EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter
Herculaneum, MO · Parent: The Renco Group Inc
- Total releases
- 3.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter: how the 3.8M lbs splits
3.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.8M lbs 99.2%
- Land Disposal 27.3K lbs 0.7%
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 410 lbs <0.1%
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter's 3.8M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead 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
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Herculaneum, MO, in the primary metals sector. It reported 3.4M lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2022, and 3.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 525 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter is pounds #16 and chemical-count #99 at 3.8M lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pvs Dx Inc.; Ardagh Glass Inc; Carondelet Foundry Corp; River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa). Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Missouri: US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC; McWane Ductile Ohio; Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting; Clarios LLC. Other The Renco Group Inc sites in this extract: Buick Mine/mill; Brushy Creek Mine/mill; US Magnesium LLC; Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds.
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.2% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.8M lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC and McWane Ductile Ohio.
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.8M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter reports the 72nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 63.9% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 81.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC and McWane Ductile Ohio.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (5.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter Form-R facts
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See how Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5124.7× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 1940% (168.9K lbs to 3.4M lbs).
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
What this shows Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1940% from 2019 to 2022). 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 And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 168.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 39.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 139.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.4M lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3.1M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 485.8K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 116.1K lbs | - |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 43.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 35.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 25.5K lbs | - |
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Pvs Dx Inc., Ardagh Glass Inc, Carondelet Foundry Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC, McWane Ductile Ohio, Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter on cumulative reported pounds (3.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Gerald Gentleman Station, Jefferson Terminal South LLC, Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Gerald Gentleman Station Sutherland, NE · Electric Utilities 3.8M lbs reported
- Jefferson Terminal South LLC Nederland, TX · Chemicals 3.8M lbs reported
- Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley Pine Mountain Valley, GA · Food 3.8M lbs reported
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility Smithfield, VA · Food 3.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Renco Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Buick Mine/mill, Brushy Creek Mine/mill, US Magnesium LLC.
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 And Lead Compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds; nearby reporters include Pvs Dx Inc.. Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter 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 Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Herculaneum, MO, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 63.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gerald Gentleman Station (Δ 6.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Doe Run Co Herculaneum Smelter stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead 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