EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Nucor Towers & Structures
Hazleton, PA · Parent: Nucor Corp
- Total releases
- 3.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nucor Towers & Structures: how the 20.9K lbs splits
20.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.4K lbs 97.8%
- Air Releases 470 lbs 2.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nucor Towers & Structures's 20.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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-LEAN
Nucor Towers & Structures is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hazleton, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 17.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 3.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,674 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. Nucor Towers & Structures is pounds #535 and chemical-count #652 at 3.8K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henkel US Operation Corp; Silgan White Cap Corp; Johns Manville; Dober Chemical Corp (hazle Township). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Owen Steel Co; Toyotomi America Corp; Veritas Steel; W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Other Nucor Corp sites in this extract: Nucor Steel-Berkeley; Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc; Nucor Steel; Nucor Steel Hertford County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead; Nickel.
Nucor Towers & Structures stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.8K lbs (2022–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Owen Steel Co and Toyotomi America Corp.
Nucor Towers & Structures vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.8K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nucor Towers & Structures: Manganese-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Nucor Towers & Structures reports the 1,424th-largest volume (3.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 98.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Owen Steel Co and Toyotomi America Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nucor Towers & Structures's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 98.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nucor Towers & Structures's total reported releases fell from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 277 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Towers & Structures's off-site transfers fell from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 144 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nucor Towers & Structures's air releases fell from 163 lb in 2022 to 133 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nucor Towers & Structures Form-R facts
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62% more than the comparison
33% less 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 Nucor Towers & Structures releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2024, total releases increased by 388% (3.5K lbs to 17.1K lbs).
Nucor Towers & Structures: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2024
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Nucor Towers & Structures year-over-year reported totals (increased by 388% from 2022 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 277 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 17.1K lbs | 2 |
Nucor Towers & Structures · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nucor Towers & Structures
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Henkel US Operation Corp, Silgan White Cap Corp, Johns Manville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Owen Steel Co, Toyotomi America Corp, Veritas Steel.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nucor Towers & Structures on cumulative reported pounds (3.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Steel King Industries Inc, Fire Creek Mine, Wesco Hmb Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Nucor Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc, Nucor Steel.
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 Manganese, Lead, Nickel; nearby reporters include Henkel US Operation Corp. Nucor Towers & Structures stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Nucor Towers & Structures TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nucor Towers & Structures totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hazleton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2024 (3 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Luzerne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Steel King Industries Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nucor Towers & Structures stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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