EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
John Deere Des Moines Works
Ankeny, IA · Parent: Deere & Co
- Total releases
- 276.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
John Deere Des Moines Works: how the 276.3K lbs splits
276.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 236.6K lbs 85.6%
- Off-site Transfers 36.2K lbs 13.1%
- Water Discharges 3.5K lbs 1.3%
John Deere Des Moines Works's 276.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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
John Deere Des Moines Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ankeny, IA, in the machinery sector. It reported 42.8K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 276.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,714 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. John Deere Des Moines Works is pounds #70 and chemical-count #50 at 276.3K 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: Airgas USA LLC; U.S. Army Iowa Army National Guard Camp Dodge Installation; Lemar-Des Moines; Adm Animal Nutrition. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Iowa: Polar King International Inc; Cameron International Corp; Coherent Corp.; Slater Fabric Filter-Bha Group Inc. Other Deere & Co sites in this extract: John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry; John Deere Harvester Works East Moline; John Deere Horicon Works-Dt; John Deere Davenport Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
John Deere Des Moines Works stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.6% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 276.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polar King International Inc and Cameron International Corp.
John Deere Des Moines Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
276K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
John Deere Des Moines Works in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, John Deere Des Moines Works reports the 26th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Polar King International Inc and Cameron International Corp.
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
- John Deere Des Moines Works's total reported releases fell from 56.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Des Moines Works's off-site transfers rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Des Moines Works's air releases fell from 53.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Des Moines Works's water releases rose from 896 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John Deere Des Moines Works Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How John Deere Des Moines Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 276.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (70.7K lbs to 42.8K lbs).
John Deere Des Moines Works: 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 John Deere Des Moines Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 60.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 46.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 56.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 42.8K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 93.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 72.5K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 68.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 29.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 818 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 611 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 126 lbs | Carcinogen |
John Deere Des Moines Works · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to John Deere Des Moines Works
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Airgas USA LLC, U.S. Army Iowa Army National Guard Camp Dodge Installation, Lemar-Des Moines, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
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Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Polar King International Inc, Cameron International Corp, Coherent Corp..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John Deere Des Moines Works on cumulative reported pounds (276.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Milwaukee Valve Co LLC, Red Wing Shoe Plant 2, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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 Deere & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry, John Deere Harvester Works East Moline, John Deere Horicon Works-Dt.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Airgas USA LLC. John Deere Des Moines Works 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.
Use and verify this record
This John Deere Des Moines Works TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John Deere Des Moines Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ankeny, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 7.8% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Milwaukee Valve Co LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John Deere Des Moines Works stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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