EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc
Centerville, IA
- Total releases
- 97.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc: how the 97.0K lbs splits
97.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 92.1K lbs 95.0%
- Air Releases 4.3K lbs 4.4%
- Water Discharges 565 lbs 0.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc's 97.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centerville, IA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 21.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 97.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,651 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. Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc is pounds #125 and chemical-count #195 at 97.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Relco Locomotives Inc; Aym Inc; East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Performance Pipe Div. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Iowa: Scot Industries Inc; Engineered Heat Treat Inc; Blastech Mobile LLC; Pioneer Metal Finishing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Nickel.
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 97.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Scot Industries Inc and Engineered Heat Treat Inc.
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
97K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc inside Appanoose's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc reports the 466th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Appanoose. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Scot Industries Inc and Engineered Heat Treat Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Appanoose's reported pounds (97.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 17.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc's air releases rose from 249 lb in 2022 to 904 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc's water releases fell from 169 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 97.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38% (15.2K lbs to 21.0K lbs).
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 20.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 22.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 17.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 96.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 93 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Scot Industries Inc, Engineered Heat Treat Inc, Blastech Mobile LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (97.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Gates Corp, Sherwin-Williams Co, Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Gates Corp Poplar Bluff, MO · Plastics and Rubber 97.0K lbs reported
- Sherwin-Williams Co Greensboro, NC · Chemicals 96.9K lbs reported
- Shaw Ind Inc Plant Rp Ringgold, GA · Plastics and Rubber 96.8K lbs reported
- Sheldahl Flexible Technologies Inc Northfield, MN · Computers and Electronic Products 96.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nickel; nearby reporters include Relco Locomotives Inc. Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc 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 Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Centerville, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332618 · Fabricated Metals. 100% of Appanoose TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gates Corp (Δ 72 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Iowa Steel & Wire Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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