EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Tenneco Powertrain
Athens, AL
- Total releases
- 36.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Tenneco Powertrain is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Athens, AL, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 5.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 36.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,882 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc; Foley Products Co - Athens; American Leakless Co LLC; Tris USA Inc. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Alabama: Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC; Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento; Sterilization Services of Virginia; Ykk (usa) Inc. - National Man Ufacturing Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nickel; Manganese; Copper.
Tenneco Powertrain has reported 36.1K lbs of toxic releases across 6 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 2 are classified as carcinogens, representing 33% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 97% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Tenneco Powertrain reports the 63rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 97.5% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Tenneco Powertrain files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 339991 (Miscellaneous Manufacturing). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 36.1K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 6 distinct chemicals, 2 of which (33%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nickel; Manganese; Copper.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 35.2K lbs (97.3% of total volume), followed by off-site transfers at 2.6%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 56% - from 12.5K lbs to 5.5K lbs. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc; Foley Products Co - Athens; American Leakless Co LLC; Tris USA Inc. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC; Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento; Sterilization Services of Virginia; Ykk (usa) Inc. - National Man Ufacturing Center.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Tenneco Powertrain has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco Powertrain's total reported releases rose from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Powertrain's air releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Powertrain's off-site transfers fell from 125 lb in 2022 to 102 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tenneco Powertrain releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 36.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 56% (12.5K lbs to 5.5K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Tenneco Powertrain - annual TRI totals
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
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| 2019 | 12.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 8.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 4.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 5.5K lbs | 6 |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tenneco Powertrain
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc, Foley Products Co - Athens, American Leakless Co LLC, ordered by distance.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC, Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento, Sterilization Services of Virginia.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Certain glycol ethers, Nickel, Manganese, Copper; nearby reporters include Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a facility in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
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What to do with this facility's data
From Tenneco Powertrain, open Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc or Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC next rather than reading rank alone.
- See whether releases reported by Tenneco Powertrain are rising or falling over time (watch Certain glycol ethers in the chemical mix). View trends
- Compare Tenneco Powertrain with nearby reporter Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc before treating rank as risk. Open Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC outside Alabama. Open Coopervision Manufacturing Puerto Rico LLC
Rank and named neighbors (Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc, Foley Products Co - Athens) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Tenneco Powertrain. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.