Total reported releases
Total reported releases at Nucor Steel Hertford County have more than doubled since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Nucor Steel Hertford County
Total reported releases 1.1M lb fell meaningfully year over year (-27%). Total releases concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
1505 RIVER RD, Cofield, North Carolina · 331110 · Primary Metals · operated by Nucor CORP
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
N078
N078 releases at Nucor Steel Hertford County fell from 23k lb to 0 lb (100% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds releases at Nucor Steel Hertford County fell from 136k lb to 39k lb (71% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds at Nucor Steel Hertford County have more than three-quarters since 2010 (through 2024).
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Manganese And Manganese Compounds
Manganese And Manganese Compounds concentrations have fallen 44% since 2019.
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Nickel compounds
Nickel compounds concentrations have fallen 41% since 2019.
Lead And Lead Compounds
Lead And Lead Compounds concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2010.
Mercury And Mercury Compounds
Mercury And Mercury Compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Copper And Copper Compounds
Copper And Copper Compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Hertford County County, NC (no Census block groups within 3 miles — falling back to containing county): a population of 21,633. Why we surface this →
20.3%
Low-income
67.7%
People of color
3.9%
Under age 5
20.4%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 (5-year), county-level fallback. Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.