EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
John Deere Dubuque Works
Dubuque, IA · Parent: Deere & Co
- Total releases
- 88.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
John Deere Dubuque Works: how the 88.6K lbs splits
88.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 56.7K lbs 64.0%
- Off-site Transfers 31.8K lbs 35.8%
- Water Discharges 164 lbs 0.2%
John Deere Dubuque Works's 88.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 35.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
John Deere Dubuque Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dubuque, IA, in the machinery sector. It reported 24.1K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 88.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,845 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 Dubuque Works is pounds #134 and chemical-count #68 at 88.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Prairie Farms; Dubuque Stamping & Manufacturing Inc; Eagle Window & Door Inc; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Dubuque. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Iowa: Xetex la Crosse; Bobcat Co (melroe); Pyrotek; Dauphin Precision Tool LLC. Other Deere & Co sites in this extract: John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry; John Deere Harvester Works East Moline; John Deere Des Moines Works; John Deere Horicon Works-Dt. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Manganese; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Methanol.
John Deere Dubuque Works is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Dubuque, IA: 88.6K lbs across 9 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Xetex la Crosse and Bobcat Co (melroe).
John Deere Dubuque Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
89K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
John Deere Dubuque Works inside Dubuque's TRI pounds
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, John Deere Dubuque Works reports the 63rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.2% of every pound reported in Dubuque. Scale peers outside Iowa include Xetex la Crosse and Bobcat Co (melroe).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dubuque's reported pounds (238.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- John Deere Dubuque Works's total reported releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Dubuque Works's air releases rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Dubuque Works's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Dubuque Works's off-site transfers fell from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John Deere Dubuque Works Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How John Deere Dubuque Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 88.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (30.3K lbs to 24.1K lbs).
John Deere Dubuque Works: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows John Deere Dubuque Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 6.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 15.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 11.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 24.1K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 31.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 29.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 12.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 219 lbs | - |
| Lead | 18 lbs | Carcinogen |
John Deere Dubuque Works in Dubuque
Nearest TRI Facilities to John Deere Dubuque Works
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Prairie Farms, Dubuque Stamping & Manufacturing Inc, Eagle Window & Door Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Xetex la Crosse, Bobcat Co (melroe), Pyrotek.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John Deere Dubuque Works on cumulative reported pounds (88.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Hamburg Finishing Works, Waco Composites, Five Star Products 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.
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 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 Des Moines Works.
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 n-Butyl alcohol, Manganese, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Methanol; nearby reporters include Prairie Farms. John Deere Dubuque Works stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Dubuque Works TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John Deere Dubuque Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dubuque, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333120 · Machinery. 37.2% of Dubuque TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hamburg Finishing Works (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John Deere Dubuque Works stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.0%). 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