EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Emerson Electric Co
Russellville, KY · Parent: Emerson Electric Co
- Total releases
- 5.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Emerson Electric Co: how the 5.1K lbs splits
5.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.9K lbs 97.2%
- Land Disposal 117 lbs 2.3%
- Air Releases 25 lbs 0.5%
Emerson Electric Co's 5.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Emerson Electric Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Russellville, KY, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 711 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,182 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Emerson Electric Co is pounds #258 and chemical-count #294 at 5.1K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carpenter Co.; Russellville Engineered Castings Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Logan Aluminum Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC; Hyundai Power Transformers USA; Meco Corp; Southern States LLC. Other Emerson Electric Co sites in this extract: Micro Motion Inc.; Appleton Group LLC; Appleton Group LLC; Fisher Controls International LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Emerson Electric Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC and Hyundai Power Transformers USA.
Emerson Electric Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Emerson Electric Co: Copper-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Emerson Electric Co reports the 205th-largest volume (5.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC and Hyundai Power Transformers USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Emerson Electric Co's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 98.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Emerson Electric Co's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 711 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerson Electric Co's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 689 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Emerson Electric Co Form-R facts
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76% less than the comparison
60% 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 Emerson Electric Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (1.1K lbs to 711 lbs).
Emerson Electric Co: 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 Emerson Electric Co 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 711 lbs | 2 |
Emerson Electric Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Emerson Electric Co
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Carpenter Co., Russellville Engineered Castings Inc, Darling Ingredients Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC, Hyundai Power Transformers USA, Meco Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Emerson Electric Co on cumulative reported pounds (5.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Braeburn Alloy Steel LLC, Kendall Green Energy LLC, Dynacast Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Braeburn Alloy Steel LLC Lower Burrell, PA · Primary Metals 5.1K lbs reported
- Kendall Green Energy LLC Cambridge, MA · Electric Utilities 5.1K lbs reported
- Dynacast Inc Lake Forest, CA · Primary Metals 5.1K lbs reported
- Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co. Crestline Facility Spokane, WA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Emerson Electric Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Micro Motion Inc., Appleton Group LLC, Appleton Group LLC.
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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Carpenter Co.. Emerson Electric Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Emerson Electric Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Emerson Electric Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Russellville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335312 · Electrical Equipment. 0.2% of Logan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Braeburn Alloy Steel LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Emerson Electric Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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