EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Lb Foster Co
Birmingham, AL · Parent: Lb Foster Co
- Total releases
- 705 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lb Foster Co: how the 705 lbs splits
705 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 705 lbs 100.0%
Lb Foster Co's 705 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Lb Foster Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 89 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 705 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,353 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: Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.; American Cast Iron Pipe Co.; Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc; Bluestone Coke. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: The Ames Cos Inc; Tapcoenpro; Senneca Holdings (hmf Express); Valley Plating Works Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Lb Foster Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 705 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Ames Cos Inc and Tapcoenpro.
Lb Foster Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
705 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lb Foster Co in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Lb Foster Co reports the 1,819th-largest volume (705 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include The Ames Cos Inc and Tapcoenpro.
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
- Lb Foster Co's total reported releases rose from 35 lb in 2022 to 89 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lb Foster Co's air releases rose from 35 lb in 2022 to 89 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lb Foster Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lb Foster Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 705 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 82% (500 lbs to 89 lbs).
Lb Foster Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lb Foster Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 500 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 70 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 35 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 89 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 394 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 310 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lb Foster Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lb Foster Co
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc., American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. The Ames Cos Inc, Tapcoenpro, Senneca Holdings (hmf Express).
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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.. Lb Foster Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Lb Foster Co TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lb Foster Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nalco Company-Karnes (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lb Foster Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Manganese And Manganese 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