EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Tenneco Inc.
Waupun, WI · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 85.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tenneco Inc.: how the 85.9K lbs splits
85.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 83.0K lbs 96.7%
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 3.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tenneco Inc.'s 85.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 CARC-LEAN
Tenneco Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waupun, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 17.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 85.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,911 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. Tenneco Inc. is pounds #181 and chemical-count #244 at 85.9K 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: Rust-Oleum Corp; National Rivet & Manufacturing Co; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Grande Cheese Co Brownsville. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Sturm Ruger & Co Inc; Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood; Quantumclean; Eagle Window & Door Inc. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Tenneco; Federal-Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Cobalt; Chromium; Nickel.
Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 85.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sturm Ruger & Co Inc and Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood.
Tenneco Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
86K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tenneco Inc.: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Tenneco Inc. reports the 510th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 76.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Sturm Ruger & Co Inc and Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 76.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 15.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco Inc.'s air releases rose from 548 lb in 2022 to 566 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tenneco Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tenneco Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 85.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (21.5K lbs to 17.7K lbs).
Tenneco 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 Tenneco Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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 | 21.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 13.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 17.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 15.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 17.7K lbs | 4 |
Tenneco Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tenneco Inc.
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Rust-Oleum Corp, National Rivet & Manufacturing Co, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Sturm Ruger & Co Inc, Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood, Quantumclean.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (85.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Lord Corp, Majek Boat Works, Dod, Usaf, Avon Park Air Force Range. 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.
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
Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Tenneco.
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, Cobalt, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Rust-Oleum Corp. Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Tenneco Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tenneco Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waupun, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332117 · Fabricated Metals. 8.0% of Dodge TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lord Corp (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tenneco Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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