EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment

General Electric Aviation

Winfield, KS · Parent: General Electric Co (ge Co)

Total releases
21.9K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

MIXED Form-R mix

General Electric Aviation: how the 21.9K lbs splits

21.9K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs 57.3%
  • Air Releases 9.3K lbs 42.4%
  • Land Disposal 60 lbs 0.3%

General Electric Aviation's 21.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 57.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 42.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.

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-HEAVY

General Electric Aviation is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winfield, KS, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 7.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 21.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,037 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Electric Aviation is pounds #116 and chemical-count #149 at 21.9K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Western Industries Plastic Products LLC; Greif Industrial Packaging & Services; Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC; General Electric Aviation. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kansas: Mahle Behr Mt Sterling Inc.; Caymas Boats LLC; Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc.; Specialty Ring Products Inc. Other General Electric Co (ge Co) sites in this extract: Ge Aerospace Plant 2; Ge Aerospace Auburn; Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc; Ge Aerospace Plant 1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Cobalt.

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General Electric Aviation is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Winfield, KS: 21.9K lbs across 3 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 57.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mahle Behr Mt Sterling Inc. and Caymas Boats LLC.

#8,037 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

General Electric Aviation vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

General Electric Aviation: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R

Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, General Electric Aviation reports the 523rd-largest volume (21.9K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 78.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kansas include Mahle Behr Mt Sterling Inc. and Caymas Boats LLC.

Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (78.6% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • General Electric Aviation's total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Electric Aviation's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Electric Aviation's land releases fell from 15 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Electric Aviation's air releases rose from 866 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

General Electric Aviation Form-R facts

Sector
Transportation Equipment
LIGHT volume
21.9K lbs
MIXED pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
3 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Nickel

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Total reported releases
General Electric Aviation
21.9K lbs
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC
446 lbs

49.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
General Electric Aviation
3
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC
2

50% more than the comparison

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 General Electric Aviation releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs (57.3%)
Air Releases 9.3K lbs (42.4%)
Land Disposal 60 lbs (0.3%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 170% (2.9K lbs to 7.8K lbs).

General Electric Aviation: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows General Electric Aviation year-over-year reported totals (increased by 170% 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: Nickel.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.9K lbs 3
2020 2.0K lbs 3
2021 6.8K lbs 3
2022 2.3K lbs 3
2023 7.8K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nickel 12.5K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium 4.7K lbs -
Cobalt 4.6K lbs Carcinogen

General Electric Aviation in Cowley

Winfield, KS
37.1691, -97.0316
County TRI context
Cowley · 0.3% of county pounds
Parent company
General Electric Co (ge Co)

Compare beyond Kansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Electric Aviation on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Tribal Manufacturing Inc., Koppers Inc (somerville Tx), Janco Engineered Products 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.

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 Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt; nearby reporters include Western Industries Plastic Products LLC. General Electric Aviation stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.

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This General Electric Aviation TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

General Electric Aviation totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winfield, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336412 · Transportation Equipment. 0.3% of Cowley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tribal Manufacturing Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

General Electric Aviation stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 57.3%). 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