EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Sanders Lead Co Inc.
Troy, AL
- Total releases
- 8.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Sanders Lead Co Inc.: how the 8.9M lbs splits
8.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.8M lbs 99.5%
- Off-site Transfers 33.9K lbs 0.4%
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 1.3K lbs <0.1%
Sanders Lead Co Inc.'s 8.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sanders Lead Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Troy, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.9M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 8.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 239 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: Kw Plastics; Permacast; Kimber; Rex Lumber Troy LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Ecobat Resources California Inc.; International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco; Sterling Steel Co LLC; U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium.
Sanders Lead Co Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.5% land disposal) across 5 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ecobat Resources California Inc. and International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco.
Sanders Lead Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.9M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sanders Lead Co Inc. inside Pike's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Sanders Lead Co Inc. reports the 34th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 95.2% of every pound reported in Pike. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 73.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 78.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Ecobat Resources California Inc. and International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pike's reported pounds (9.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sanders Lead Co Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanders Lead Co Inc.'s water releases fell from 142 lb in 2022 to 40 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanders Lead Co Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 7.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanders Lead Co Inc.'s land releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sanders Lead Co Inc. Form-R facts
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5.0× 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 Sanders Lead Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (2.0M lbs to 1.9M lbs).
Sanders Lead Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sanders Lead Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 2.0M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.6M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.9M lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 6.5M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony | 1.9M lbs | - |
| Arsenic | 376.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium | 97.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sanders Lead Co Inc. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanders Lead Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Kw Plastics, Permacast, Kimber, 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. Ecobat Resources California Inc., International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco, Sterling Steel Co LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanders Lead Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (8.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Jeffrey Energy Center, Basf Corp, Sylvamo Eastover Mill. 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.
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, Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium; nearby reporters include Kw Plastics. Sanders Lead Co Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Sanders Lead Co Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sanders Lead Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Troy, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 95.2% of Pike TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jeffrey Energy Center (Δ 5.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanders Lead Co Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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