EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paul Mueller Co
Springfield, MO
- Total releases
- 617 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Paul Mueller Co: how the 617 lbs splits
617 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 587 lbs 95.1%
- Water Discharges 18 lbs 3.0%
- Off-site Transfers 12 lbs 2.0%
Paul Mueller Co's 617 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Paul Mueller Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springfield, MO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 64 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 617 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,501 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. Paul Mueller Co is pounds #355 and chemical-count #188 at 617 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: Safety-Kleen Systems Springfield (smo); Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Springfield; Adm Animal Nutrition; Springfield Ready Mix Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Missouri: Triangle Suspension Systems Inc; Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co Inc; Wyman-Gordon Forgings (cleveland) Inc; Black & Decker (us) Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Chromium; Manganese; Nickel.
Paul Mueller Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.1% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 617 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Triangle Suspension Systems Inc and Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co Inc.
Paul Mueller Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
617 lbs 44th percentile higher than 44% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paul Mueller Co in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paul Mueller Co reports the 1,846th-largest volume (617 lbs). Scale peers outside Missouri include Triangle Suspension Systems Inc and Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co 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
- Paul Mueller Co's total reported releases fell from 108 lb in 2022 to 64 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paul Mueller Co's air releases fell from 104 lb in 2022 to 60 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Paul Mueller Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 617 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 56% (145 lbs to 64 lbs).
Paul Mueller Co: 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 Paul Mueller Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased 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 | 145 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 177 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 123 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 108 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 64 lbs | 4 |
Paul Mueller Co · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Triangle Suspension Systems Inc, Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co Inc, Wyman-Gordon Forgings (cleveland) Inc.
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, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Springfield (smo). Paul Mueller Co 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.
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This Paul Mueller Co TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paul Mueller Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springfield, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332420 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Greene TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paul Mueller Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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