EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mertz Manufacturing Inc
Ponca City, OK
- Total releases
- 49.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mertz Manufacturing Inc: how the 49.8K lbs splits
49.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 49.8K lbs 100.0%
Mertz Manufacturing Inc's 49.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 CARC-LEAN
Mertz Manufacturing Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ponca City, OK, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 16.4K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 49.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,128 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mertz Manufacturing Inc is pounds #110 and chemical-count #107 at 49.8K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Air System Components LP; Phillips 66 Ponca City Site; Evans & Associates Construction Co Inc; Jupiter Sulphur LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Oklahoma: Sioux Chief; Electronic Precision Specialties Inc; Mueller Supply Co Inc.; Silgan White Cap Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; Chromium; Manganese.
Mertz Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sioux Chief and Electronic Precision Specialties Inc.
Mertz Manufacturing Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
50K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mertz Manufacturing Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mertz Manufacturing Inc reports the 685th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 86.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include Sioux Chief and Electronic Precision Specialties Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mertz Manufacturing Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 86.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mertz Manufacturing Inc's total reported releases rose from 13.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mertz Manufacturing Inc's air releases rose from 13.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mertz Manufacturing Inc Form-R facts
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See how Mertz Manufacturing Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
74% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Mertz Manufacturing Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 49.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 54% (10.7K lbs to 16.4K lbs).
Mertz Manufacturing Inc: 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 Mertz Manufacturing Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 54% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 13.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 16.4K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 42.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 6.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 510 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 255 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 153 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mertz Manufacturing Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mertz Manufacturing Inc
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Air System Components LP, Phillips 66 Ponca City Site, Evans & Associates Construction Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Oklahoma.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. Sioux Chief, Electronic Precision Specialties Inc, Mueller Supply Co Inc..
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mertz Manufacturing Inc on cumulative reported pounds (49.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Jeb Gas Plant, Remuriate LLC, Salisbury Electrical Safety LLC. 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.
- Jeb Gas Plant Rankin, TX · Natural Gas Processing 49.9K lbs reported
- Remuriate LLC Birmingham, AL · Chemicals 49.8K lbs reported
- Salisbury Electrical Safety LLC North Charleston, SC · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 49.8K lbs reported
- Gs II Inc. North Charleston, SC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 49.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Air System Components LP. Mertz Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Mertz Manufacturing Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mertz Manufacturing Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ponca City, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Kay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jeb Gas Plant (Δ 59 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mertz Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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