EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment

Tenneco - Kettering Operations

Kettering, OH · Parent: Tenneco Inc

Total releases
2.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Latest report
2021
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Tenneco - Kettering Operations: how the 2.1K lbs splits

2.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs 89.2%
  • Air Releases 224 lbs 10.8%

Tenneco - Kettering Operations's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Tenneco - Kettering Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kettering, OH, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 647 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 2.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 12,749 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tenneco - Kettering Operations is pounds #853 and chemical-count #654 at 2.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Unison Industries LLC; Dayton Bag & Burlap; Techmetals Inc.; Winston Heat Treating Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Ohio: Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats; Webasto Roof Systems Inc; Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant; Autoliv N.a.. 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 compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Certain glycol ethers.

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Tenneco - Kettering Operations stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.2% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats and Webasto Roof Systems Inc.

#12,749 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Tenneco - Kettering Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% 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 - Kettering Operations: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume

Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco - Kettering Operations reports the 798th-largest volume (2.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 63.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Aluma-Weld Inc. D/b/a Xpress Boats and Webasto Roof Systems Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco - Kettering Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 63.4%. Not a toxicity score.

Tenneco - Kettering Operations Form-R facts

Sector
Transportation Equipment
LIGHT volume
2.1K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

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See how Tenneco - Kettering Operations stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Tenneco - Kettering Operations
2.1K lbs
Unison Industries LLC
19 lbs

108.8× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tenneco - Kettering Operations
3
Unison Industries LLC
2

50% 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 - Kettering Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs (89.2%)
Air Releases 224 lbs (10.8%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 31% (938 lbs to 647 lbs).

Tenneco - Kettering Operations: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021

million lbs

What this shows Tenneco - Kettering Operations year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% from 2019 to 2021). 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 compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 938 lbs 1
2020 482 lbs 2
2021 647 lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.3K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 536 lbs -
Certain glycol ethers 222 lbs -

Tenneco - Kettering Operations · OFFSITE-pathway site

Kettering, OH
39.7103, -84.1242
County TRI context
Montgomery · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Tenneco Inc

Compare beyond Ohio

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco - Kettering Operations on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Waldorf Plant, Kimoto Tech Inc, Perdue Foods LLC - Milford Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Unison Industries LLC. Tenneco - Kettering Operations stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Tenneco - Kettering Operations TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Tenneco - Kettering Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kettering, OH, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 336330 · Transportation Equipment. 0.1% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Waldorf Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Tenneco - Kettering Operations stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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