EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
US Zinc- Dust
Houston, TX · Parent: US Zinc Corp
- Total releases
- 147.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
US Zinc- Dust: how the 147.1K lbs splits
147.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 99.3K lbs 67.5%
- Air Releases 47.7K lbs 32.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Zinc- Dust's 147.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 67.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
US Zinc- Dust is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the primary metals sector. It reported 27.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 147.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,783 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. US Zinc- Dust is pounds #376 and chemical-count #758 at 147.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal; Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc; H.b. Fuller Construction Products Inc.; Vulcan Materials Lockwood. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Texas: Westinghouse Electric Co; Techni-Cast Corp; Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC; Thistle Processing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Copper compounds.
US Zinc- Dust is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Houston, TX: 147.1K lbs across 4 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 67.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westinghouse Electric Co and Techni-Cast Corp.
US Zinc- Dust vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
147K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Zinc- Dust: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, US Zinc- Dust reports the 351st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Westinghouse Electric Co and Techni-Cast Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Zinc- Dust's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Zinc- Dust's total reported releases rose from 21.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Zinc- Dust's off-site transfers rose from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Zinc- Dust's air releases fell from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Zinc- Dust Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Zinc- Dust releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 147.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 93% (14.2K lbs to 27.5K lbs).
US Zinc- Dust: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Zinc- Dust year-over-year reported totals (increased by 93% 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 | 14.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 35.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 48.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 21.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 27.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 145.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 181 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 6 lbs | - |
US Zinc- Dust in Harris
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Zinc- Dust
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal, Electro-Coatings of Texas Inc, H.b. Fuller Construction Products Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Westinghouse Electric Co, Techni-Cast Corp, Nlmk Pennsylvania LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Zinc- Dust on cumulative reported pounds (147.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Trimold LLC, Guardian Manufacturing Co, Bluescope Coated Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Trimold LLC Circleville, OH · Transportation Equipment 147.1K lbs reported
- Guardian Manufacturing Co Willard, OH · Plastics and Rubber 147.1K lbs reported
- Bluescope Coated Products LLC Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Fabricated Metals 146.9K lbs reported
- Royal Adhesives & Sealants South Bend, IN · Chemicals 147.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal. US Zinc- Dust stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This US Zinc- Dust TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Zinc- Dust totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trimold LLC (Δ 61 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Zinc- Dust stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 67.5%). 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