EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill
Cartersville, GA · Parent: Gerdau USA Inc
- Total releases
- 933.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill: how the 933.9K lbs splits
933.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 748.0K lbs 80.1%
- Air Releases 185.9K lbs 19.9%
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill's 933.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.9%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cartersville, GA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 97.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 933.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,361 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill is pounds #44 and chemical-count #39 at 933.9K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cetco; Skyline Steel Llc-Cartersville; Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery; Argos Cartersville Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Georgia: North American Hoganas; Resonetics Smart Materials Inc; Bonnell Aluminum Inc.; Alleima Special Metals LLC. Other Gerdau USA Inc sites in this extract: Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill; Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP; Gerdau Wilton; Gerdau Long Steel Na-Charlotte Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.1% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 933.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North American Hoganas and Resonetics Smart Materials Inc.
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
934K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill reports the 152nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 87.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include North American Hoganas and Resonetics Smart Materials Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 87.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill's total reported releases fell from 209.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 97.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill's off-site transfers fell from 172.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill's air releases rose from 36.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 933.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 49% (189.5K lbs to 97.4K lbs).
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 49% 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 | 189.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 196.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 241.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 209.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 97.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 815.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 51.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 24.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 329 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 161 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 149 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 118 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Cetco, Skyline Steel Llc-Cartersville, Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. North American Hoganas, Resonetics Smart Materials Inc, Bonnell Aluminum Inc..
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill on cumulative reported pounds (933.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Am Stabilizers Corp, Slocum Adhesives Corp, Cycle Chem Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Gerdau USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gerdau Ameristeel St Paul Mill, Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP, Gerdau Wilton.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Cetco. Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cartersville, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 17.0% of Bartow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Am Stabilizers Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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