EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
Birmingham, AL · Parent: American Cast Iron Pipe Co
- Total releases
- 5.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.: how the 5.3M lbs splits
5.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.9M lbs 91.6%
- Air Releases 255.7K lbs 4.8%
- Off-site Transfers 136.6K lbs 2.6%
- Water Discharges 53.7K lbs 1.0%
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.'s 5.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 722.2K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 5.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 402 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lb Foster Co; Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.; Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc; Bluestone Coke. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC; Charter Steel-Saukville; Nucor Steel-Arkansas; Waupaca Foundry Plant 1. Other American Cast Iron Pipe Co sites in this extract: American Castings LLC; Specification Rubber Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead compounds.
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.6% land disposal) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC and Charter Steel-Saukville.
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, American Cast Iron Pipe Co. reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC and Charter Steel-Saukville.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Cast Iron Pipe Co.'s off-site transfers rose from 16.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Cast Iron Pipe Co.'s air releases rose from 48.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Cast Iron Pipe Co.'s water releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Cast Iron Pipe Co.'s land releases fell from 652.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 633.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Cast Iron Pipe Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (934.6K lbs to 722.2K lbs).
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows American Cast Iron Pipe Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 934.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 866.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 722.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 722.2K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 380.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 146.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 145.9K lbs | - |
| 1-Bromopropane | 94.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 19.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 134 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 31 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Lb Foster Co, Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc., Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC, Charter Steel-Saukville, Nucor Steel-Arkansas.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Cast Iron Pipe Co. on cumulative reported pounds (5.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill, Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div, Thomas Hill Energy Center. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill Halsey, OR · Paper 5.3M lbs reported
- Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div Morrilton, AR · Paper 5.3M lbs reported
- Thomas Hill Energy Center Clifton Hill, MO · Electric Utilities 5.3M lbs reported
- Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC Baltimore, MD · Chemicals 5.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Cast Iron Pipe Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Castings LLC, Specification Rubber Products Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Lb Foster Co. American Cast Iron Pipe Co. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This American Cast Iron Pipe Co. TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 21.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill (Δ 7.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov