EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Purity Zinc Metals LLC
Clarksville, TN
- Total releases
- 28.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Purity Zinc Metals LLC: how the 28.2K lbs splits
28.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.2K lbs 100.0%
Purity Zinc Metals LLC's 28.2K 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 (fume or dust).
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 TRACE-CARC
Purity Zinc Metals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Clarksville, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 8.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 28.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,452 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. Purity Zinc Metals LLC is pounds #225 and chemical-count #358 at 28.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Everzinc USA Clarksville; Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc; Florim USA Inc; Multi-Color Corp - Clarksville. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: New England Union Co. Inc.; Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin; Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC; Steelscape. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Lead.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include New England Union Co. Inc. and Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Purity Zinc Metals LLC: Zinc (fume or dust)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Purity Zinc Metals LLC reports the 587th-largest volume (28.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc (fume or dust) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include New England Union Co. Inc. and Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Purity Zinc Metals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc (fume or dust) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Purity Zinc Metals LLC's total reported releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Purity Zinc Metals LLC's air releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Purity Zinc Metals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 127% (3.9K lbs to 8.9K lbs).
Purity Zinc Metals 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 Purity Zinc Metals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 127% 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 (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 28.2K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Purity Zinc Metals LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Purity Zinc Metals LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Everzinc USA Clarksville, Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc, Florim USA Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. New England Union Co. Inc., Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin, Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Purity Zinc Metals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (28.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Byk USA Inc., Harvard Chemical LLC, Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal. 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).
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 (fume or dust), Lead; nearby reporters include Everzinc USA Clarksville. Purity Zinc Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Purity Zinc Metals LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Clarksville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Eggo Co (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc (fume or dust). 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