Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at Cleveland-Cliffs INC. have risen 52% since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Cleveland-Cliffs INC.
Total reported releases 1.0M lb fell meaningfully year over year (-20%). Total releases concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2010.
1801 CRAWFORD ST, Middletown, Ohio · 331110 · Primary Metals · operated by Cleveland-Cliffs INC
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
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0000085018 releases at Cleveland-Cliffs INC. fell from 28k lb to 0 lb (100% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Naphthalene
Naphthalene releases at Cleveland-Cliffs INC. fell from 61k lb to 28k lb (54% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Polycyclic aromatic compounds releases at Cleveland-Cliffs INC. fell from 39k lb to 18k lb (54% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Showing the 4 most editorially weighted signals out of 5. Lower-severity signals fold into the chemical breakdown and history charts below.
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Manganese And Manganese Compounds
Manganese And Manganese Compounds concentrations have fallen 19% since 2010.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2015.
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) concentrations are up 52% since 2010.
Lead And Lead Compounds
Lead And Lead Compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Naphthalene
Naphthalene concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
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 are roughly unchanged from 2010.
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Polycyclic aromatic compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (46 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 46,799. Why we surface this →
45.1%
Low-income
22.1%
People of color
5.4%
Under age 5
16.8%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). 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.