EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol
Bristol, VA · Parent: Azz Inc
- Total releases
- 54.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol: how the 54.9K lbs splits
54.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 50.3K lbs 91.8%
- Air Releases 4.1K lbs 7.5%
- Water Discharges 430 lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol's 54.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.5%. 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-Bristol is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bristol, VA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 54.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,926 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Azz Galvanizing-Bristol is pounds #125 and chemical-count #218 at 54.9K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Metal Casting Co; Cardinal Cg Abingdon; Federal Pacific. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Virginia: Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co; Rk Steel; Shape 1820; Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc.. 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-Bristol stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co and Rk Steel.
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Azz Galvanizing-Bristol reports the 662nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co and Rk Steel.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Azz Galvanizing-Bristol's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Azz Galvanizing-Bristol's total reported releases rose from 828 lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Azz Galvanizing-Bristol's off-site transfers rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Azz Galvanizing-Bristol releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (24.4K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol: 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-Bristol year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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 | 24.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 24.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 846 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 828 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.2K 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 | 54.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 130 lbs | Carcinogen |
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Azz Galvanizing-Bristol
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Metal Casting Co, Cardinal Cg Abingdon, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co, Rk Steel, Shape 1820.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Azz Galvanizing-Bristol on cumulative reported pounds (54.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bradford Industries, Dairiconcepts - el Dorado Springs, Hillsboro Energy. 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 W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Azz Galvanizing-Bristol 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-Bristol 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-Bristol totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bristol, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 13.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bradford Industries (Δ 36 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Azz Galvanizing-Bristol 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