EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
W L Gore & Associates Inc
Elkton, MD · Parent: W L Gore & Associates Inc
- Total releases
- 5.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
W L Gore & Associates Inc: how the 6.9K lbs splits
6.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.9K lbs 100.0%
W L Gore & Associates Inc's 6.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
W L Gore & Associates Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkton, MD, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 5.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,890 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. W L Gore & Associates Inc is pounds #52 and chemical-count #83 at 5.9K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I; Colonial Metals Inc; Terumo Medical Corp; Composite & Metal Products USA Inc DBA Composites USA. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Maryland: Hj Baker & Bro LLC; Ascorium N.a. Inc; Tiger Drylac USA Inc.; The Solberg Co a Div of Perimeter Solutions LP. Other W L Gore & Associates Inc sites in this extract: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.; W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Diisocyanates.
W L Gore & Associates Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hj Baker & Bro LLC and Ascorium N.a. Inc.
W L Gore & Associates Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.9K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
W L Gore & Associates Inc: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, W L Gore & Associates Inc reports the 2,266th-largest volume (5.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is 95.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Maryland include Hj Baker & Bro LLC and Ascorium N.a. Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of W L Gore & Associates Inc's pounds in one chemical - here N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 95.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- W L Gore & Associates Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W L Gore & Associates Inc's air releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
W L Gore & Associates Inc Form-R facts
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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 W L Gore & Associates Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 8% (1.1K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
W L Gore & Associates Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows W L Gore & Associates Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% from 2019 to 2024). 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-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 305 lbs | - |
W L Gore & Associates Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to W L Gore & Associates Inc
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I, Colonial Metals Inc, Terumo Medical Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest W L Gore & Associates Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Odyssey Electronics Inc, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey). Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Odyssey Electronics Inc Livonia, MI · Computers and Electronic Products 5.9K lbs reported
- Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Kennesaw, GA · Chemical Wholesalers 5.9K lbs reported
- Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey) Hailey, ID · Fabricated Metals 5.9K lbs reported
- Best-Ever Dairy Products Anderson, IN · Food 5.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other W L Gore & Associates Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I.
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-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include W.l. Gore & Associates Inc - Lovett I. W L Gore & Associates Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 W L Gore & Associates Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
W L Gore & Associates Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkton, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 2.5% of Cecil TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Odyssey Electronics Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
W L Gore & Associates Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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