Phelps Cast
Total reported releases 15k lb fell modestly year over year (-7%). Total releases concentrations are up 27% since 2010.
2527 HWY 17, Phelps, Wisconsin · 331529 · Primary Metals · operated by Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry INC
Notable Signals
No notable signals at this facility for the current reporting year. See chemicals and equity context below for the full picture.
What This Facility Releases
Zinc (fume or dust)
Zinc (fume or dust) concentrations are up 29% since 2010.
Copper
Copper concentrations are up 12% since 2010.
Lead
Lead concentrations are up 50% since 2010.
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Vilas County County, WI (no Census block groups within 3 miles — falling back to containing county): a population of 23,146. Why we surface this →
Low-income
People of color
Under age 5
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.