EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC
Trenton, TN
- Total releases
- 4.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC: how the 4.5K lbs splits
4.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.5K lbs 100.0%
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC's 4.5K 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: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Trenton, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 814 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 4.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,410 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Big Bend Galvanizing LLC is pounds #356 and chemical-count #513 at 4.5K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Maclean Power Systems; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Feed Mill; Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Poultry Processing. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Caribe Metallurgical; Nitrex Inc.; Fabarc Steel Supply Inc; Delong's Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Caribe Metallurgical and Nitrex Inc..
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Big Bend Galvanizing LLC reports the 1,387th-largest volume (4.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Caribe Metallurgical and Nitrex Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Big Bend Galvanizing LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Big Bend Galvanizing LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 814 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Bend Galvanizing LLC's air releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 814 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC Form-R facts
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See how Big Bend Galvanizing LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
18.0× more than the comparison
67% 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 Big Bend Galvanizing LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (784 lbs to 814 lbs).
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC: 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 Big Bend Galvanizing LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 784 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 857 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 814 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.5K lbs | - |
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Big Bend Galvanizing LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Maclean Power Systems, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Feed Mill, ordered by distance.
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Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Caribe Metallurgical, Nitrex Inc., Fabarc Steel Supply Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Big Bend Galvanizing LLC on cumulative reported pounds (4.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tec Aurora LLC, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48, Concrete Supply. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Maclean Power Systems. Big Bend Galvanizing LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Big Bend Galvanizing LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Trenton, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Gibson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tec Aurora LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Big Bend Galvanizing LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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