EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Lee Brass
Anniston, AL · Parent: Lee Brass Acquisitions
- Total releases
- 960.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lee Brass: how the 960.9K lbs splits
960.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 953.6K lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 6.2K lbs 0.6%
- Land Disposal 1.1K lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
Lee Brass's 960.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Lee Brass is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Anniston, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 47.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 960.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,340 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: General Dynamics Ots (anniston); Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston; American Phoenix Inc.; Fitco. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Asahi Refining USA Inc; Alleima Special Metals LLC; Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div; Esco Group LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Copper; Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese.
Lee Brass stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 960.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Asahi Refining USA Inc and Alleima Special Metals LLC.
Lee Brass vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
961K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lee Brass: Lead-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Lee Brass reports the 148th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 99.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.1% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Asahi Refining USA Inc and Alleima Special Metals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lee Brass's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lee Brass's total reported releases fell from 402.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lee Brass's air releases rose from 72 lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lee Brass's land releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lee Brass's off-site transfers fell from 401.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lee Brass Form-R facts
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See how Lee Brass stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
13686.3× more than the comparison
25% 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 Lee Brass releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 960.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 367% (10.2K lbs to 47.7K lbs).
Lee Brass: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lee Brass year-over-year reported totals (increased by 367% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 499.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 402.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 47.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 952.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 171 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 36 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lee Brass · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lee Brass
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including General Dynamics Ots (anniston), Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston, American Phoenix 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. Asahi Refining USA Inc, Alleima Special Metals LLC, Steel Dynamics Inc Flat Roll Group Columbus Div.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lee Brass on cumulative reported pounds (960.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant, Tyson Farms Inc-Processing, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant Akutan, AK · Food 960.6K lbs reported
- Tyson Farms Inc-Processing Shelbyville, TN · Food 961.4K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Monticello, IN · Fabricated Metals 960.4K lbs reported
- Fca US Toledo Assembly Complex Toledo, OH · Transportation Equipment 960.0K 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 Lead, Copper, Zinc (fume or dust), Manganese; nearby reporters include General Dynamics Ots (anniston). Lee Brass stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Lee Brass TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lee Brass totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Anniston, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 17.4% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant (Δ 284 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lee Brass stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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