EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Harsco Metals - Iowa
Muscatine, IA · Parent: Harsco Corp
- Total releases
- 2.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Harsco Metals - Iowa: how the 2.8K lbs splits
2.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 100.0%
Harsco Metals - Iowa's 2.8K 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: 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Harsco Metals - Iowa is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muscatine, IA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 2.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 12,227 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. Harsco Metals - Iowa is pounds #287 and chemical-count #85 at 2.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ssab Iowa Inc.; Continental Cement Co; Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant; Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Iowa: Central Washington Concrete Wenatchee - Baker Flats; Ngk Ceramics USA Inc; Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Greencastle (antrim Commons); Point South Ready-Mix Concrete. Other Harsco Corp sites in this extract: Harsco Metals - Ecr; Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC; Harsco Metals - Pittsboro; Harsco Metals - Pueblo. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel compounds.
Harsco Metals - Iowa stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.8K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Central Washington Concrete Wenatchee - Baker Flats and Ngk Ceramics USA Inc.
Harsco Metals - Iowa vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Harsco Metals - Iowa in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Harsco Metals - Iowa reports the 498th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Central Washington Concrete Wenatchee - Baker Flats and Ngk Ceramics USA Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Harsco Metals - Iowa Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Harsco Metals - Iowa stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
100% less than the comparison
53% less than 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 Harsco Metals - Iowa releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 68% (639 lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Harsco Metals - Iowa: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Harsco Metals - Iowa year-over-year reported totals (increased by 68% from 2019 to 2021). 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 639 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 616 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 346 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 346 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 228 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 228 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 4 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3 lbs | - |
Harsco Metals - Iowa · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Harsco Metals - Iowa
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Ssab Iowa Inc., Continental Cement Co, Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant, 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. Central Washington Concrete Wenatchee - Baker Flats, Ngk Ceramics USA Inc, Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Greencastle (antrim Commons).
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Harsco Metals - Iowa on cumulative reported pounds (2.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Mi Vida Treater Plant, Manus Products Inc., Acme Aerospace Inc. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Harsco Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Harsco Metals - Ecr, Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC, Harsco Metals - Pittsboro.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Ssab Iowa Inc.. Harsco Metals - Iowa stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Harsco Metals - Iowa TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Harsco Metals - Iowa totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muscatine, IA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Muscatine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mi Vida Treater Plant (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Harsco Metals - Iowa stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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