EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson

West Jefferson, NC · Parent: General Electric Co (ge Co)

Total releases
25 lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson: how the 25 lbs splits

25 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 25 lbs 100.0%

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson's 25 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Jefferson, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 6 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 25 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,791 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ge Aerospace West Jefferson is pounds #571 and chemical-count #349 at 25 lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: United Chemi-Con Inc; U.S. Chemical Storage LLC; Gardner Glass Products Inc.; Tyson Farms Inc.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Fcc (indiana) Inc; Atro LLC; Trail-Eze; Dakota Mfg Co Inc. 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: Chromium; Nickel; Cobalt.

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Ge Aerospace West Jefferson stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fcc (indiana) Inc and Atro LLC.

#17,791 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

25 lbs 31st percentile higher than 31% 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

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson in the Transportation Equipment sector extract

Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Ge Aerospace West Jefferson reports the 1,214th-largest volume (25 lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Fcc (indiana) Inc and Atro LLC.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson Form-R facts

Sector
Transportation Equipment
TRACE volume
25 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
3 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium

Compare this facility

See how Ge Aerospace West Jefferson stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Ge Aerospace West Jefferson
25 lbs
United Chemi-Con Inc
7.5K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Ge Aerospace West Jefferson
3
United Chemi-Con Inc
1

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 West Jefferson releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 25 lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (9 lbs to 6 lbs).

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Ge Aerospace West Jefferson year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Chromium.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 9 lbs 3
2020 4 lbs 2
2021 2 lbs 2
2022 4 lbs 2
2023 6 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium 10 lbs -
Nickel 10 lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt 5 lbs Carcinogen

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson · OFFSITE-pathway site

West Jefferson, NC
36.3837, -81.4979
County TRI context
Ashe · 0.3% of county pounds
Parent company
General Electric Co (ge Co)

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 Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt; nearby reporters include United Chemi-Con Inc. Ge Aerospace West Jefferson stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Ge Aerospace West Jefferson TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Jefferson, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336412 · Transportation Equipment. 0.3% of Ashe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allied Universal Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Ge Aerospace West Jefferson stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Chromium. 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