EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
American Gfm Corp
Chesapeake, VA
- Total releases
- 26.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Gfm Corp: how the 29.2K lbs splits
29.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.2K lbs 100.0%
American Gfm Corp's 29.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
American Gfm Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chesapeake, VA, in the machinery sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 26.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,590 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Gfm Corp is pounds #161 and chemical-count #341 at 26.6K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete - Chesapeake Va Plant; Concrete Pipe & Precast LLC Chesapeake Plant; Elizabeth River Combustion Turbine Station; Oldcastle Apg Mid-Atlantic. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Virginia: Janicki Industries Inc; John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao; Nov Downhole Conroe; Rehlko - Hattiesburg Engine Plant No. 1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
American Gfm Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Janicki Industries Inc and John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao.
American Gfm Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Gfm Corp: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, American Gfm Corp reports the 131st-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Janicki Industries Inc and John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Gfm Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Gfm Corp's total reported releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Gfm Corp's air releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Gfm Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Gfm Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 56% (6.0K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
American Gfm Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows American Gfm Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 29.2K lbs | - |
American Gfm Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Gfm Corp
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Quikrete - Chesapeake Va Plant, Concrete Pipe & Precast LLC Chesapeake Plant, Elizabeth River Combustion Turbine Station, ordered by distance.
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Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Janicki Industries Inc, John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao, Nov Downhole Conroe.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Gfm Corp on cumulative reported pounds (26.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Lanxess Corp, Hanover Foods Corp, Coating Place Inc. Sauk City. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Quikrete - Chesapeake Va Plant. American Gfm Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 American Gfm Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Gfm Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chesapeake, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 333517 · Machinery. 1.1% of Chesapeake (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess Corp (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Gfm Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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