EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.
Springfield, MO · Parent: Merrill Iron & Steel
- Total releases
- 323 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.: how the 323 lbs splits
323 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 258 lbs 79.9%
- Water Discharges 65 lbs 20.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s 323 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 20.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springfield, MO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 323 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,296 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. Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. is pounds #373 and chemical-count #114 at 323 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.; Tosca - Springfield Mo; Ozarks Marble; Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 1 (formerly Northsta. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Missouri: Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators Inc.; Moen Inc; Turbine Components Corp; Able Steel Fabricators Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.9% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 323 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators Inc. and Moen Inc.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
323 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. reports the 1,986th-largest volume (323 lbs). Scale peers outside Missouri include Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators Inc. and Moen Inc.
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
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 74 lb in 2022 to 5 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s air releases fell from 59 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s water releases fell from 15 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 323 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 96% (108 lbs to 5 lbs).
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 57 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 79 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 74 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 212 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 95 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1 lbs | - |
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Superior Industrial Solutions Inc., Tosca - Springfield Mo, Ozarks Marble, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators Inc., Moen Inc, Turbine Components Corp.
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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.. Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springfield, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Greene TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese 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