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TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE

Quick Summary

•Released 62,921 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
•Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 1601 HIGHWAY 49B NORTH
PARAGOULD, AR 72450
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County: GREENE County
Industry: Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 336330
Inspections: 2 · last Aug 7, 2025
Total Penalties: $0 · last Jul 19, 2016
Registry ID: 110015673289

How This Compares

#51 of 316 TRI reporters in AR

#1,457 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) -30% overall

Year	Total Releases (lbs)	vs Prior Year
2015	78,798	—
2016	64,087	-19%
2017	62,921	-2%
2018	59,263	-6%
2019	170	-100%
2020	59,769	+35006%
2021	62,290	+4%
2022	53,912	-13%
2023	55,954	+4%
2024	54,804	-2%

2024

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers	41,775	41,775	—	—	4,604
sec-Butyl alcohol	12,375	12,375	—	—	1,363
Copper	461	458	3	—	5,487
Zinc compounds	193	146	47	—	2,545

2023

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers	42,716	42,716	—	—	5,669
sec-Butyl alcohol	12,687	12,687	—	—	1,684
Copper	386	383	3	—	5,777
Zinc compounds	165	122	43	—	2,821

2022

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers	41,108	41,108	—	—	4,332
sec-Butyl alcohol	12,238	12,238	—	—	1,290
Copper	391	387	4	—	9,400
Zinc compounds	175	124	51	—	3,795

2021

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers	46,954	46,954	—	—	5,521
sec-Butyl alcohol	14,746	14,746	—	—	1,732
Copper	414	411	3	—	7,140
Zinc compounds	176	132	44	—	3,332

2020

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers	45,128	45,128	—	—	5,389
sec-Butyl alcohol	14,077	14,077	—	—	1,669
Copper	390	386	4	—	6,588
Zinc compounds	174	123	51	—	3,010

2019

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Zinc compounds	170	112	58	—	1,469

2018

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
sec-Butyl alcohol	39,214	39,214	—	—	4,427
Certain glycol ethers	19,520	19,520	—	—	2,152
Copper	361	358	3	—	3,701
Zinc compounds	167	115	52	—	1,188

2017

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
sec-Butyl alcohol	42,154	42,154	—	—	3,692
Certain glycol ethers	20,156	20,156	—	—	1,773
Copper	431	428	3	—	4,161
Zinc compounds	180	137	43	—	1,341

2016

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
sec-Butyl alcohol	43,383	43,383	—	—	4,820
Certain glycol ethers	20,098	20,098	—	—	2,243
Copper	425	422	3	—	4,602
Zinc compounds	181	135	46	—	1,492

2015

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Copper compounds	—	—	—	—	750
sec-Butyl alcohol	46,034	46,034	—	—	5,403
Certain glycol ethers	21,614	21,614	—	—	2,534
Zinc compounds	10,150	9,400	—	750	750
Propylene	1,000	1,000	—	—	—

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
Certain glycol ethers	—	—	—	4,604
sec-Butyl alcohol	—	—	—	1,363
Zinc compounds	—	1,728	—	—
Copper	—	5,369	—	—

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
TRG JONESBORO, LLC JONESBORO, AR	Copper	—	5,369	—	—
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL SWMD LANDFILL PARAGOULD, AR	Copper	114	—	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY INC CINCINNATI, OH	Certain glycol ethers	—	—	—	4,604
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL SWMD LANDFILL PARAGOULD, AR	Zinc compounds	88	—	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY INC CINCINNATI, OH	Zinc compounds	672	—	—	—
TRG JONESBORO, LLC JONESBORO, AR	Zinc compounds	—	1,728	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY INC CINCINNATI, OH	sec-Butyl alcohol	—	—	—	1,363

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical	Transferred (lbs)	POTW
Copper	4	PARAGOULD WWTP, PARAGOULD
Zinc compounds	57	PARAGOULD WWTP, PARAGOULD

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	State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements	Jun 7, 2019	Apr 8, 2020	Resolved
rcra	ID and Listing of HW: General	Jun 7, 2019	Apr 8, 2020	Resolved
rcra	Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General	May 14, 1997	Jun 25, 1997	Resolved
rcra	Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators	May 14, 1997	Jun 25, 1997	Resolved
rcra	Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General	Jul 17, 1993	Aug 23, 1993	Resolved
rcra	Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators	Jul 17, 1993	Aug 23, 1993	Resolved
rcra	Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General	Sep 2, 1986	Oct 15, 1986	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-ARD047926449-001 · Feb 18, 2020

WRITTEN INFORMAL

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ARD047926449-000 · May 30, 1997