EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Harsco Metals - Pueblo
Pueblo, CO · Parent: Harsco Corp
- Total releases
- 2.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Harsco Metals - Pueblo: how the 2.5K lbs splits
2.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.5K lbs 100.0%
Harsco Metals - Pueblo's 2.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Harsco Metals - Pueblo is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pueblo, CO, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 895 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 2.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 12,460 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Harsco Metals - Pueblo is pounds #134 and chemical-count #37 at 2.5K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Best Block - Pub-B; Best Block Pubb; Burnco Colorado LLC - Pueblo; Pueblo Asphalt Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Colorado: Kirtland Concrete; James Hardie Building Products Peru; Ironrock Capital Inc; Pilkington N.a.. Other Harsco Corp sites in this extract: Harsco Metals - Ecr; Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC; Harsco Metals - Pittsboro; Harsco Metals - Iowa. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel compounds.
Harsco Metals - Pueblo stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kirtland Concrete and James Hardie Building Products Peru.
Harsco Metals - Pueblo vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Harsco Metals - Pueblo in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Harsco Metals - Pueblo reports the 509th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include Kirtland Concrete and James Hardie Building Products Peru.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Harsco Metals - Pueblo Form-R facts
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See how Harsco Metals - Pueblo stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18320.5× more than the comparison
8.0× 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 Harsco Metals - Pueblo releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 37% (1.4K lbs to 895 lbs).
Harsco Metals - Pueblo: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Harsco Metals - Pueblo year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 149 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 895 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 935 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 575 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 317 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 317 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 159 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 159 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
Harsco Metals - Pueblo · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Harsco Metals - Pueblo
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Best Block - Pub-B, Best Block Pubb, Burnco Colorado LLC - Pueblo, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Kirtland Concrete, James Hardie Building Products Peru, Ironrock Capital Inc.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Harsco Metals - Pueblo on cumulative reported pounds (2.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include St Tissue LLC, Kirtland Concrete, Grote Co. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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).
Other Harsco Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Harsco Metals - Ecr, Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC, Harsco Metals - Pittsboro.
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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Best Block - Pub-B. Harsco Metals - Pueblo stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Harsco Metals - Pueblo TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Harsco Metals - Pueblo totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pueblo, CO, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Pueblo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: St Tissue LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Harsco Metals - Pueblo stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese 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