EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Gerdau Special Steel Na
Jackson, MI · Parent: Gerdau Macsteel Inc
- Total releases
- 5.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Gerdau Special Steel Na is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jackson, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,114 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk.
Gerdau Special Steel Na has reported 5.2K lbs of toxic releases across 14 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 3 are classified as carcinogens, representing 21% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Primary Metals sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 95% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Gerdau Special Steel Na reports the 836th-largest volume (5.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 80.3% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Gerdau Special Steel Na files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 331110 (Primary Metals). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 5.2K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 14 distinct chemicals, 3 of which (21%) carry a carcinogenic classification.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 5.0K lbs (94.8% of total volume), followed by water discharges at 4.0%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 100% - from 1.9K lbs to 1 lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Gerdau Macsteel Inc.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Gerdau Special Steel Na has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gerdau Special Steel Na releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.9K lbs to 1 lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Gerdau Special Steel Na - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
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- 2020 0
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- 2021 0
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- 2022 0
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- 2023 0
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 57 lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 648 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 103 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 85 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 50 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 39 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 22 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 10 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
Release quantities are self-reported by the facility and may represent estimates rather than exact measurements. "Total releases" includes releases to air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal. Quantities shown here are aggregated across all available reporting years.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Gerdau Special Steel Na. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.