EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works
Ecorse, MI · Parent: US Steel Corp
- Total releases
- 5.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works: how the 5.6M lbs splits
5.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.4M lbs 95.8%
- Air Releases 180.8K lbs 3.2%
- Water Discharges 57.3K lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works's 5.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. 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 CARC-LEAN
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ecorse, MI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 30.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 381 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. US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works is pounds #10 and chemical-count #12 at 5.6M 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: Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3; Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant; Shell Oil Products US River Rouge Plant; Fritz Products. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Michigan: Titanium Metals Corp; Griffin Pipe Products Co; Carpenter Technology Corp; Nucor Steel-Arkansas. Other US Steel Corp sites in this extract: Uss Gary Works; Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant; Uss-Clairton Plant; U.S. Steel Granite City Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Creosote; Lead compounds.
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.8% off-site transfers) across 23 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Titanium Metals Corp and Griffin Pipe Products Co.
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works reports the 51st-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Titanium Metals Corp and Griffin Pipe Products Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works's total reported releases fell from 57.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works's air releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 402 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works's water releases rose from 411 lb in 2022 to 634 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works's off-site transfers fell from 55.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works Form-R facts
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See how US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3075.2× more than the comparison
3.8× more 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 US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (4.4M lbs to 30.3K lbs).
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 1
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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 | 4.4M lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 45.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 57.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 30.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.0M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Creosote | 276.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 134.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 134.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 87.9K lbs | - |
| Asbestos (friable) | 84.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 58.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 52.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 36.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 24.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 23.6K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 17.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 7.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Selenium compounds | 438 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 123 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 77 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3, Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant, Shell Oil Products US River Rouge Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Titanium Metals Corp, Griffin Pipe Products Co, Carpenter Technology Corp.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works on cumulative reported pounds (5.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc, Sanderson Farms LLC. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant Claycomo, MO · Transportation Equipment 5.7M lbs reported
- Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc Kimball, NE · Hazardous Waste 5.7M lbs reported
- Sanderson Farms LLC Collins, MS · Food 5.6M lbs reported
- Mount Storm Power Station Mount Storm, WV · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Steel Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Uss Gary Works, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, Uss-Clairton Plant.
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 compounds, Creosote, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3. US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works stamps HEAVY 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 US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ecorse, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 4.4% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant (Δ 16.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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