EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage
El Mirage, AZ · Parent: Quikrete Holdings
- Total releases
- 25.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage: how the 25.9K lbs splits
25.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 25.9K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage's 25.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Mirage, AZ, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 25.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,650 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage is pounds #73 and chemical-count #137 at 25.9K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fuel Processing Opeartors LLC; Glendale Plant #45; Glendale Batch Plant #7; Parker Hannifin Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Arizona: Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46; Dal-Italia; Du-Co Ceramics Co. Other Quikrete Holdings sites in this extract: US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; Griffin Pipe Products Co; US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead.
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46.
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage reports the 286th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage's total reported releases fell from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage's air releases fell from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage Form-R facts
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See how Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.1× more than the comparison
80% 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 Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (0 lbs to 0 lbs).
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 25.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Fuel Processing Opeartors LLC, Glendale Plant #45, Glendale Batch Plant #7, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46, Dal-Italia.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage on cumulative reported pounds (25.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Clover Stornetta Farms Inc, Checkers Industrial Safety Products, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Quikrete Holdings Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC, Griffin Pipe Products Co, US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead; nearby reporters include Fuel Processing Opeartors LLC. Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for El Mirage, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.3% of Maricopa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clover Stornetta Farms Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Forterra Pipe & Precast - el Mirage stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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