EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tenneco Inc.
Smithville, TN · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 8.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tenneco Inc.: how the 8.5K lbs splits
8.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.1K lbs 95.5%
- Air Releases 382 lbs 4.5%
Tenneco Inc.'s 8.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Tenneco Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Smithville, TN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 8.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,181 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. Tenneco Inc. is pounds #322 and chemical-count #295 at 8.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Shiroki N.a. Inc.; Tennetek Inc; Best Bath Systems Inc.-Rane a Div of Best Bath. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Tennessee: United Launch Alliance - Decatur Operations; Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2; Pcc Airfoils Llc/smp; US Marine Inc.. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Manganese.
Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Launch Alliance - Decatur Operations and Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2.
Tenneco Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.5K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tenneco Inc.: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco Inc. reports the 639th-largest volume (8.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 80.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include United Launch Alliance - Decatur Operations and Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 80.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Inc.'s air releases fell from 106 lb in 2022 to 72 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tenneco Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Tenneco Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (1.5K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Tenneco Inc.: 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 Tenneco Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 3 |
Tenneco Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tenneco Inc.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Shiroki N.a. Inc., Tennetek Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. United Launch Alliance - Decatur Operations, Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2, Pcc Airfoils Llc/smp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (8.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nucor Steel Kingman LLC, Micalline LLC, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant. 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.
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).
Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Tenneco.
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 Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc). Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Tenneco Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tenneco Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Smithville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 1.9% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Steel Kingman LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium. 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