EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Uss East Chicago Tin

East Chicago, IN · Parent: US Steel Corp

Total releases
67.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Uss East Chicago Tin: how the 67.7K lbs splits

67.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 67.7K lbs 100.0%
  • Air Releases 9 lbs <0.1%

Uss East Chicago Tin's 67.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN

Uss East Chicago Tin is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Chicago, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 67.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 5,447 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. Uss East Chicago Tin is pounds #261 and chemical-count #378 at 67.7K 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: Linde Inc; Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC; Phoenix Global. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Consolidated Metal Products; Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3; Precision Kidd Steel Co; Miller Castings Inc.. 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel; Lead.

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Uss East Chicago Tin stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.7K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Consolidated Metal Products and Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3.

#5,447 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Uss East Chicago Tin vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

68K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Uss East Chicago Tin: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Uss East Chicago Tin reports the 466th-largest volume (67.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 75.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Consolidated Metal Products and Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Uss East Chicago Tin's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 75.7%. Not a toxicity score.

Uss East Chicago Tin Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
LIGHT volume
67.7K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
3 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Compare this facility

See how Uss East Chicago Tin stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Uss East Chicago Tin
67.7K lbs
Linde Inc
391.2K lbs

83% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Uss East Chicago Tin
3
Linde Inc
3

About the same as 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 Uss East Chicago Tin releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 67.7K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 67.7K lbs (100.0%)
Air Releases 9 lbs (<0.1%)

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 51.3K lbs -
Nickel 16.4K lbs Carcinogen
Lead 83 lbs Carcinogen

Uss East Chicago Tin · OFFSITE-pathway site

East Chicago, IN
41.6610, -87.4757
County TRI context
Lake · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
US Steel Corp

Compare beyond Indiana

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Uss East Chicago Tin on cumulative reported pounds (67.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels, Texas Lehigh Cement Co LP, Phillips 66 Pasadena Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Linde Inc. Uss East Chicago Tin stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Uss East Chicago Tin TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Uss East Chicago Tin totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Chicago, IN, latest year 2019. NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Uss East Chicago Tin stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

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