EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Worthington Steel
Delta, OH · Parent: Worthington Steel Inc
- Total releases
- 1.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Worthington Steel: how the 1.9K lbs splits
1.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6K lbs 80.9%
- Off-site Transfers 342 lbs 17.6%
- Water Discharges 29 lbs 1.5%
Worthington Steel's 1.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Worthington Steel is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Delta, OH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 434 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,876 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. Worthington Steel is pounds #862 and chemical-count #395 at 1.9K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Remuriate Delta LLC; North Star Bluescope Steel LLC; Fulton Mill Service; Fulton County Processing. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Ohio: Hodge Foundry Inc.; Advanced Airfoil Components; Flury Foundry Co; Mid-West Mfg LLC. Other Worthington Steel Inc sites in this extract: Worthington Samuel Coil Processing; Worthington Samuel Coil Processing - Twinsburg; Worthington Steel Co; Worthington Steel Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese; Zinc compounds; Nickel.
Worthington Steel stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hodge Foundry Inc. and Advanced Airfoil Components.
Worthington Steel vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Worthington Steel: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Worthington Steel reports the 959th-largest volume (1.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 80.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Hodge Foundry Inc. and Advanced Airfoil Components.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Worthington Steel's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 80.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Worthington Steel's total reported releases rose from 383 lb in 2022 to 434 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Worthington Steel's off-site transfers rose from 57 lb in 2022 to 113 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Worthington Steel Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Worthington Steel stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
92% less than the comparison
67% 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 Worthington Steel releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (377 lbs to 434 lbs).
Worthington Steel: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Worthington Steel 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 377 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 360 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 386 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 383 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 434 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 221 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 136 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 14 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Worthington Steel · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Worthington Steel
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Remuriate Delta LLC, North Star Bluescope Steel LLC, Fulton Mill Service, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Hodge Foundry Inc., Advanced Airfoil Components, Flury Foundry Co.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Worthington Steel on cumulative reported pounds (1.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Airgas USA LLC, Jtl Group Billings (dba - Knife River Billings), Hodge Foundry Inc.. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Worthington Steel Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, Worthington Samuel Coil Processing - Twinsburg, Worthington Steel Co.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese, Zinc compounds, Nickel; nearby reporters include Remuriate Delta LLC. Worthington Steel stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Worthington Steel TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Worthington Steel totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Delta, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331221 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of Fulton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Airgas USA LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Worthington Steel stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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