EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Gfs Chemicals Inc
Columbus, OH · Parent: Gfs Chemicals Inc
- Total releases
- 677.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gfs Chemicals Inc: how the 677.1K lbs splits
677.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 644.2K lbs 95.1%
- Air Releases 32.9K lbs 4.9%
Gfs Chemicals Inc's 677.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Gfs Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 108.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 677.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,633 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gfs Chemicals Inc is pounds #87 and chemical-count #166 at 677.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bostik Inc.; Clark Grave Vault/ctl Steel; Forterra Pipe & Precast LLC - Columbus; Ohio Anodizing Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant; Select Chemistry - Midland; Solvay USA LLC; Hexcel Corp. Other Gfs Chemicals Inc sites in this extract: Gfs Chemicals Inc - Kaderly. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Ammonia; Chlorine.
Gfs Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.1% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 677.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant and Select Chemistry - Midland.
Gfs Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
677K 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
Gfs Chemicals Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Gfs Chemicals Inc reports the 328th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 94.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant and Select Chemistry - Midland.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gfs Chemicals Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 94.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gfs Chemicals Inc's total reported releases rose from 100.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gfs Chemicals Inc's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gfs Chemicals Inc's off-site transfers rose from 93.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gfs Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gfs Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 677.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (208.8K lbs to 108.1K lbs).
Gfs Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gfs Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 208.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 147.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 113.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 100.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 108.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 640.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 5.0K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 72 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
Gfs Chemicals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gfs Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (677.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga, Brenntag Mid-South, Targa Mont Belvieu Complex. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga Fairburn, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 676.5K lbs reported
- Brenntag Mid-South Durham, NC · Chemical Wholesalers 676.4K lbs reported
- Targa Mont Belvieu Complex Mont Belvieu, TX · Natural Gas Processing 679.1K lbs reported
- Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI · Food 680.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Gfs Chemicals Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gfs Chemicals Inc - Kaderly.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Ammonia, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Bostik Inc.. Gfs Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Gfs Chemicals Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gfs Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 17.6% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC Fairburn Ga (Δ 561 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gfs Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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