Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
FORD MOTOR COMPANY-STERLING I PLANT
39000 MOUND RD, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, 48310
Parent company: FORD MOTOR CO
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 | Diethanolamine | Manganese compounds | Ammonia | Ethylene glycol | Sodium hydroxide (solution) | Total (lbs) |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | 157 |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | 197 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 194 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 232 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 266 |
| 2019 | — | 212 | — | — | — | 273 |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 259 |
| 2017 | — | 212 | — | — | — | 269 |
| 2016 | — | 202 | — | — | — | 270 |
| 2015 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 136 |
| 2014 | — | 192 | — | — | — | 268 |
| 2013 | — | 192 | — | — | — | 254 |
| 2012 | — | 212 | — | — | — | 277 |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 2010 | — | 95 | — | — | — | 118 |
| 2009 | — | 100 | — | — | — | 118 |
| 2008 | — | 243 | — | — | — | 253 |
| 2007 | — | 293 | — | — | — | 317 |
| 2006 | — | 331 | — | — | — | 421 |
| 2005 | — | 2,490 | — | — | — | 2,618 |
| 2004 | — | 2,790 | — | — | — | 2,943 |
| 2003 | — | 1,840 | — | — | — | 2,011 |
| 2002 | — | 1,000 | — | — | — | 1,138 |
| 2001 | — | 760 | — | — | — | 954 |
| 2000 | — | 1,390 | 890 | 70 | — | 3,184 |
| 1999 | — | 340 | 750 | 1,600 | — | 3,573 |
| 1998 | — | 570 | 510 | — | — | 2,410 |
| 1997 | — | 410 | 770 | 54 | — | 1,315 |
| 1996 | — | 280 | 410 | — | — | 737 |
| 1995 | 130 | 140 | 340 | — | — | 610 |
| 1994 | 2,500 | 140 | — | — | — | 3,400 |
| 1993 | 3,900 | 1,950 | 180 | 492 | — | 6,522 |
| 1992 | — | 1,510 | 320 | — | — | 1,830 |
| 1991 | 1,505 | — | 500 | 1,000 | — | 3,005 |
| 1990 | 2,105 | — | 1,000 | 1,350 | — | 4,705 |
| 1989 | 10,050 | — | 1,350 | 1,450 | — | 15,400 |
| 1988 | 11,250 | — | 1,650 | 250 | 3,840 | 17,749 |
▎ 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.