EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mueller Co-Cleveland
Cleveland, TN · Parent: Mueller Water Products Inc
- Total releases
- 51.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mueller Co-Cleveland: how the 51.1K lbs splits
51.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37.9K lbs 74.2%
- Off-site Transfers 13.1K lbs 25.7%
- Water Discharges 42 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Mueller Co-Cleveland's 51.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 74.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 25.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Mueller Co-Cleveland is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cleveland, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 7.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 51.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,085 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. Mueller Co-Cleveland is pounds #190 and chemical-count #100 at 51.1K 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: Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing; Lambcon; Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations; Cormetech Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Master Finish Co; Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel; Hobart Brothers Co Filler Metals Operations Troy; Alloy Processing. Other Mueller Water Products Inc sites in this extract: Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller Co.; Mueller Co; Mueller - North Foundry. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Zinc compounds; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Lead.
Mueller Co-Cleveland stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (74.2% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Master Finish Co and Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel.
Mueller Co-Cleveland vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mueller Co-Cleveland in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Co-Cleveland reports the 683rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Master Finish Co and Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mueller Co-Cleveland's total reported releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co-Cleveland's off-site transfers fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co-Cleveland's air releases fell from 7.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Co-Cleveland Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mueller Co-Cleveland releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 23% (10.4K lbs to 7.9K lbs).
Mueller Co-Cleveland: 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 Mueller Co-Cleveland year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 23% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 10.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 11.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 11.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 7.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 26.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 12.4K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 11.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 735 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 85 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 13 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mueller Co-Cleveland · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Co-Cleveland
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing, Lambcon, Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Master Finish Co, Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel, Hobart Brothers Co Filler Metals Operations Troy.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Co-Cleveland on cumulative reported pounds (51.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Master Finish Co, Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, U.S. EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Master Finish Co Grand Rapids, MI · Fabricated Metals 51.1K lbs reported
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC Greenwood, SC · Chemicals 51.1K lbs reported
- U.S. EPA National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory Ann Arbor, MI · Other 51.1K lbs reported
- Hydranautics Oceanside, CA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 51.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mueller Water Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Mueller Co., Mueller Co.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Lead; nearby reporters include Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing. Mueller Co-Cleveland stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Mueller Co-Cleveland TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Co-Cleveland totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cleveland, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332919 · Fabricated Metals. 3.7% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Master Finish Co (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Co-Cleveland stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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