EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Central Iowa Ready Mix
Grimes, IA · Parent: Rasmussen Group
- Total releases
- 5.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Central Iowa Ready Mix: how the 5.5K lbs splits
5.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.5K lbs 100.0%
Central Iowa Ready Mix's 5.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Central Iowa Ready Mix is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grimes, IA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,012 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Central Iowa Ready Mix is pounds #267 and chemical-count #363 at 5.5K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Liberty Ready Mix - Grimes; Quality Manufacturing Corp - Urbandale; Cb&i Storage Tank Solutions Llc.; U.S. Army Iowa Army National Guard Camp Dodge Installation. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Iowa: Gladding McBean; Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant; Massarelli's Lawn Ornaments Inc; Gcc Rio Grande Inc. Other Rasmussen Group sites in this extract: Iowa State Ready Mix; Central Iowa Ready Mix; Concrete Supply; Central Iowa Ready Mix. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Central Iowa Ready Mix stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gladding McBean and Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant.
Central Iowa Ready Mix vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.5K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Central Iowa Ready Mix: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Central Iowa Ready Mix reports the 435th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Gladding McBean and Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Central Iowa Ready Mix's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Central Iowa Ready Mix's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Central Iowa Ready Mix's air releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Central Iowa Ready Mix Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Central Iowa Ready Mix releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 336% (358 lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Central Iowa Ready Mix: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Central Iowa Ready Mix year-over-year reported totals (increased by 336% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 358 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 409 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 615 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 5.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Central Iowa Ready Mix · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Central Iowa Ready Mix
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Liberty Ready Mix - Grimes, Quality Manufacturing Corp - Urbandale, Cb&i Storage Tank Solutions Llc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Gladding McBean, Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant, Massarelli's Lawn Ornaments Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Central Iowa Ready Mix on cumulative reported pounds (5.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Panola II Gas Plant, Clarios Distribution Center, Trane - South Lacrosse Operat Ions. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Panola II Gas Plant Carthage, TX · Natural Gas Processing 5.5K lbs reported
- Clarios Distribution Center Saint Joseph, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.5K lbs reported
- Trane - South Lacrosse Operat Ions La Crosse, WI · Machinery 5.5K lbs reported
- Carbit Paint Co Melrose Park, IL · Chemicals 5.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rasmussen Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Iowa State Ready Mix, Central Iowa Ready Mix, Concrete Supply.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Liberty Ready Mix - Grimes. Central Iowa Ready Mix stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Central Iowa Ready Mix TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Central Iowa Ready Mix totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grimes, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.2% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Panola II Gas Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Central Iowa Ready Mix stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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