EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Hughes Brothers Inc
Seward, NE
- Total releases
- 109 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hughes Brothers Inc: how the 109 lbs splits
109 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 109 lbs 100.0%
Hughes Brothers Inc's 109 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: Manganese.
TRACE volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Hughes Brothers Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seward, NE, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 23 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 109 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,461 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hughes Brothers Inc is pounds #144 and chemical-count #56 at 109 lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant; Tenneco Automotive; Tri-Con Industries Ltd; Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Nebraska: Greer Stop Nut Inc; Rw Lyall & Co Inc; Linamar Ohio Plant 2; Sioux City Foundry Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Chromium; Copper.
Hughes Brothers Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 109 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greer Stop Nut Inc and Rw Lyall & Co Inc.
Hughes Brothers Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
109 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hughes Brothers Inc inside Seward's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Hughes Brothers Inc reports the 2,157th-largest volume (109 lbs). This one site accounts for 26.6% of every pound reported in Seward. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Greer Stop Nut Inc and Rw Lyall & Co Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Seward's reported pounds (411 lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hughes Brothers Inc's total reported releases fell from 36 lb in 2022 to 23 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hughes Brothers Inc's air releases fell from 36 lb in 2022 to 23 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hughes Brothers Inc Form-R facts
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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 Hughes Brothers Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 109 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 106% (11 lbs to 23 lbs).
Hughes Brothers 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 Hughes Brothers Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 106% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 20 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 20 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 36 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 23 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 109 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Hughes Brothers Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hughes Brothers Inc
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant, Tenneco Automotive, Tri-Con Industries Ltd, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Greer Stop Nut Inc, Rw Lyall & Co Inc, Linamar Ohio Plant 2.
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, Nickel, Chromium, Copper; nearby reporters include Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant. Hughes Brothers Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Hughes Brothers Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hughes Brothers Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seward, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 26.6% of Seward TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mpt Sterling Heights (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hughes Brothers Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese. 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