EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Ford Meter Box Co Inc
Pell City, AL · Parent: Ford Meter Box Co Inc
- Total releases
- 4.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ford Meter Box Co Inc: how the 4.2K lbs splits
4.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 96.0%
- Air Releases 145 lbs 3.4%
- Water Discharges 24 lbs 0.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ford Meter Box Co Inc's 4.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Ford Meter Box Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pell City, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 333 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,490 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. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Afco Architectural Products; Douglas Manufacturing; Wkw N.a.; Trans-Cycle Industries Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Steelfab Inc; Yellowstone Industrial LLC; Freedom Munitions LLC; Kc Tank. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Nickel; Manganese.
Compare Ford Meter Box Co Inc with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Afco Architectural Products Pell City · 6.0K lbs
- Douglas Manufacturing Pell City · 155 lbs
- Wkw N.a. Pell City · 956 lbs
- Trans-Cycle Industries Inc Pell City · 21.6K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Steelfab Inc (NC) · Yellowstone Industrial LLC (OH) · Freedom Munitions LLC (ID)
Ford Meter Box Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.0% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steelfab Inc and Yellowstone Industrial LLC.
Ford Meter Box Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.2K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ford Meter Box Co Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Ford Meter Box Co Inc reports the 1,401st-largest volume (4.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 67.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Steelfab Inc and Yellowstone Industrial LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ford Meter Box Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 67.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ford Meter Box Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 116 lb in 2022 to 333 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Meter Box Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 78 lb in 2022 to 304 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ford Meter Box Co Inc's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ford Meter Box Co Inc Form-R facts
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See how Ford Meter Box Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
30% less than the comparison
7.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ford Meter Box Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (322 lbs to 333 lbs).
Ford Meter Box Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ford Meter Box Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 322 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 405 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 116 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 333 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 832 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 397 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 107 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 34 lbs | - |
| Copper | 12 lbs | - |
| Lead | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ford Meter Box Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ford Meter Box Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Afco Architectural Products, Douglas Manufacturing, Wkw N.a., ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Steelfab Inc, Yellowstone Industrial LLC, Freedom Munitions LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ford Meter Box Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (4.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Western Marketing Inc., Olympic Adhesives Inc, Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Western Marketing Inc. Amarillo, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 4.2K lbs reported
- Olympic Adhesives Inc Norwood, MA · Chemicals 4.2K lbs reported
- Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1 East Spencer, NC · Plastics and Rubber 4.2K lbs reported
- Key Polymer Lawrence, MA · Chemicals 4.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Afco Architectural Products. Ford Meter Box Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Ford Meter Box Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ford Meter Box Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pell City, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332996 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of St. Clair TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Marketing Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ford Meter Box Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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