EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ge Aerospace
Madisonville, KY · Parent: General Electric Co (ge Co)
- Total releases
- 4.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Ge Aerospace: how the 4.4K lbs splits
4.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 53.7%
- Air Releases 2.0K lbs 45.8%
- Water Discharges 22 lbs 0.5%
Ge Aerospace's 4.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 53.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 45.8%. 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
Ge Aerospace is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Madisonville, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 349 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 4.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,425 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ge Aerospace is pounds #262 and chemical-count #112 at 4.4K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Electro Cycle Inc.; Ahlstrom Filtration LLC; Jlok Corp; Dyno Nobel Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Ge Transportation - Erie; Boeing Co; Mtm Trailers; Sierracin/sylmar Corp. 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; Copper.
Ge Aerospace is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Madisonville, KY: 4.4K lbs across 6 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 53.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ge Transportation - Erie and Boeing Co.
Ge Aerospace vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.4K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ge Aerospace: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ge Aerospace reports the 713th-largest volume (4.4K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 51.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Ge Transportation - Erie and Boeing Co.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (51.0% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ge Aerospace's total reported releases rose from 57 lb in 2022 to 349 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ge Aerospace's air releases rose from 17 lb in 2022 to 304 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ge Aerospace's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ge Aerospace Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Ge Aerospace stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
7619.3× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Ge Aerospace releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 70% (1.2K lbs to 349 lbs).
Ge Aerospace: 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 Ge Aerospace year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 657 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 57 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 349 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 29 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 14 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Ge Aerospace in Hopkins
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ge Aerospace
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Electro Cycle Inc., Ahlstrom Filtration LLC, Jlok Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Ge Transportation - Erie, Boeing Co, Mtm Trailers.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ge Aerospace on cumulative reported pounds (4.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville, Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation, James Hardie Building Products Pulaski. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville Huntersville, NC · Printing 4.4K lbs reported
- Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation Plummer, ID · Wood Products 4.4K lbs reported
- James Hardie Building Products Pulaski Pulaski, VA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 4.4K lbs reported
- Ge Transportation - Erie Erie, PA · Transportation Equipment 4.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other General Electric Co (ge Co) Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ge Aerospace Plant 2, Ge Aerospace Auburn, Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc.
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, Copper; nearby reporters include Electro Cycle Inc.. Ge Aerospace 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.
Use and verify this record
This Ge Aerospace TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ge Aerospace totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Madisonville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336412 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Hopkins TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kurz Transfer Products. L.P. Huntersville (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ge Aerospace stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 53.7%). 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