Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
THE FEDERAL METAL CO
500 N 2ND ST, COLUMBIA, PA, 17512
Parent company: NA
Carcinogen
PBT
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Zinc compounds | Lead compounds | Copper compounds | Copper | Nickel compounds | Total (lbs) |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 193 | — | 204 |
| 2023 | 501 | — | — | 1,764 | — | 3,092 |
| 2022 | 15 | 112 | 505 | — | — | 632 |
| 2021 | 413 | — | 951 | — | — | 1,496 |
| 2020 | 1,736 | — | — | — | 57 | 2,348 |
| 2019 | 260 | — | — | — | — | 380 |
| 2018 | 1,768 | — | — | — | — | 2,272 |
| 2017 | 6,207 | 233 | 994 | — | 19 | 7,465 |
| 2016 | 5,749 | 277 | 1,280 | — | 34 | 7,342 |
| 2015 | 9,286 | 352 | 935 | — | 6 | 10,582 |
| 2014 | 9,579 | 58 | 725 | — | 6 | 10,371 |
| 2013 | 9,530 | 257 | 554 | — | 24 | 10,368 |
| 2012 | 2,705 | 184 | 107 | — | 1 | 2,998 |
| 2011 | 15,588 | 2,275 | 4,153 | — | 6 | 22,043 |
| 2010 | 5,709 | 879 | 181 | — | 93 | 6,862 |
| 2009 | 5,104 | 785 | 162 | — | 83 | 6,134 |
| 2008 | 7,035 | 1,083 | 221 | — | 113 | 8,452 |
| 2007 | 14,006 | 2,155 | 436 | — | 220 | 16,817 |
| 2006 | 14,071 | 2,165 | 438 | — | 221 | 16,895 |
| 2005 | 18,387 | 2,829 | 571 | — | 288 | 22,075 |
| 2004 | 20,357 | 3,132 | 631 | — | 318 | 24,438 |
| 2003 | 20,357 | 3,132 | 631 | — | 318 | 24,438 |
| 2002 | 21,093 | 3,233 | 651 | — | 328 | 25,305 |
| 2001 | 20,357 | 3,132 | 631 | — | 318 | 24,438 |
| 2000 | 23,228 | 3,785 | 957 | — | 604 | 28,574 |
| 1999 | 24,436 | 3,971 | 994 | — | 622 | 30,023 |
| 1998 | 500 | 505 | 505 | — | 505 | 2,015 |
| 1997 | — | — | 500 | — | — | 500 |
| 1996 | 500 | 500 | 500 | — | 500 | 2,500 |
| 1995 | 500 | 500 | 1,500 | — | 500 | 3,500 |
| 1994 | 500 | — | — | 1,500 | — | 3,500 |
| 1993 | 500 | — | — | 1,500 | — | 3,500 |
| 1992 | 500 | — | — | 1,500 | — | 3,500 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 1,500 | — | 3,500 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 1,500 | — | 4,000 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 1,500 | — | 3,500 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,000 |
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.