EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc
Birmingham, AL · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3M lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 10.3K lbs 0.8%
- Water Discharges 877 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 154.1K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,120 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: Bluestone Coke; Induron Coatings Inc; Nucor Tubular Products Inc.; Univar Solutions Birmingham. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Amsted Rail Co Inc; Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Pcc Structurals Lpc Titanium Business Ops; Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amsted Rail Co Inc and Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill.
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc reports the 129th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 73.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Amsted Rail Co Inc and Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 73.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's total reported releases fell from 247.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 154.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's air releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's off-site transfers fell from 246.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 151.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc's water releases fell from 116 lb in 2022 to 87 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc Form-R facts
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See how Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
30.0× more than the comparison
44% less 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 Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 77% (677.0K lbs to 154.1K lbs).
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% 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 | 677.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 121.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 89.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 247.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 154.1K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 949.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 215.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 56.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 23.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 15.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 5.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 706 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Amsted Rail Co Inc, Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill, Pcc Structurals Lpc Titanium Business Ops.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Ag Processing Inc, Filmtec Corp, Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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, Lead compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Bluestone Coke. Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 5.3% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ag Processing Inc (Δ 833 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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