EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC
Gowrie, IA · Parent: Poet LLC
- Total releases
- 67.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC: how the 67.3K lbs splits
67.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 67.3K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC's 67.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gowrie, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 67.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,463 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. Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC is pounds #155 and chemical-count #80 at 67.3K 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: John Deere Paton; Green County Redi-Mix; Gold Bond Building Products - Fort Dodge; Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC; Royal Baths Manufacturing Co; Uop LLC McCook Plant; Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC. Other Poet LLC sites in this extract: Poet Holding Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Acrolein; Methanol.
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC and Royal Baths Manufacturing Co.
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC reports the 1,140th-largest volume (67.3K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 73.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC and Royal Baths Manufacturing Co.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (73.5% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC's total reported releases fell from 13.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC's air releases fell from 13.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 67.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 33% (10.2K lbs to 13.6K lbs).
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 33% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 9.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 19.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 13.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 13.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 32.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 12.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 87 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including John Deere Paton, Green County Redi-Mix, Gold Bond Building Products - Fort Dodge, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC on cumulative reported pounds (67.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Flexcon Co Inc., Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC, Blommer Chocolate Co/e Greenville Plt. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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 Poet LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Holding Co LLC.
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Acrolein, Methanol; nearby reporters include John Deere Paton. Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gowrie, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 1.7% of Webster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flexcon Co Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining-Gowrie LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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