EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works
Fairfield, AL · Parent: US Steel Corp
- Total releases
- 181.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works: how the 181.5K lbs splits
181.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 120.0K lbs 66.1%
- Air Releases 58.7K lbs 32.3%
- Water Discharges 2.8K lbs 1.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works's 181.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 66.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fairfield, AL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 101.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 181.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,419 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: Hanna Steel Corp; Remuriate LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal); Shell Birmingham Terminal. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Alabama: Selmet Inc; Plymouth Tube Co; Everzinc USA Clarksville; Columbia Steel Casting Co Inc. Other US Steel Corp sites in this extract: Uss Gary Works; Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant; Uss-Clairton Plant; U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese; Chromium; Zinc compounds.
Compare US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Hanna Steel Corp Fairfield · 84.2K lbs
- Remuriate LLC Birmingham · 49.8K lbs
- Safety-Kleen Systems Dolomite (dal) Dolomite · 47 lbs
- Shell Birmingham Terminal Birmingham · 6.6K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Selmet Inc (OR) · Plymouth Tube Co (MD) · Everzinc USA Clarksville (TN)
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fairfield, AL: 181.5K lbs across 6 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 66.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Selmet Inc and Plymouth Tube Co.
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
182K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works reports the 321st-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Selmet Inc and Plymouth Tube Co.
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
- US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works's total reported releases rose from 43.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works's air releases rose from 424 lb in 2022 to 57.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works's water releases fell from 674 lb in 2022 to 311 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 181.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1564% (6.1K lbs to 101.7K lbs).
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1564% 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 (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 13.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 17.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 43.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 101.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 61.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 58.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 50.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 87 lbs | Carcinogen |
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works in Jefferson
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Selmet Inc, Plymouth Tube Co, Everzinc USA Clarksville.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works on cumulative reported pounds (181.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include River Pools & Spas, E & J Gallo Winery Fresno, Columbia Forest Products. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 US Steel Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Uss Gary Works, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, Uss-Clairton Plant.
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 (fume or dust), Manganese, Chromium, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Hanna Steel Corp. US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fairfield, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: River Pools & Spas (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 66.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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