EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Harsco Metals - Ecr
East Chicago, IN · Parent: Harsco Corp
- Total releases
- 10.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Harsco Metals - Ecr: how the 10.2K lbs splits
10.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.7K lbs 94.7%
- Air Releases 546 lbs 5.3%
Harsco Metals - Ecr's 10.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Harsco Metals - Ecr is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Chicago, IN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 10.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 9,778 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Harsco Metals - Ecr is pounds #445 and chemical-count #289 at 10.2K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC; Indiana Harbor Coke Co LP; Phoenix Global; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Indiana: Kohler Co; Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant; J. L. Anderson Co. Inc.; Alamo Cement Co. Other Harsco Corp sites in this extract: Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC; Harsco Metals - Pittsboro; Harsco Metals - Iowa; Harsco Metals - Pueblo. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead compounds; Zinc compounds.
Harsco Metals - Ecr stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.2K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kohler Co and Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant.
Harsco Metals - Ecr vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Harsco Metals - Ecr: Manganese compounds-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Harsco Metals - Ecr reports the 381st-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 66.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Kohler Co and Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Harsco Metals - Ecr's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese compounds at 66.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Harsco Metals - Ecr Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Harsco Metals - Ecr releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.2K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 20 lbs | - |
Harsco Metals - Ecr · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Indiana Harbor Coke Co LP, Phoenix Global, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Harsco Metals - Ecr on cumulative reported pounds (10.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey, United Plating Inc, Kohler Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey New Port Richey, FL · Transportation Equipment 10.2K lbs reported
- United Plating Inc Huntsville, AL · Fabricated Metals 10.2K lbs reported
- Kohler Co Union City, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.2K lbs reported
- Vicor Corp Andover, MA · Electrical Equipment 10.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Harsco Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC, Harsco Metals - Pittsboro, Harsco Metals - Iowa.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC. Harsco Metals - Ecr stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Harsco Metals - Ecr TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Harsco Metals - Ecr totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Chicago, IN, latest year 2019. NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Harsco Metals - Ecr stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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