EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment

Tenneco Automotive

Seward, NE · Parent: Tenneco Inc

Total releases
301 lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Tenneco Automotive: how the 301 lbs splits

301 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 290 lbs 96.3%
  • Off-site Transfers 11 lbs 3.7%

Tenneco Automotive's 301 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.

TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

Tenneco Automotive is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seward, NE, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 78 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 301 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,359 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. Tenneco Automotive is pounds #140 and chemical-count #99 at 301 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant; Hughes Brothers Inc; Tri-Con Industries Ltd; Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp USA. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Nebraska: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc.; Avanzar Interior Technologies; Modineer Plant 10; Williams International Co LLC Ogden. 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.

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Tenneco Automotive stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.3% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 301 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc. and Avanzar Interior Technologies.

#15,359 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Tenneco Automotive vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

301 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Tenneco Automotive inside Seward's TRI pounds

Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco Automotive reports the 1,004th-largest volume (301 lbs). This one site accounts for 73.4% of every pound reported in Seward. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc. and Avanzar Interior Technologies.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Tenneco Automotive's total reported releases rose from 65 lb in 2022 to 78 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tenneco Automotive's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tenneco Automotive's air releases rose from 64 lb in 2022 to 77 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Tenneco Automotive Form-R facts

Sector
Transportation Equipment
TRACE volume
301 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
3 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium

Compare this facility

See how Tenneco Automotive stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Tenneco Automotive
301 lbs
Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant
0 lbs

7797.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tenneco Automotive
3
Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant
1

3.0× more 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 Tenneco Automotive releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 301 lbs.

Air Releases 290 lbs (96.3%)
Off-site Transfers 11 lbs (3.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (67 lbs to 78 lbs).

Tenneco Automotive: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Tenneco Automotive year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 67 lbs 3
2020 44 lbs 3
2021 47 lbs 3
2022 65 lbs 3
2023 78 lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium 172 lbs -
Nickel 70 lbs Carcinogen
Manganese 59 lbs -

Tenneco Automotive · AIR-pathway site

Seward, NE
40.8881, -97.0928
County TRI context
Seward · 73.4% of county pounds
Parent company
Tenneco 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 Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Gerhold Concrete Co Seward Plant. Tenneco Automotive 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 Tenneco Automotive TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Tenneco Automotive totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seward, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 73.4% of Seward TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Richard M Flynn Power Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Tenneco Automotive stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium. 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