EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc
Lima, OH · Parent: Whemco Inc
- Total releases
- 13.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc: how the 13.7K lbs splits
13.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.4K lbs 75.9%
- Air Releases 3.3K lbs 24.1%
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc's 13.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lima, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 13.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,109 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. Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc is pounds #616 and chemical-count #366 at 13.7K 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: Superior Forge & Steel Corp; Isp Lima LLC; Lima Refining Co; U S Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Miller Centrifugal Casting Co; Tower Extrusions LLC; O&k American Corp.; Young Corp Meltec Div. Other Whemco Inc sites in this extract: Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc; Whemco-Steel Castings Inc; Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; United Rolls Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Manganese; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Miller Centrifugal Casting Co and Tower Extrusions LLC.
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc reports the 697th-largest volume (13.7K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 50.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Miller Centrifugal Casting Co and Tower Extrusions LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (50.0% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (9.3K lbs to 0 lbs).
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 4.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 108 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Superior Forge & Steel Corp, Isp Lima LLC, Lima Refining Co, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc on cumulative reported pounds (13.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Ge Aviation (greenville), Cpi Operations LLC, Netshape Technologies - Campbellsburg Facility. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Ge Aviation (greenville) Piedmont, SC · Transportation Equipment 13.7K lbs reported
- Cpi Operations LLC Paulsboro, NJ · Petroleum 13.7K lbs reported
- Netshape Technologies - Campbellsburg Facility Campbellsburg, IN · Fabricated Metals 13.7K lbs reported
- W&w Fiberglass Tank Co Pampa, TX · Chemicals 13.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Whemco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lehigh Specialty Melting Inc, Whemco-Steel Castings Inc, Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp.
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 Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Superior Forge & Steel Corp. Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lima, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ge Aviation (greenville) (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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