EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Westinghouse Electric Co
Blairsville, PA · Parent: Wec US Holdings Inc.
- Total releases
- 147.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Westinghouse Electric Co: how the 190.7K lbs splits
190.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 186.4K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 4.3K lbs 2.3%
Westinghouse Electric Co's 190.7K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Westinghouse Electric Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blairsville, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 43.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 147.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,776 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. Westinghouse Electric Co is pounds #155 and chemical-count #433 at 147.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Specialty Bar Products Co; Homer City Generation LP; Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc; Pace Industries LLC Airo Div. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Techni-Cast Corp; US Zinc- Dust; Thistle Processing LLC; Keymark Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Hydrogen fluoride.
Westinghouse Electric Co stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.7% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 147.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Techni-Cast Corp and US Zinc- Dust.
Westinghouse Electric Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
147K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westinghouse Electric Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Westinghouse Electric Co reports the 350th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Techni-Cast Corp and US Zinc- Dust.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Westinghouse Electric Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westinghouse Electric Co's total reported releases rose from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westinghouse Electric Co's water releases rose from 25.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westinghouse Electric Co's air releases rose from 752 lb in 2022 to 768 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westinghouse Electric Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westinghouse Electric Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 190.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 57% (27.6K lbs to 43.3K lbs).
Westinghouse Electric Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Westinghouse Electric Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 24.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 26.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 25.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 42.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 43.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 186.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 1.6K lbs | - |
Westinghouse Electric Co · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westinghouse Electric Co on cumulative reported pounds (147.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include S&c Electric Co, Sherwin-Williams Co, Biazzo Dairy Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Specialty Bar Products Co. Westinghouse Electric Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN 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 Westinghouse Electric Co TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westinghouse Electric Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blairsville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331491 · Primary Metals. 0.4% of Westmoreland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: S&c Electric Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westinghouse Electric Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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