EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Dee Foundries Inc
Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 1.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Dee Foundries Inc: how the 1.6K lbs splits
1.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 805 lbs 50.0%
- Off-site Transfers 804 lbs 50.0%
Dee Foundries Inc's 1.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 50.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Dee Foundries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 71 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,141 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. Dee Foundries Inc is pounds #1256 and chemical-count #1667 at 1.6K 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: Southwestern Plating Co. Inc.; Dixie Electro Plating Co.; Fulton Plant; Modern Welding Co of Tx Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Skana Aluminum Co; Vmc Specialty Alloys LLC; Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc; Semco Enterprises Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
Dee Foundries Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Houston, TX: 1.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Skana Aluminum Co and Vmc Specialty Alloys LLC.
Dee Foundries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dee Foundries Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Dee Foundries Inc reports the 977th-largest volume (1.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Skana Aluminum Co and Vmc Specialty Alloys LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dee Foundries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dee Foundries Inc's total reported releases fell from 374 lb in 2022 to 71 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dee Foundries Inc's off-site transfers fell from 187 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dee Foundries Inc's air releases fell from 187 lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dee Foundries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dee Foundries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (764 lbs to 71 lbs).
Dee Foundries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dee Foundries Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 764 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 248 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 152 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 374 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 71 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.6K lbs | - |
Dee Foundries Inc in Harris
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dee Foundries Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Southwestern Plating Co. Inc., Dixie Electro Plating Co., Fulton Plant, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Skana Aluminum Co, Vmc Specialty Alloys LLC, Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dee Foundries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Inalfa Roof Systems Inc, U.S. Boiler Inc., Irving Oil Terminals Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Copper; nearby reporters include Southwestern Plating Co. Inc.. Dee Foundries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Dee Foundries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dee Foundries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Inalfa Roof Systems Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dee Foundries Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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