Zip Code 60501
📍 Bedford Park, IL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
459,199.23 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Bedford Park, IL released over 459,199.23 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was INGREDION INC ARGO PLANT, which emitted large quantities of n-Hexane into the local air. Residents of 60501 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANTOwned by: INGREDION INCn-Hexane released to air299,000.00 lbsLBS
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: INGREDION INCAcetaldehyde released to air83,893.00 lbsLBS
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANTOwned by: INGREDION INCSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air22,010.00 lbsLBS
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANTOwned by: INGREDION INCMethanol released to air21,002.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPXylene (mixed isomers) released to air11,978.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INC Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPMethyl isobutyl ketone released to air5,813.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INC Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPEthylbenzene released to air4,418.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPToluene released to air2,812.00 lbsLBS
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANTOwned by: INGREDION INCAmmonia released to air2,420.21 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPn-Butyl alcohol released to air1,683.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPCertain glycol ethers released to air1,663.00 lbsLBS
- INGREDION INC ARGO PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: INGREDION INCAcrolein released to air1,082.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORPTetrabromobisphenol A released to air485.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORP4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol released to air485.00 lbsLBS
- WESTLAKE EPOXY INCOwned by: WESTLAKE CORP1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air267.00 lbsLBS
- OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: OWENS CORNINGLead released to air74.18 lbsLBS
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USAOwned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLCEthylene glycol released to air45.2493 lbsLBS
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USAOwned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLCNitric acid released to air25.2451 lbsLBS
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USAOwned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLCCertain glycol ethers released to air23.016 lbsLBS
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USAOwned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLCMethanol released to air14.0124 lbsLBS
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USAOwned by: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS LLCNonylphenol Ethoxylates released to air3.2976 lbsLBS
- OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: OWENS CORNINGPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air3.02007 lbsLBS
- OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLCOwned by: OWENS CORNINGBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air0.000305 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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