EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
3M Co - Wausau Downtown
Wausau, WI · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 385.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
3M Co - Wausau Downtown: how the 385.7K lbs splits
385.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 385.3K lbs 99.9%
- Land Disposal 265 lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 149 lbs <0.1%
3M Co - Wausau Downtown's 385.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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
3M Co - Wausau Downtown is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wausau, WI, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 66.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 385.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,250 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. 3M Co - Wausau Downtown is pounds #63 and chemical-count #57 at 385.7K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wausau Chemical Corp; Veritas Steel; Marathon Electric LLC; Greenheck Fan Corp - Facility 5. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Wisconsin: Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant; Momentive Technologies; Central Plains Cement Co; Potters Industries LLC. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper And Copper Compounds.
3M Co - Wausau Downtown stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 385.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant and Momentive Technologies.
3M Co - Wausau Downtown vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
386K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Co - Wausau Downtown in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, 3M Co - Wausau Downtown reports the 78th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant and Momentive Technologies.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Co - Wausau Downtown's total reported releases rose from 37.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Wausau Downtown's off-site transfers rose from 37.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Wausau Downtown's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Co - Wausau Downtown's land releases rose from 125 lb in 2022 to 140 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Co - Wausau Downtown Form-R facts
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See how 3M Co - Wausau Downtown stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
230.3× more than the comparison
29% less 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 3M Co - Wausau Downtown releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 385.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (103.5K lbs to 66.4K lbs).
3M Co - Wausau Downtown: 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 3M Co - Wausau Downtown 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 103.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 89.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 89.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 37.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 66.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 183.9K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 102.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 35.2K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 28.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 266 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 22 lbs | - |
3M Co - Wausau Downtown · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Co - Wausau Downtown on cumulative reported pounds (385.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Mars Wrigley US LLC, Tulip Molded Plastics LLC, The Hillshire Brands Co. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility, 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock.
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 Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Wausau Chemical Corp. 3M Co - Wausau Downtown 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 3M Co - Wausau Downtown TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
3M Co - Wausau Downtown totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wausau, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327999 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 1.7% of Marathon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mars Wrigley US LLC (Δ 319 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Co - Wausau Downtown stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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