Zip Code 62040
📍 Granite City, IL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
157,941.34 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Granite City, IL released over 157,941.34 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE CO, which emitted large quantities of Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) into the local air. Residents of 62040 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air73,865.46 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALSOwned by: AZZ INCCertain glycol ethers released to air25,013.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPAmmonia released to air18,180.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALSOwned by: AZZ INCn-Butyl alcohol released to air8,686.00 lbsLBS
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air8,395.49 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALSOwned by: AZZ INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air7,553.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALSOwned by: AZZ INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air3,131.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALS Cancer RiskOwned by: AZZ INCNaphthalene released to air2,926.00 lbsLBS
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS - GRANITE CITYOwned by: nanAmmonia released to air1,815.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALS Cancer RiskOwned by: AZZ INCCumene released to air1,520.00 lbsLBS
- MIDWEST METAL COATINGSOwned by: AZZ INCCertain glycol ethers released to air1,167.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALS Cancer RiskOwned by: AZZ INCEthylbenzene released to air1,068.00 lbsLBS
- PRECOAT METALSOwned by: AZZ INCToluene released to air781.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air780.00 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INCOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCZinc compounds released to air772.00 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INCOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCManganese compounds released to air750.00 lbsLBS
- MIDWEST METAL COATINGSOwned by: AZZ INCn-Butyl alcohol released to air319.00 lbsLBS
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCHydrogen fluoride released to air298.81 lbsLBS
- MIDWEST METAL COATINGS Cancer RiskOwned by: AZZ INCNaphthalene released to air250.00 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INC Cancer RiskOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCNaphthalene released to air162.00 lbsLBS
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCLead compounds released to air155.61 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INCOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCPhenol released to air96 lbsLBS
- HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC.Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air65.275 lbsLBS
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCMercury compounds released to air50.75 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INCOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds released to air47 lbsLBS
- CUSTOM STEEL PROCESSING INC.Owned by: nanManganese released to air35.23 lbsLBS
- U.S. STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKSOwned by: US STEEL CORPLead compounds released to air16.8 lbsLBS
- CUSTOM STEEL PROCESSING INC.Owned by: nanChromium released to air13.78 lbsLBS
- MAYCO MANUFACTURING LLCOwned by: MAYCO HOLDINGS LLCLead compounds released to air8.4094 lbsLBS
- CUSTOM STEEL PROCESSING INC.Owned by: nanCopper released to air7.71 lbsLBS
- AMSTED RAIL CO INCOwned by: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCDiisocyanates released to air7.6 lbsLBS
- CUSTOM STEEL PROCESSING INC. Cancer RiskOwned by: nanNickel released to air3.32 lbsLBS
- MAYCO MANUFACTURING LLCOwned by: MAYCO HOLDINGS LLCAntimony released to air0.6513 lbsLBS
- GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE CO Cancer RiskOwned by: SUNCOKE ENERGY INCDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.241215 lbsLBS
- MAYCO MANUFACTURING LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: MAYCO HOLDINGS LLCArsenic released to air0.105 lbsLBS
- HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC. Cancer RiskNickel released to air0.053 lbsLBS
- HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC.Chromium released to air0.035 lbsLBS
- HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC.Manganese released to air0.01 lbsLBS
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