EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tenneco
Manitowoc, WI · Parent: Tenneco Inc
- Total releases
- 225.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tenneco: how the 225.7K lbs splits
225.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 225.7K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 11 lbs <0.1%
Tenneco's 225.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Tenneco is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Manitowoc, WI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 43.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 225.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,032 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 is pounds #90 and chemical-count #233 at 225.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd; Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications; Eck Industries; Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Wisconsin: Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E; General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center; Cirrus Design Corp/cirrus Aircraft. Other Tenneco Inc sites in this extract: Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc); Driv Automotive Inc.; Federal-Mogul Corp; Federal Mogul Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Lead; Manganese; Nickel.
Tenneco stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 225.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E.
Tenneco vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
226K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tenneco: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tenneco reports the 171st-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 98.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tenneco's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 98.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tenneco's total reported releases fell from 47.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tenneco's off-site transfers fell from 47.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tenneco Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tenneco stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
491.5× more than the comparison
33% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tenneco releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 225.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (58.7K lbs to 43.0K lbs).
Tenneco: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tenneco year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 27.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 49.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 47.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 43.0K lbs | 2 |
Tenneco · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tenneco
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd, Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications, Eck Industries, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Anna E, General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tenneco on cumulative reported pounds (225.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Electralloy, Micron Technology Inc., Klune Industries Inc. 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.
- Electralloy Oil City, PA · Primary Metals 225.8K lbs reported
- Micron Technology Inc. Manassas, VA · Computers and Electronic Products 225.6K lbs reported
- Klune Industries Inc Spanish Fork, UT · Fabricated Metals 225.6K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC Monessen, PA · Petroleum 225.9K 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
Other Tenneco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc), Driv Automotive Inc., Federal-Mogul Corp.
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 Chromium, Lead, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Parker Hannifin Corp - Hpd. Tenneco stamps MID 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 Tenneco TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tenneco totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Manitowoc, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336310 · Transportation Equipment. 5.6% of Manitowoc TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Electralloy (Δ 65 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tenneco stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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