Zip Code 46402
📍 Gary, IN
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
408,584.44 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Gary, IN released over 408,584.44 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was USS GARY WORKS, which emitted large quantities of Ammonia into the local air. Residents of 46402 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPAmmonia released to air161,000.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPZinc compounds released to air72,000.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPHydrogen sulfide released to air63,000.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air60,330.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPCarbonyl sulfide released to air27,000.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPManganese compounds released to air16,200.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air1,700.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPLead compounds released to air1,513.78 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air1,058.00 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPNickel compounds released to air988.00 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPManganese compounds released to air810.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air710.00 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPCopper compounds released to air533.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPVanadium compounds released to air320.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPCopper compounds released to air308.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPMolybdenum trioxide released to air216.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air213.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPNickel compounds released to air133.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPCadmium compounds released to air124.00 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPZinc compounds released to air120.00 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPMercury compounds released to air107.68 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPAntimony compounds released to air45 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPSelenium compounds released to air39 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPThallium compounds released to air39 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPArsenic compounds released to air37 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air15.95 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air11.12779 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPSilver compounds released to air8 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air2.77 lbsLBS
- USS GARY WORKS Cancer RiskOwned by: US STEEL CORPBeryllium compounds released to air2 lbsLBS
- OZINGA READY-MIX CONCRETE - GARY Cancer RiskOwned by: OZINGA BROS INCLead released to air0.12 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPLead compounds released to air0.014 lbsLBS
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Because toxic gases and VOCs were detected in this area (likely from the Ammonia), standard filters are not enough. We strongly recommend an Activated Carbon purifier to adsorb these fumes.
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