EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures
Carter Lake, IA · Parent: Owen Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 1.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures: how the 1.7K lbs splits
1.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 711 lbs 41.2%
- Air Releases 653 lbs 37.9%
- Off-site Transfers 361 lbs 20.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's 1.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 41.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 37.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carter Lake, IA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 256 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,048 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. Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures is pounds #296 and chemical-count #214 at 1.7K 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: Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.; Future Foam Inc; Plumrose DBA Jbs Prepared Foods - Council Bluffs 1. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Iowa: Excelsior Inc.; Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Washington Plant; Schaeffler Group USA Inc - Plants Iii/vi; The Cleaver Brooks Co Inc.. Other Owen Industries Inc sites in this extract: Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC; Missouri Valley Steel Co; Northern Plains Steel Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Chromium.
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Carter Lake, IA: 1.7K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 41.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Excelsior Inc. and Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Washington Plant.
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures reports the 1,629th-largest volume (1.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 76.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Excelsior Inc. and Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Washington Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 76.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's total reported releases fell from 364 lb in 2022 to 256 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's water releases fell from 224 lb in 2022 to 90 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures's air releases rose from 139 lb in 2022 to 165 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (386 lbs to 256 lbs).
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 386 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 173 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 545 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 364 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 256 lbs | 1 |
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures in Pottawattamie
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Future Foam Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Excelsior Inc., Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Washington Plant, Schaeffler Group USA Inc - Plants Iii/vi.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures on cumulative reported pounds (1.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Solon Manufacturing Co, Harcros Chemicals Inc, US Department of the Treasury-Bureau of Engraving & Printing. 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.
- Solon Manufacturing Co Chardon, OH · Computers and Electronic Products 1.7K lbs reported
- Harcros Chemicals Inc Memphis, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 1.7K lbs reported
- US Department of the Treasury-Bureau of Engraving & Printing Washington, DC · Printing 1.7K lbs reported
- Fiberbasin Inc Aurora, IL · Plastics and Rubber 1.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Owen Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC, Missouri Valley Steel Co, Northern Plains Steel Co.
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, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs. Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carter Lake, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Pottawattamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solon Manufacturing Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paxton & Vierling Steel - Structures stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 41.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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