EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bridesburg Foundry Co
Whitehall, PA
- Total releases
- 574 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bridesburg Foundry Co: how the 660 lbs splits
660 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 482 lbs 73.1%
- Off-site Transfers 160 lbs 24.2%
- Water Discharges 18 lbs 2.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bridesburg Foundry Co's 660 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 73.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 24.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Bridesburg Foundry Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whitehall, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 86 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 574 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,600 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bridesburg Foundry Co is pounds #714 and chemical-count #393 at 574 lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC; Metem - a Ge Vernova Business; Puritan Products Inc.; Cera-Met. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: L&p Materials Manufacturing Inc; Bison Metal Technologies; Arntzen Corp; Northeastern Shaped Wire Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead compounds; Nickel; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Bridesburg Foundry Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (73.1% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 574 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include L&p Materials Manufacturing Inc and Bison Metal Technologies.
Bridesburg Foundry Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
574 lbs 44th percentile higher than 44% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bridesburg Foundry Co in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bridesburg Foundry Co reports the 1,071st-largest volume (574 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include L&p Materials Manufacturing Inc and Bison Metal Technologies.
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
- Bridesburg Foundry Co's total reported releases fell from 145 lb in 2022 to 96 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bridesburg Foundry Co's air releases fell from 122 lb in 2022 to 64 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bridesburg Foundry Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bridesburg Foundry Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 660 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 7% (92 lbs to 86 lbs).
Bridesburg Foundry Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bridesburg Foundry Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 112 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 129 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 145 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 96 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 86 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 508 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 94 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 42 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16 lbs | - |
Bridesburg Foundry Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bridesburg Foundry Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC, Metem - a Ge Vernova Business, Puritan Products Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. L&p Materials Manufacturing Inc, Bison Metal Technologies, Arntzen 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 Copper, Lead compounds, Nickel, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include B. Braun US Device Manufacturing LLC. Bridesburg Foundry Co stamps TRACE 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.
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This Bridesburg Foundry Co TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bridesburg Foundry Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whitehall, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Superior Stone Products Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bridesburg Foundry Co stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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