Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
GWN CO
8 LINCOLN ST, BIDDEFORD, ME, 04005
Parent company: GEORGE NEWMAN & CO
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Methyl ethyl ketone | Toluene | 2-Methoxyethanol | Total (lbs) | ||
| 1991 | 13,750 | — | — | 13,750 | ||
| 1990 | 35,658 | 15,527 | — | 51,185 | ||
| 1989 | 50,239 | 21,932 | — | 72,171 | ||
| 1988 | — | 58,750 | — | 58,750 | ||
| 1987 | 77,300 | 72,700 | 10,650 | 160,650 | ||
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.