EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda
Buffalo, NY · Parent: General Motors LLC
- Total releases
- 14.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda: how the 14.6K lbs splits
14.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 91.3%
- Water Discharges 1.3K lbs 8.7%
- Air Releases 5 lbs <0.1%
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda's 14.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 8.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buffalo, NY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 434 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 14.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,026 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gm Powertrain Tonawanda is pounds #190 and chemical-count #162 at 14.1K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dupont Yerkes Plant; Sumitomo Rubber USA LLC; Evonik Active Oxygens LLC; 3M Co - Tonawanda. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside New York: North American Lighting; Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC; Cm Truck Beds - Madill; Otics USA. Other General Motors LLC sites in this extract: Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly; Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant; General Motors Wentzville Assembly; Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Copper; Lead; Nickel.
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North American Lighting and Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC.
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Gm Powertrain Tonawanda reports the 579th-largest volume (14.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 76.4% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include North American Lighting and Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gm Powertrain Tonawanda's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 76.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gm Powertrain Tonawanda's total reported releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 922 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gm Powertrain Tonawanda's off-site transfers fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 671 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gm Powertrain Tonawanda's water releases rose from 240 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gm Powertrain Tonawanda releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 7% (406 lbs to 434 lbs).
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Gm Powertrain Tonawanda year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 406 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 922 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 434 lbs | 4 |
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gm Powertrain Tonawanda
Closest other reporters in New York - including Dupont Yerkes Plant, Sumitomo Rubber USA LLC, Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 580 other reporting facilities in New York.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. North American Lighting, Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Cm Truck Beds - Madill.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gm Powertrain Tonawanda on cumulative reported pounds (14.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Tanner Industries Inc, Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC, Independent Plating Co.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Tanner Industries Inc Havre De Grace, MD · Chemical Wholesalers 14.1K lbs reported
- Star Step Trinkote Coatings LLC Cresson, TX · Chemicals 14.1K lbs reported
- Independent Plating Co. Worcester, MA · Fabricated Metals 14.1K lbs reported
- U.S. Dod, Usaf, Beale Afb Beale Afb, CA · Other 14.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other General Motors LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gm Truck Group Fort Wayne Assembly, Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant, General Motors Wentzville Assembly.
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 Manganese, Copper, Lead, Nickel; nearby reporters include Dupont Yerkes Plant. Gm Powertrain Tonawanda stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Gm Powertrain Tonawanda TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buffalo, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 336350 · Transportation Equipment. 0.3% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tanner Industries Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gm Powertrain Tonawanda stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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