EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.
Lansing, MI · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 2.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: how the 2.6K lbs splits
2.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 94.6%
- Air Releases 138 lbs 5.4%
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s 2.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lansing, MI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 763 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,370 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. Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. is pounds #471 and chemical-count #500 at 2.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aalberts Bassett; Univar Solutions USA; Mplx Terminals LLC - Lansing Mi Terminal; Builders Ready Mix Plant 14. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Michigan: Nautique Boat Co Inc.; Satellite Industries Inc.; Faurecia Interior System; Joyson Safety Systems. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel.
Compare Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Aalberts Bassett Lansing · 515.2K lbs
- Univar Solutions USA Lansing · 18.3K lbs
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Lansing Mi Terminal Lansing · 11.9K lbs
- Builders Ready Mix Plant 14 Lansing · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Nautique Boat Co Inc. (FL) · Satellite Industries Inc. (IN) · Faurecia Interior System (MO)
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nautique Boat Co Inc. and Satellite Industries Inc..
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. reports the 772nd-largest volume (2.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Nautique Boat Co Inc. and Satellite Industries Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 474 lb in 2022 to 763 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 449 lb in 2022 to 733 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 65% (463 lbs to 763 lbs).
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: 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 Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 65% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 463 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 179 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 694 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 474 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 763 lbs | 2 |
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Aalberts Bassett, Univar Solutions USA, Mplx Terminals LLC - Lansing Mi Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Nautique Boat Co Inc., Satellite Industries Inc., Faurecia Interior System.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Alpha Wire Co, Pierce Fittings Inc., Qubicaamf Bowling Products. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Tenneco.
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 Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Aalberts Bassett. Tenneco Automotive Operating 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 Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lansing, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Ingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alpha Wire Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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