EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Big River Steel LLC
Osceola, AR · Parent: US Steel Corp
- Total releases
- 190.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Big River Steel LLC: how the 190.8K lbs splits
190.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 136.7K lbs 71.7%
- Off-site Transfers 52.5K lbs 27.5%
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Big River Steel LLC's 190.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 71.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 27.5%. 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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Big River Steel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Osceola, AR, in the primary metals sector. It reported 41.7K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 190.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,326 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Viskase Cos Inc; Plum Point Energy Station; American Greetings; Sms Technical Services LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Arkansas: Amg Vanadium LLC; Esco Group; Haynes International Inc; Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC. 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 compounds; Aluminum (fume or dust); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Big River Steel LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (71.7% air releases) across 19 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 190.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amg Vanadium LLC and Esco Group.
Big River Steel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
191K 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
Big River Steel LLC in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Big River Steel LLC reports the 312th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Amg Vanadium LLC and Esco Group.
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
- Big River Steel LLC's total reported releases rose from 34.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big River Steel LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big River Steel LLC's water releases fell from 189 lb in 2022 to 144 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big River Steel LLC's air releases rose from 32.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Big River Steel LLC Form-R facts
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See how Big River Steel LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
4.8× 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 Big River Steel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 190.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (45.0K lbs to 41.7K lbs).
Big River Steel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Big River Steel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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 | 45.0K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 30.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 39.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 34.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 41.7K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 92.7K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 31.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 18.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 17.1K lbs | - |
| Lithium carbonate | 16.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 714 lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 660 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 348 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 313 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 259 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 250 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 216 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 56 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
Big River Steel LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Big River Steel LLC
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Viskase Cos Inc, Plum Point Energy Station, American Greetings, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Amg Vanadium LLC, Esco Group, Haynes International Inc.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Big River Steel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (190.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center, Petroleum Containment Inc, Empire Cheese. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center Delta, PA · Electric Utilities 190.7K lbs reported
- Petroleum Containment Inc Jacksonville, FL · Plastics and Rubber 190.9K lbs reported
- Empire Cheese Cuba, NY · Food 190.7K lbs reported
- Rti Advanced Forming Inc. Washington, MO · Fabricated Metals 190.6K lbs reported
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 compounds, Aluminum (fume or dust), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Viskase Cos Inc. Big River Steel LLC stamps MID 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 Big River Steel LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Big River Steel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Osceola, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.8% of Mississippi TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center (Δ 64 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Big River Steel LLC stamps MID volume · AIR 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