EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.
Fulton, MS · Parent: Mueller Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 98.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.: how the 98.9K lbs splits
98.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 95.4K lbs 96.4%
- Water Discharges 3.5K lbs 3.6%
- Off-site Transfers 25 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.'s 98.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fulton, MS, in the primary metals sector. It reported 23.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 98.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,608 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. is pounds #96 and chemical-count #121 at 98.9K lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Psp Industries - Fulton; Homan Industries; Toyota Boshoku Mississippi LLC; Industrial Timber. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Mississippi: Mueller Brass Co; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Russellville Engineered Castings Inc; Cmc Steel Tennessee. Other Mueller Industries Inc sites in this extract: Elkhart Products Corp; Mueller Brass Co; Mueller Impacts Co; Elkhart Products Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.4% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mueller Brass Co and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
99K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. inside Itawamba's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. reports the 413th-largest volume (98.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 97.4% of every pound reported in Itawamba. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Mueller Brass Co and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Itawamba's reported pounds (101.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.'s total reported releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.'s water releases fell from 925 lb in 2022 to 159 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.'s air releases rose from 19.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 98.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 56% (15.1K lbs to 23.7K lbs).
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 56% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 18.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 21.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 20.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 23.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 98.0K lbs | - |
| Lead | 897 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc.
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Psp Industries - Fulton, Homan Industries, Toyota Boshoku Mississippi LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Mueller Brass Co, Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Russellville Engineered Castings Inc.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. on cumulative reported pounds (98.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Vantage Oleochemicals, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Vantage Oleochemicals Chicago, IL · Chemicals 99.0K lbs reported
- Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc Philadelphia, PA · Transportation Equipment 98.9K lbs reported
- Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant Martinez, CA · Chemicals 99.0K lbs reported
- Plainview Bioenergy LLC Plainview, TX · Chemicals 99.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mueller Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Elkhart Products Corp, Mueller Brass Co, Mueller Impacts 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 Copper, Lead, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Psp Industries - Fulton. Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fulton, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 97.4% of Itawamba TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vantage Oleochemicals (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Copper Tube Co I Nc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper. 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