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.

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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.

#14,759 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

2022 → 2023
  • 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

Sector
Primary Metals
TRACE volume
516 lbs
WATER pathway
Water Discharges
CARC-LEAN chem count
7 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Lead compounds

Compare this facility

See how Republic Steel - Lackawanna stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Republic Steel - Lackawanna
516 lbs
Welded Tube USA Inc.
41 lbs

12.6× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Republic Steel - Lackawanna
7
Welded Tube USA Inc.
4

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.

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%)
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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

million lbs

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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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

Blasdell, NY
42.8025, -78.8463
County TRI context
Erie · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Republic Steel

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.

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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