EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
United Plating Inc
Huntsville, AL · Parent: United Plating Inc
- Total releases
- 29 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Plating Inc: how the 29 lbs splits
29 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28 lbs 94.8%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs 5.2%
United Plating Inc's 29 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
United Plating Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Huntsville, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 7 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 29 lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 17,671 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: National Copper & Smelting Co; United Plating Inc; Hart & Cooley LLC; Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Galion LLC; Paragon Medical; Truex Inc; Idl Techniedge. Other United Plating Inc sites in this extract: United Plating Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Lead.
United Plating Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.8% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29 lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Galion LLC and Paragon Medical.
United Plating Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29 lbs 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Plating Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, United Plating Inc reports the 2,401st-largest volume (29 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Galion LLC and Paragon Medical.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
United Plating Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Plating Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 1% (7 lbs to 7 lbs).
United Plating Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows United Plating Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% from 2019 to 2022). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 28 lbs | - |
| Lead | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
United Plating Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Plating Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including National Copper & Smelting Co, United Plating Inc, Hart & Cooley LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Galion LLC, Paragon Medical, Truex Inc.
Other United Plating Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including United Plating Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitric acid, Lead; nearby reporters include National Copper & Smelting Co. United Plating Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This United Plating Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Plating Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Huntsville, AL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oklahoma Pole & Lumber Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Plating Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov