EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.
Schofield, WI · Parent: Merrill Iron & Steel Inc
- Total releases
- 66.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.: how the 66.9K lbs splits
66.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 53.9K lbs 80.6%
- Air Releases 13.0K lbs 19.4%
- Water Discharges 17 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s 66.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust).
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
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Schofield, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 15.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 66.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,474 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. is pounds #211 and chemical-count #85 at 66.9K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Greenheck Fan Corp - Facility 2 & 8; Jarp Industries Inc; Norlen Inc.; Crystal Finishing Systems Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Marsh Plating Corp; Klein Plating Works Inc; Dowa Tht America Inc; Qualico Steel Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc (fume or dust); Manganese; Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.6% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marsh Plating Corp and Klein Plating Works Inc.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. reports the 586th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Marsh Plating Corp and Klein Plating Works Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s air releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (18.0K lbs to 15.0K lbs).
Merrill Iron & Steel 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 Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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 (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 23.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 4.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 15.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 32.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 17.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Copper | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 976 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 599 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 15 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Merrill Iron & Steel Inc.
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Greenheck Fan Corp - Facility 2 & 8, Jarp Industries Inc, Norlen Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Marsh Plating Corp, Klein Plating Works Inc, Dowa Tht America Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (66.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Heytex-Usa, Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville, Itw Specialty Films. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 (fume or dust), Manganese, Xylene (mixed isomers), Copper; nearby reporters include Greenheck Fan Corp - Facility 2 & 8. Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. 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 Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Schofield, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Marathon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Heytex-Usa (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Merrill Iron & Steel Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc (fume or dust). 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