EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.
Kansas City, MO · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 3.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: how the 3.4K lbs splits
3.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 67.2%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 32.8%
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s 3.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 67.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, MO, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 439 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,884 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. Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. is pounds #295 and chemical-count #246 at 3.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henkel US Operations Corp; Dayton Superior (unitex); Arkema Coating Resins; Polynt Composites USA Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Missouri: Raybestos Powertrain LLC; Vitesco Technologies USA LLC; Ge Aerospace; Aludyne Montague LLC. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kansas City, MO: 3.4K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 67.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Raybestos Powertrain LLC and Vitesco Technologies USA LLC.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. reports the 740th-largest volume (3.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 77.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Raybestos Powertrain LLC and Vitesco Technologies USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 77.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 341 lb in 2022 to 439 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.'s air releases rose from 341 lb in 2022 to 437 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 71% (1.5K lbs to 439 lbs).
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 71% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 941 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 149 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 341 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 439 lbs | 3 |
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. in Clay
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Henkel US Operations Corp, Dayton Superior (unitex), Arkema Coating Resins, ordered by distance.
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Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Raybestos Powertrain LLC, Vitesco Technologies USA LLC, Ge Aerospace.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hexpol City of Industry, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Judson a Smith Co. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Tenneco.
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 Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Henkel US Operations Corp. Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Clay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hexpol City of Industry (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 67.2%). 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