EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Universal Galvanizing Inc
Wright City, MO
- Total releases
- 8.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Universal Galvanizing Inc: how the 8.4K lbs splits
8.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.4K lbs 100.0%
Universal Galvanizing Inc's 8.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Universal Galvanizing Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wright City, MO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,197 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. Universal Galvanizing Inc is pounds #253 and chemical-count #409 at 8.4K 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: Saf-Holland Inc; Most Inc; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri Inc.; Whisk Products Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Missouri: Elm Plating Co.; Cleveland Steel Container Corp; Ap Westshore; Sargent Manufacturing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Universal Galvanizing Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Elm Plating Co. and Cleveland Steel Container Corp.
Universal Galvanizing Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.4K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Universal Galvanizing Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Universal Galvanizing Inc reports the 1,215th-largest volume (8.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Elm Plating Co. and Cleveland Steel Container Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Universal Galvanizing Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Universal Galvanizing Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Universal Galvanizing Inc's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Universal Galvanizing Inc Form-R facts
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80% less 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 Universal Galvanizing Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (1.7K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Universal Galvanizing Inc: 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 Universal Galvanizing Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.4K lbs | - |
Universal Galvanizing Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Saf-Holland Inc, Most Inc, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Missouri Inc., ordered by distance.
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Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Elm Plating Co., Cleveland Steel Container Corp, Ap Westshore.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Universal Galvanizing Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sunoco Llc-Race Fuels, Varn International Inc a Flint Group Co, Advance Research Chemicals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Saf-Holland Inc. Universal Galvanizing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Universal Galvanizing Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Universal Galvanizing Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wright City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 5.4% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sunoco Llc-Race Fuels (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Universal Galvanizing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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