EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Wenger Corp
Owatonna, MN
- Total releases
- 144 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Wenger Corp: how the 144 lbs splits
144 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 89 lbs 61.8%
- Off-site Transfers 55 lbs 38.2%
Wenger Corp's 144 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 61.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 38.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Wenger Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owatonna, MN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 19 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 144 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,197 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Wenger Corp is pounds #348 and chemical-count #158 at 144 lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Viracon LLC; Truth Hardware Corp-Owatonna; Daikin Applied Owatonna Mn; Crown Food Packaging. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Minnesota: Avedis Zildjian Co.; Midland Optical; National Chain Co; Gemini-Decorah. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Manganese; Chromium; Nickel.
Wenger Corp is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Owatonna, MN: 144 lbs across 4 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 61.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avedis Zildjian Co. and Midland Optical.
Wenger Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
144 lbs 38th percentile higher than 38% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wenger Corp in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Wenger Corp reports the 217th-largest volume (144 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Avedis Zildjian Co. and Midland Optical.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Wenger Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wenger Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 144 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 68% (61 lbs to 19 lbs).
Wenger Corp: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wenger Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 61 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 21 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 22 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 20 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 19 lbs | 4 |
Wenger Corp in Steele
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wenger Corp
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Viracon LLC, Truth Hardware Corp-Owatonna, Daikin Applied Owatonna Mn, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Avedis Zildjian Co., Midland Optical, National Chain Co.
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 Lead, Manganese, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Viracon LLC. Wenger Corp stamps TRACE volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Wenger Corp TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wenger Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owatonna, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339999 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Steele TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ge Healthcare-Waukesha (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wenger Corp stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 61.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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