EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Republic Steel - Lackawanna
Blasdell, NY · Parent: Republic Steel
- Total releases
- 516 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Republic Steel - Lackawanna: how the 516 lbs splits
516 lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 441 lbs 85.4%
- Off-site Transfers 66 lbs 12.7%
- Air Releases 10 lbs 1.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Republic Steel - Lackawanna's 516 lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 85.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
TRACE volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Republic Steel - Lackawanna is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blasdell, NY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 516 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,759 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Republic Steel - Lackawanna is pounds #368 and chemical-count #83 at 516 lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Welded Tube USA Inc.; Ford Motor Co Buffalo Stamping Plant; Sopark Corp; Hamburg Finishing Works. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New York: J J Ryan Corp; Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC Walbridge; Webco Industries Inc. Tx Dist. Div.; Pace Industries Grafton Div. Other Republic Steel sites in this extract: Republic Steel-Canton Plant; Republic Steel Wire Processing; Republic Steel - Massillon Plant; Republic Steel - Lorain Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Nickel compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Republic Steel - Lackawanna stamps TRACE volume with a dominant WATER pathway (85.4% water discharges) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 516 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include J J Ryan Corp and Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC Walbridge.
Republic Steel - Lackawanna vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
516 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Republic Steel - Lackawanna in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Republic Steel - Lackawanna reports the 1,090th-largest volume (516 lbs). Scale peers outside New York include J J Ryan Corp and Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC Walbridge.
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
- Republic Steel - Lackawanna's total reported releases fell from 101 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Steel - Lackawanna's water releases fell from 80 lb in 2022 to 12 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Republic Steel - Lackawanna's off-site transfers fell from 20 lb in 2022 to 3 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Republic Steel - Lackawanna Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Republic Steel - Lackawanna stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
12.6× more than the comparison
75% 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 Republic Steel - Lackawanna releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 516 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 92% (188 lbs to 15 lbs).
Republic Steel - Lackawanna: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Republic Steel - Lackawanna year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 188 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 102 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 110 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 101 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 180 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 122 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 99 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 46 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 42 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 12 lbs | - |
Republic Steel - Lackawanna · WATER-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. J J Ryan Corp, Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC Walbridge, Webco Industries Inc. Tx Dist. Div..
Other Republic Steel Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Republic Steel-Canton Plant, Republic Steel Wire Processing, Republic Steel - Massillon Plant.
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 Lead compounds, Nickel compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Welded Tube USA Inc.. Republic Steel - Lackawanna stamps TRACE volume · WATER 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 Republic Steel - Lackawanna TRI extract (TRACE · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Republic Steel - Lackawanna totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blasdell, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: J J Ryan Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Republic Steel - Lackawanna stamps TRACE volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead 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