EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Smith-Blair Inc
Texarkana, AR · Parent: Xylem Inc
- Total releases
- 146.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Smith-Blair Inc: how the 146.6K lbs splits
146.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 144.5K lbs 98.6%
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 1.4%
Smith-Blair Inc's 146.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Smith-Blair Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Texarkana, AR, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 145.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 146.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,789 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Texarkana Asphalt Plant; Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana; American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Arkansas: Bluescope Coated Products LLC; North American Galvanizing Co Hurst; Gates Corp; Quantumclean. Other Xylem Inc sites in this extract: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC; Xylem, Inc.; Xylem Water Systems USA LLC; Xylem Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Smith-Blair Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 146.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bluescope Coated Products LLC and North American Galvanizing Co Hurst.
Smith-Blair Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
147K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smith-Blair Inc: Nickel And Nickel Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Smith-Blair Inc reports the 337th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel And Nickel Compounds alone is 83.5% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 83.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Bluescope Coated Products LLC and North American Galvanizing Co Hurst.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Smith-Blair Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nickel And Nickel Compounds at 83.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Smith-Blair Inc's total reported releases rose from 520 lb in 2022 to 145.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smith-Blair Inc's off-site transfers rose from 15 lb in 2022 to 144.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smith-Blair Inc's air releases rose from 505 lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smith-Blair Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Smith-Blair Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 146.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 298245% (49 lbs to 145.2K lbs).
Smith-Blair Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Smith-Blair Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 298245% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 49 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 62 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 765 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 520 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 145.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 122.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 23.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 555 lbs | - |
Smith-Blair Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smith-Blair Inc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Texarkana Asphalt Plant, Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Bluescope Coated Products LLC, North American Galvanizing Co Hurst, Gates Corp.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smith-Blair Inc on cumulative reported pounds (146.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Intel Corp - Rio Rancho, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Holden Wood Products, Kinyo Virginia Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Intel Corp - Rio Rancho Rio Rancho, NM · Computers and Electronic Products 146.5K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Holden Wood Products Holden, LA · Wood Products 146.7K lbs reported
- Kinyo Virginia Inc Newport News, VA · Plastics and Rubber 146.8K lbs reported
- Louisiana Pacific Corporation-Newberry Newberry, MI · Wood Products 146.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Xylem Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Xylem, Inc., Xylem Water Systems USA LLC.
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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Smith-Blair Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Smith-Blair Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smith-Blair Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Texarkana, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332919 · Fabricated Metals. 19.3% of Miller TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Intel Corp - Rio Rancho (Δ 73 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smith-Blair Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds. 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