Zip Code 60609
📍 Chicago, IL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
341,023.76 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Chicago, IL released over 341,023.76 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC RE : CHICAGO PLANT, which emitted large quantities of Certain glycol ethers into the local air. Residents of 60609 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC RE : CHICAGO PLANTOwned by: ARDAGH HOLDINGS USA INCCertain glycol ethers released to air97,335.00 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air55,480.00 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: nanCertain glycol ethers released to air45,059.00 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCCertain glycol ethers released to air42,080.00 lbsLBS
- ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC RE : CHICAGO PLANTOwned by: ARDAGH HOLDINGS USA INCn-Butyl alcohol released to air40,625.00 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air15,420.00 lbsLBS
- CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO LLCOwned by: CLEAN HARBORS INCMethanol released to air11,738.40 lbsLBS
- CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO LLCOwned by: CLEAN HARBORS INCEthylene glycol released to air11,338.34 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCZinc (fume or dust) released to air11,108.00 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air3,324.00 lbsLBS
- CLEAN HARBORS RECYCLING SERVICES OF CHICAGO LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: CLEAN HARBORS INCDichloromethane released to air3,075.06 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIVOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCToluene released to air2,900.00 lbsLBS
- OSI INDUSTRIES INC OTTO & SONS DIVOwned by: OSI GROUP LLCAmmonia released to air1,000.00 lbsLBS
- EUROPTEC USA LLCOwned by: EUROPTEC USA INCMethanol released to air416.00 lbsLBS
- OSI INDUSTRIES LLCOwned by: OSI GROUP LLCAmmonia released to air100 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO LLCManganese released to air17 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: nanManganese released to air5.667 lbsLBS
- WHEATLAND TUBE CO - CHICAGO DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INCLead released to air2 lbsLBS
- ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA INC RE : CHICAGO PLANTOwned by: ARDAGH HOLDINGS USA INCManganese released to air0.06 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO LLCCopper released to air0.053 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO LLCChromium released to air0.053 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INC Cancer RiskOwned by: EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO LLCNickel released to air0.053 lbsLBS
- ACID PRODUCTS CO INCNitric acid released to air0.02 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: nanChromium released to air0.018 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INCOwned by: nanCopper released to air0.018 lbsLBS
- EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO INC Cancer RiskOwned by: nanNickel released to air0.018 lbsLBS
- ACID PRODUCTS CO INCHydrogen fluoride released to air0.0015 lbsLBS
- ACID PRODUCTS CO INC Cancer RiskFormaldehyde released to air0.0009 lbsLBS
- ACID PRODUCTS CO INCNonylphenol Ethoxylates released to air0.0004 lbsLBS
- ACID PRODUCTS CO INCEthylene glycol released to air0.0003 lbsLBS
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