EPA TRI Facility · Paper
3M Co - Knoxville
Knoxville, IA · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 499.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
3M Co - Knoxville: how the 499.0K lbs splits
499.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 310.7K lbs 62.3%
- Off-site Transfers 188.3K lbs 37.7%
3M Co - Knoxville's 499.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 62.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 37.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
3M Co - Knoxville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Knoxville, IA, in the paper sector. It reported 79.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 499.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,960 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co - Knoxville is pounds #45 and chemical-count #182 at 499.0K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Van Gorp Corp; Pella Corp; Precision Pulley & Idler Inc; Vermeer Corp. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Iowa: Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC; Nd Paper Inc.; Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Acrylic acid; Zinc compounds.
3M Co - Knoxville is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Knoxville, IA: 499.0K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 62.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC.
3M Co - Knoxville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
499K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co - Knoxville inside Marion's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, 3M Co - Knoxville reports the 129th-largest volume (499.0K lbs). This one site accounts for 42.1% of every pound reported in Marion. Scale peers outside Iowa include Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Marion's reported pounds (1.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Knoxville's total reported releases fell from 92.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Knoxville's off-site transfers fell from 37.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Knoxville's air releases fell from 55.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Knoxville 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 3M Co - Knoxville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 499.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (114.8K lbs to 79.9K lbs).
3M Co - Knoxville: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows 3M Co - Knoxville year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 114.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 97.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 114.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 92.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 79.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 277.0K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 119.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 102.9K lbs | - |
3M Co - Knoxville in Marion
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Van Gorp Corp, Pella Corp, Precision Pulley & Idler Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, Nd Paper Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Knoxville on cumulative reported pounds (499.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Army National Guard Camp Shelby Ranges, Precoat Metals, Chaco Gas Plant. 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Toluene, Acrylic acid, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Van Gorp Corp. 3M Co - Knoxville stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 3M Co - Knoxville TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Knoxville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Knoxville, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 42.1% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army National Guard Camp Shelby Ranges (Δ 628 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Knoxville stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 62.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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