EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc
Nekoosa, WI · Parent: Erco (us) Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 31.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc: how the 31.4K lbs splits
31.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 30.7K lbs 97.8%
- Off-site Transfers 624 lbs 2.0%
- Water Discharges 74 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc's 31.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nekoosa, WI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 31.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,205 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. Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc is pounds #283 and chemical-count #87 at 31.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nekoosa Coated Products LLC; Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill; Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill; Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wisconsin: Qc Corp; Plating International Inc; Highline Warren - Albany; Specialty Products US LLC - Polyox Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.8% air releases) across 8 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Qc Corp and Plating International Inc.
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc reports the 1,521st-largest volume (31.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Qc Corp and Plating International Inc.
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
- Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc's air releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (7.1K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 8.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 9.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 3.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 17.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 532 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 128 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 58 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Nekoosa Coated Products LLC, Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill, Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Qc Corp, Plating International Inc, Highline Warren - Albany.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc on cumulative reported pounds (31.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Modern Welding Co of Georgia,inc., Northwest Florida Holdings Inc, Stella-Jones Corp. 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.
- Modern Welding Co of Georgia,inc. Augusta, GA · Fabricated Metals 31.4K lbs reported
- Northwest Florida Holdings Inc Panama City, FL · Transportation Equipment 31.4K lbs reported
- Stella-Jones Corp Russellville, AR · Wood Products 31.4K lbs reported
- Calportland Co Mojave Plant Mojave, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 31.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Nekoosa Coated Products LLC. Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc 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.
Use and verify this record
This Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nekoosa, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Snap-On (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Erco Worldwide (usa) Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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