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TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INCORPORATED

Quick Summary

  • •Released 10 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • •Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • •Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
1490 GERBER STREET
LIGONIER, IN 46767
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County
NOBLE County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
336390
Total Penalties
$0
Registry ID
110002115835

How This Compares

#639 of 804 TRI reporters in IN
#12,166 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) +299% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 5 —
2016 5 0%
2017 10 +100%
2018 10 0%
2019 10 0%
2020 10 0%
2021 10 0%
2022 20 +100%
2023 20 0%
2024 20 0%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 9,432
Nickel — — — — 4,716 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 20 20 — — 465,626

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel — — — — 6,169 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese — — — — 12,339
Chromium 20 20 — — 609,717

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 22,216
Nickel — — — — 11,108 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 20 20 — — 1,097,123

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel — — — — 12,171 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese — — — — 24,342
Chromium 10 10 — — 1,205,134

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel — — — — 13,013 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese — — — — 26,026
Chromium 10 10 — — 1,284,744

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 33,004
Nickel — — — — 16,502 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 10 10 — — 1,629,212

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 30,912
Nickel — — — — 15,456 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 10 10 — — 1,525,988

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 29,044
Nickel — — — — 14,522 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 10 10 — — 1,433,789

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Manganese — — — — 26,980
Nickel — — — — 13,490 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 5 5 — — 1,331,830

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel — — — — 16,095 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese — — — — 32,190
Chromium 5 5 — — 1,589,064

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Manganese — 9,432 — —
Nickel — 4,716 — —
Chromium — 465,564 — —

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
PETRO-CHEM PROCESSING GROUP OF NORTRU LLC
DETROIT, MI
Chromium 62 — — —
SCHUPAN
ELKHART, IN
Chromium — 266,858 — —
BLUESCOPE RECYCLING AND MATERIALS LLC
WATERLOO, IN
Chromium — 198,706 — —
BLUESCOPE RECYCLING AND MATERIALS LLC
WATERLOO, IN
Manganese — 4,026 — —
SCHUPAN
ELKHART, IN
Manganese — 5,406 — —
BLUESCOPE RECYCLING AND MATERIALS LLC
WATERLOO, IN
Nickel — 2,013 — —
SCHUPAN
ELKHART, IN
Nickel — 2,703 — —

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Feb 11, 2004 Feb 15, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-IND984896993-001 · Oct 27, 2004
Administrative - Formal
· Case 05-2002-3500 · Jul 5, 2002

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