Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Uss East Chicago Tin. Linde Inc 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 Linde Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Linde Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Chicago, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sierra Aluminum Co Plant II (Δ 317 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Linde Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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