EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment

General Motors Wentzville Assembly

Wentzville, MO · Parent: General Motors LLC

Total releases
2.1M lbs
Chemicals reported
25
Carcinogens
7
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

General Motors Wentzville Assembly: how the 2.1M lbs splits

2.1M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 2.1M lbs 97.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 53.7K lbs 2.5%

General Motors Wentzville Assembly's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.

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.

HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

General Motors Wentzville Assembly is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wentzville, MO, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 336.7K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 818 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Motors Wentzville Assembly is pounds #23 and chemical-count #7 at 2.1M lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Superior Home Products Inc; Whisk Products Inc; Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC; True Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Missouri: Chaparral Boats Inc; Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant; Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant; Fca US Warren Truck Assembly Plant. Other General Motors LLC sites in this extract: Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly; Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant; Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly; Gmc Truck Group Arlington Assembly Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol.

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General Motors Wentzville Assembly stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.5% air releases) across 25 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chaparral Boats Inc and Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant.

#818 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 3.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

General Motors Wentzville Assembly vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Motors Wentzville Assembly inside St. Charles's TRI pounds

Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, General Motors Wentzville Assembly reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 34.4% of every pound reported in St. Charles. Scale peers outside Missouri include Chaparral Boats Inc and Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Charles's reported pounds (6.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • General Motors Wentzville Assembly's total reported releases fell from 349.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 336.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Motors Wentzville Assembly's off-site transfers fell from 9.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Motors Wentzville Assembly's chemicals reported fell from 20 in 2022 to 18 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • General Motors Wentzville Assembly's air releases fell from 340.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 328.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

General Motors Wentzville Assembly Form-R facts

Sector
Transportation Equipment
HEAVY volume
2.1M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
25 · 7 carc.
Lead chemical
Certain glycol ethers

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Total reported releases
General Motors Wentzville Assembly
2.1M lbs
Superior Home Products Inc
90.9K lbs

23.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
General Motors Wentzville Assembly
25
Superior Home Products Inc
1

25.0× 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 General Motors Wentzville Assembly releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.

Air Releases 2.1M lbs (97.5%)
Off-site Transfers 53.7K lbs (2.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (527.0K lbs to 336.7K lbs).

General Motors Wentzville Assembly: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows General Motors Wentzville Assembly year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: Certain glycol ethers.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 527.0K lbs 23
2020 464.1K lbs 19
2021 462.6K lbs 20
2022 349.6K lbs 20
2023 336.7K lbs 18

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Certain glycol ethers 513.6K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 464.7K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 337.8K lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 203.6K lbs -
Methyl isobutyl ketone 148.6K lbs Carcinogen
Cumene 139.8K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 90.5K lbs Carcinogen
Methanol 57.3K lbs -
Toluene 45.9K lbs -
Naphthalene 45.4K lbs Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 20.1K lbs -
Zinc compounds 17.0K lbs -
Dichloromethane 15.0K lbs Carcinogen
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 12.7K lbs -
n-Hexane 11.5K lbs -
Benzene 6.6K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 5.4K lbs -
Manganese compounds 3.7K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 478 lbs -
Copper 306 lbs -
Cyclohexane 2 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Sodium nitrite 0 lbs -
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

General Motors Wentzville Assembly · AIR-pathway site

Wentzville, MO
38.8231, -90.8208
County TRI context
St. Charles · 34.4% of county pounds
Parent company
General Motors LLC

Compare beyond Missouri

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Motors Wentzville Assembly on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery, Panther Creek Power Operating LLC, Trecora Wax LLC. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. 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 Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Superior Home Products Inc. General Motors Wentzville Assembly stamps HEAVY 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 General Motors Wentzville Assembly TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

General Motors Wentzville Assembly totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wentzville, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336112 · Transportation Equipment. 34.4% of St. Charles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery (Δ 4.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

General Motors Wentzville Assembly stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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