EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston
Houston, TX · Parent: Azz Inc
- Total releases
- 92.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston: how the 92.3K lbs splits
92.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 88.2K lbs 95.6%
- Water Discharges 3.0K lbs 3.3%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 1.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston's 92.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 TRACE-CARC
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 26.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 92.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,756 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston is pounds #466 and chemical-count #1184 at 92.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC; Best Block East Houston Plant; Metalplate Galvanizing LP; Metalplate Galvanizing LP. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas; Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc.; Chrometech of Wisconsin; Triumph Processing Inc DBA As Valence Lynwood. Other Azz Inc sites in this extract: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Precoat Metals; Precoat Metals. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead.
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 92.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas and Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc..
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
92K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston reports the 489th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas and Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston's total reported releases fell from 29.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston's air releases fell from 315 lb in 2022 to 266 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston's off-site transfers fell from 27.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston Form-R facts
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See how Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1706.8× more than the comparison
50% 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 Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 92.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (17.8K lbs to 26.3K lbs).
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston: 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 Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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 | 17.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 11.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 29.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 26.3K 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 compounds | 92.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC, Best Block East Houston Plant, Metalplate Galvanizing LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas, Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc., Chrometech of Wisconsin.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston on cumulative reported pounds (92.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co, One Earth Energy LLC, Stryker Orthopaedics. 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).
Other Azz Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC, Precoat Metals.
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, Lead; nearby reporters include Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC. Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Frog Switch & Manufacturing Co (Δ 61 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Azz Galvanizing Services-Houston stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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