EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Uss Gary Works
Gary, IN · Parent: US Steel Corp
- Total releases
- 77.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 36
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Uss Gary Works: how the 77.4M lbs splits
77.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 73.5M lbs 95.0%
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 2.3%
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 1.5%
- Water Discharges 960.3K lbs 1.2%
Uss Gary Works's 77.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Uss Gary Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gary, IN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 13.1M lbs of releases across 28 chemicals in 2023, and 77.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 21 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 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tms International LLC; Reworld Oil LLC; Package Design & Mfg; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete - Gary. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Indiana: Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Befesa Zinc Metal LLC; North American Stainless. Other US Steel Corp sites in this extract: Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant; Uss-Clairton Plant; U.S. Steel Granite City Works; US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Zinc compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Vanadium compounds.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Indiana TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=871)
- Tradebe Treatment &...
- Uss Gary Works 36
What this shows Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads Indiana chemical count. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #9. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Uss Gary Works stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (95.0% land disposal) across 36 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 77.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works.
Uss Gary Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
77M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Uss Gary Works inside Lake's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Uss Gary Works reports the 3rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 59.5% of every pound reported in Lake. Scale peers outside Indiana include Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lake's reported pounds (130.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Uss Gary Works's total reported releases rose from 12.0 million lb in 2022 to 13.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Uss Gary Works's off-site transfers rose from 152.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 186.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Uss Gary Works's water releases fell from 185.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 162.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Uss Gary Works's land releases rose from 11.3 million lb in 2022 to 12.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Uss Gary Works Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Uss Gary Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 77.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (22.6M lbs to 13.1M lbs).
Uss Gary Works: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Uss Gary Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.6M lbs | 32 |
| 2020 | 19.5M lbs | 33 |
| 2021 | 10.2M lbs | 32 |
| 2022 | 12.0M lbs | 28 |
| 2023 | 13.1M lbs | 28 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 36 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Uss Gary Works · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Uss Gary Works
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Tms International LLC, Reworld Oil LLC, Package Design & Mfg, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works, Befesa Zinc Metal LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Uss Gary Works on cumulative reported pounds (77.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (36). Release-pound peers include Fort Knox Mine, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine, Nyrstar Clarksville Inc. Chemical-count peers include Phillips 66 Old Ocean Ngl Fractionation Plant, Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant, Dow Sabine River Operations. 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).
- Phillips 66 Old Ocean Ngl Fractionation Plant Old Ocean, TX · Natural Gas Processing 36 chemicals
- Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 36 chemicals
- Dow Sabine River Operations Orange, TX · Chemicals 36 chemicals
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 36 chemicals
Other US Steel Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, Uss-Clairton Plant, U.S. Steel Granite City Works.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Tms International LLC. Uss Gary Works stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Uss Gary Works TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Uss Gary Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gary, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 59.5% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fort Knox Mine (Δ 2.0M lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Uss Gary Works stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And 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