EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Mueller Co.
Albertville, AL · Parent: Mueller Water Products Inc
- Total releases
- 738.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mueller Co.: how the 738.4K lbs splits
738.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 738.3K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 96 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 16 lbs <0.1%
Mueller Co.'s 738.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Mueller Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Albertville, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 136.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 738.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,566 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: Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1; Parker Hannifin Corp; Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Albertville Fresh Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant; Ega Spectro Alloys; Real Alloy Specification LLC; Amsted Rail Co Inc. Other Mueller Water Products Inc sites in this extract: Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller Co; Mueller - North Foundry; Mueller Co-Cleveland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone; Methanol.
Mueller Co. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 738.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant and Ega Spectro Alloys.
Mueller Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
738K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mueller Co. in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Co. reports the 176th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant and Ega Spectro Alloys.
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
- Mueller Co.'s total reported releases fell from 168.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co.'s air releases fell from 168.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Co. Form-R facts
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See how Mueller Co. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1300.2× more than the comparison
8.0× 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 Mueller Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 738.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (139.2K lbs to 136.3K lbs).
Mueller Co.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mueller Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 139.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 127.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 166.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 168.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 136.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 248.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 226.9K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 191.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 47.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 20.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 964 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 186 lbs | - |
Mueller Co. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Co.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1, Parker Hannifin Corp, Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2, 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. Uss Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant, Ega Spectro Alloys, Real Alloy Specification LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Co. on cumulative reported pounds (738.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport, Evonik Corp, Gelita. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mueller Water Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Mueller Co, Mueller - North Foundry.
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol; nearby reporters include Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1. Mueller Co. stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Mueller Co. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Albertville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 21.6% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport (Δ 1.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Co. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Toluene. 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