EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Harsco Metals - Butler
Butler, PA · Parent: Harsco Corp
- Total releases
- 1.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Harsco Metals - Butler: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 52.8%
- Air Releases 926 lbs 47.2%
Harsco Metals - Butler's 2.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 52.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 47.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Harsco Metals - Butler is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butler, PA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 144 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 1.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,962 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. Harsco Metals - Butler is pounds #612 and chemical-count #141 at 1.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works; Ppc Lubricants LLC; Bear Metallurgical Co; Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Pennsylvania: Calportland Co Fountain Hills; Butler Mill Service Co; Cemstone - Rosemount Umore; Edw C Levy Co - Plant 3. Other Harsco Corp sites in this extract: Harsco Metals - Ecr; Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC; Harsco Metals - Pittsboro; Harsco Metals - Iowa. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Manganese compounds; Nickel compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Harsco Metals - Butler is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Butler, PA: 1.8K lbs across 8 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 52.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Calportland Co Fountain Hills and Butler Mill Service Co.
Harsco Metals - Butler vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8K 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
Harsco Metals - Butler in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Harsco Metals - Butler reports the 540th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Calportland Co Fountain Hills and Butler Mill Service Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Harsco Metals - Butler Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Harsco Metals - Butler releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 88% (1.2K lbs to 144 lbs).
Harsco Metals - Butler: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Harsco Metals - Butler year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 96 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 170 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 178 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 184 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 144 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 802 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 469 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 378 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 136 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 123 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 55 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Harsco Metals - Butler in Butler
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Harsco Metals - Butler on cumulative reported pounds (1.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Future Foam Inc, Leggett & Platt, Forged Components Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Harsco Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Harsco Metals - Ecr, Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC, Harsco Metals - Pittsboro.
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), Manganese compounds, Nickel compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works. Harsco Metals - Butler stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Harsco Metals - Butler TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Harsco Metals - Butler totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butler, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Future Foam Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Harsco Metals - Butler stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 52.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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