EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Alton Steel Inc
Alton, IL
- Total releases
- 2.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Alton Steel Inc: how the 2.0M lbs splits
2.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.0M lbs 98.5%
- Air Releases 27.6K lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 2.4K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Alton Steel Inc's 2.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.4%. 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Alton Steel Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alton, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 21.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 856 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alton Steel Inc is pounds #32 and chemical-count #143 at 2.0M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Casting P; Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Main Plan; Wood River Refinery. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Pmx Industries Inc; Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Alton Steel Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.5% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc and Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
Alton Steel Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Alton Steel Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Alton Steel Inc reports the 105th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 79.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc and Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Alton Steel Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 79.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alton Steel Inc's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alton Steel Inc's off-site transfers rose from 18.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Alton Steel Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Alton Steel Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (1.9M lbs to 21.5K lbs).
Alton Steel Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Alton Steel Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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 | 1.9M lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 45.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 34.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 21.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 21.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 316.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 71.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 290 lbs | - |
Alton Steel Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alton Steel Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Casting P, Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant, Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Main Plan, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc, Real Alloy Recycling LLC, Pmx Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alton Steel Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City, Archer Daniels Midland (adm) Deerfield, Sigeco a B Brown Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City Texas City, TX · Chemicals 2.0M lbs reported
- Archer Daniels Midland (adm) Deerfield Deerfield, MO · Food 2.0M lbs reported
- Sigeco a B Brown Generating Station Mount Vernon, IN · Electric Utilities 2.0M lbs reported
- Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc Kendallville, IN · Primary Metals 2.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Wieland Rolled Products N.a. - East Alton Casting P. Alton Steel Inc stamps HEAVY 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 Alton Steel Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alton Steel Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alton, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 6.5% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ineos Acetyls Chemicals Texas City (Δ 3.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alton Steel Inc stamps HEAVY 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