EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
United Plating Inc
Huntsville, AL · Parent: United Plating Inc
- Total releases
- 10.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
United Plating Inc: how the 10.2K lbs splits
10.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.2K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 55 lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
United Plating Inc's 10.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
United Plating Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Huntsville, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 14 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 10.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 9,779 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: Greif Industrial Packaging & Services LLC; Carbo Forge Inc; Ace Galvanizing Inc; Griswold Industries. Other United Plating Inc sites in this extract: United Plating Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Compare United Plating Inc with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- National Copper & Smelting Co Huntsville · 288.1K lbs
- United Plating Inc Huntsville · 29 lbs
- Hart & Cooley LLC Huntsville · 119.5K lbs
- Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville Huntsville · 76.6K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Greif Industrial Packaging & Services LLC (CA) · Carbo Forge Inc (OH) · Ace Galvanizing Inc (WA)
United Plating Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.2K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greif Industrial Packaging & Services LLC and Carbo Forge Inc.
United Plating Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% 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: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, United Plating Inc reports the 1,157th-largest volume (10.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Greif Industrial Packaging & Services LLC and Carbo Forge Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Plating Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
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: 10.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 100% (7.5K lbs to 14 lbs).
United Plating Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows United Plating Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 10.2K lbs | - |
United Plating Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Plating Inc on cumulative reported pounds (10.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Harsco Metals - Ecr, Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey, Northville Industries Corp. - Setauket Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Harsco Metals - Ecr East Chicago, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.2K lbs reported
- Pall Aeropower Corp New Port Richey New Port Richey, FL · Transportation Equipment 10.2K lbs reported
- Northville Industries Corp. - Setauket Terminal East Setauket, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.2K lbs reported
- Badger Meter Inc Milwaukee, WI · Computers and Electronic Products 10.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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; nearby reporters include National Copper & Smelting Co. United Plating Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · 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. 0.1% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Harsco Metals - Ecr (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Plating Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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