EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Mapes Piano String Co
Elizabethton, TN
- Total releases
- 6.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mapes Piano String Co: how the 6.0K lbs splits
6.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.0K lbs 100.0%
Mapes Piano String Co's 6.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Mapes Piano String Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elizabethton, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 6.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,833 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. Mapes Piano String Co is pounds #339 and chemical-count #173 at 6.0K 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: Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center; Colorworks Inc; Snap-On Tools Co; Alemite. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: Centrifugal Castings; Zekelman Industries Wheatland Tube Division-Warren; Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility; Matalco Wisconsin LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Ammonia; Copper; Nickel.
Mapes Piano String Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Centrifugal Castings and Zekelman Industries Wheatland Tube Division-Warren.
Mapes Piano String Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mapes Piano String Co: Lead-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Mapes Piano String Co reports the 810th-largest volume (6.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Centrifugal Castings and Zekelman Industries Wheatland Tube Division-Warren.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mapes Piano String Co's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mapes Piano String Co's total reported releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mapes Piano String Co's off-site transfers fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mapes Piano String Co Form-R facts
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See how Mapes Piano String Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
13.3× more than the comparison
67% more 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 Mapes Piano String Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (1.6K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
Mapes Piano String Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mapes Piano String Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 912 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.0K lbs | 5 |
Mapes Piano String Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mapes Piano String Co
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center, Colorworks Inc, Snap-On Tools Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Centrifugal Castings, Zekelman Industries Wheatland Tube Division-Warren, Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mapes Piano String Co on cumulative reported pounds (6.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Xsys N.a., Ahlstrom Coated Products LLC, Perfection Plating Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Xsys N.a. Arden, NC · Printing 6.0K lbs reported
- Ahlstrom Coated Products LLC Rhinelander, WI · Paper 6.0K lbs reported
- Perfection Plating Inc Elk Grove Village, IL · Fabricated Metals 6.0K lbs reported
- Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brakes Santa Fe Springs, CA · Transportation Equipment 6.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Lead, Ammonia, Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center. Mapes Piano String Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Mapes Piano String Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mapes Piano String Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elizabethton, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.7% of Carter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Xsys N.a. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mapes Piano String Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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