EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant
Wayne, MI · Parent: Ford Motor Co
- Total releases
- 745.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant: how the 745.2K lbs splits
745.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 632.5K lbs 84.9%
- Off-site Transfers 112.7K lbs 15.1%
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant's 745.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 15.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wayne, MI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 149.6K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 745.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,558 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant is pounds #53 and chemical-count #17 at 745.2K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Plant 822 - Progressive; Polychemie Inc; Ford Motor Co Wayne Integral Stamping; US Ecology Romulus Inc.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Michigan: Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Operations; Barrier Reef Pools; Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA; Seatrium Amfels Inc.. Other Ford Motor Co sites in this extract: Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant; Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Butyl alcohol; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Compare Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Plant 822 - Progressive Wayne · 1.3K lbs
- Polychemie Inc Wayne · 728 lbs
- Ford Motor Co Wayne Integral Stamping Wayne · 165 lbs
- US Ecology Romulus Inc. Romulus · 14.6K lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Operations (MS) · Barrier Reef Pools (SC) · Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA (NE)
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.9% air releases) across 22 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 745.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Operations and Barrier Reef Pools.
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
745K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant reports the 58th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Operations and Barrier Reef Pools.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant's total reported releases fell from 166.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 149.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant's off-site transfers fell from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant's air releases fell from 139.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 128.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 745.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (167.3K lbs to 149.6K lbs).
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 167.3K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 96.0K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 165.8K lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 166.6K lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 149.6K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 155.7K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 137.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 131.3K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 80.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 55.6K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 55.3K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 35.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 28.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 14.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 13.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 670 lbs | - |
| Lead | 115 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 111 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 14 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Operations, Barrier Reef Pools, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant on cumulative reported pounds (745.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include J. R. Simplot Co, House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, Barium & Chemicals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania 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.
- J. R. Simplot Co Grand Forks, ND · Food 745.5K lbs reported
- House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div Arcadia, LA · Food 744.9K lbs reported
- Barium & Chemicals Inc Steubenville, OH · Chemicals 744.5K lbs reported
- Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility Bay City, TX · Chemicals 746.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ford Motor Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Ford Motor Co Kentucky Truck Plant.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Plant 822 - Progressive. Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
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This Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wayne, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336112 · Transportation Equipment. 0.6% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: J. R. Simplot Co (Δ 281 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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