EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC
Warsaw, KY · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 1.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC: how the 1.9M lbs splits
1.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.9M lbs 97.9%
- Air Releases 38.6K lbs 2.0%
- Water Discharges 1.0K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC's 1.9M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Warsaw, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 569.6K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 873 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. Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC is pounds #27 and chemical-count #18 at 1.9M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station; Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station; North American Stainless; Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc; Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc; Alton Steel Inc; Brembo Homer Foundry. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.9% off-site transfers) across 20 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc and Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc.
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC inside Gallatin's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC reports the 107th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Gallatin. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 65.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical Inc and Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Gallatin's reported pounds (1.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC's total reported releases rose from 557.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 569.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC's air releases fell from 7.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC's water releases fell from 296 lb in 2022 to 236 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC's off-site transfers rose from 549.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 565.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 180% (203.7K lbs to 569.6K lbs).
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 180% 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 | 203.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 252.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 348.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 557.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 569.6K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 274.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 198.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 45.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 39.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 25.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 20.2K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 17.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 16.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 11.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lithium carbonate | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 903 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium compounds | 796 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 754 lbs | - |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 427 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 218 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station, North American Stainless, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama, Ees Coke Battery LLC, Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama Lincoln, AL · Transportation Equipment 1.9M lbs reported
- Ees Coke Battery LLC River Rouge, MI · Petroleum 1.9M lbs reported
- Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant Roxboro, NC · Electric Utilities 1.9M lbs reported
- Valero Three Rivers Refinery Three Rivers, TX · Petroleum 1.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station. Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Warsaw, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 100% of Gallatin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama (Δ 9.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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