EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.

Homer, MI

Total releases
17.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.: how the 17.6K lbs splits

17.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 17.5K lbs 99.5%
  • Air Releases 92 lbs 0.5%

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.'s 17.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Homer, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 17.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,540 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. is pounds #323 and chemical-count #474 at 17.6K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.; Woodworth Inc Homer; Brembo Na; Brembo Homer Foundry. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry; Chemalloy Co LLC; Cera-Met; Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead.

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Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry and Chemalloy Co LLC.

#8,540 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.: Manganese-led volume

Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. reports the 661st-largest volume (17.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry and Chemalloy Co LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Primary Metals
LIGHT volume
17.6K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Manganese

Compare this facility

See how Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.
17.6K lbs
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.
491 lbs

35.8× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.
2
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.
2

About the same as 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 Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.6K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 17.5K lbs (99.5%)
Air Releases 92 lbs (0.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (3.3K lbs to 2.6K lbs).

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.3K lbs 2
2020 3.8K lbs 2
2021 3.9K lbs 2
2022 3.9K lbs 2
2023 2.6K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Manganese 17.5K lbs -
Lead 64 lbs Carcinogen

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site

Homer, MI
42.1398, -84.8043
County TRI context
Calhoun · 0.5% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
49245CLHNF506SC

Compare beyond Michigan

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (17.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure - Mt. Pleasant, Custom Marble & Onyx, Viking Pump Inc-Alloys Foundry. 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.

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, Lead; nearby reporters include Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.. Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. stamps LIGHT 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.

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This Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Homer, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.5% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure - Mt. Pleasant (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Calhoun Foundry Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese. 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