Zip Code 46802
📍 Fort Wayne, IN
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025
39,507.00 lbs
State Score
32
/ 100
National Score
20
/ 100
In 2024, industrial facilities in Fort Wayne, IN released over 39,507.00 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT, which emitted large quantities of N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone into the local air. Residents of 46802 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone released to air7,057.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone released to air6,228.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCPhenol released to air5,985.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air5,173.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCPhenol released to air4,194.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCCresol (mixed isomers) released to air3,125.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air3,026.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCCresol (mixed isomers) released to air1,703.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCEthylbenzene released to air635.00 lbsLBS
- VALBRUNA SLATER STAINLESS INCOwned by: VALBRUNA STAINLESS INCChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air458.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INC2,4-Dimethylphenol released to air361.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air342.00 lbsLBS
- VALBRUNA SLATER STAINLESS INC Cancer RiskOwned by: VALBRUNA STAINLESS INCNickel compounds released to air263.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCMethanol released to air245.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCCumene released to air243.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air164.00 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INC2,4-Dimethylphenol released to air85 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCEthylbenzene released to air85 lbsLBS
- VALBRUNA SLATER STAINLESS INCOwned by: VALBRUNA STAINLESS INCManganese compounds released to air47 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCCopper released to air43 lbsLBS
- VALBRUNA SLATER STAINLESS INCOwned by: VALBRUNA STAINLESS INCCopper compounds released to air29 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCCumene released to air9 lbsLBS
- ESSEX GROUP INC CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANTOwned by: SUPERIOR ESSEX INCMethanol released to air7 lbsLBS
Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)
- Roanoke, IN (46783) 12.9 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity973,438.32 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Fort Wayne, IN (46804) 5.5 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity139,660.00 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Grabill, IN (46741) 14.7 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity90,127.35 lbsAnnual Emissions
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