EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Benda Tool & Model Works
Hercules, CA
- Total releases
- 37 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Benda Tool & Model Works: how the 37 lbs splits
37 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Benda Tool & Model Works's 37 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust).
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Benda Tool & Model Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hercules, CA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 30 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 37 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,503 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Benda Tool & Model Works is pounds #895 and chemical-count #697 at 37 lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Phillips 66 Carbon Plant; Central Concrete Pinole; Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex; Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Rodeo Hydrogen Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside California: Kansas Castings; Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Utility Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Besser Quinn Machine & Foundry. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Aluminum (fume or dust); Zinc (fume or dust).
Compare Benda Tool & Model Works with
Nearest reporters in California
- Phillips 66 Carbon Plant Rodeo · 350.1K lbs
- Central Concrete Pinole Pinole · 2 lbs
- Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex Rodeo · 3.8M lbs
- Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Rodeo Hydrogen Plant Rodeo · 37.1K lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Kansas Castings (KS) · Hydro Extrusion USA LLC (IN) · Utility Manufacturing Co. Inc. (MA)
Benda Tool & Model Works stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kansas Castings and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
Benda Tool & Model Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37 lbs 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Benda Tool & Model Works in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Benda Tool & Model Works reports the 1,274th-largest volume (37 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Kansas Castings and Hydro Extrusion USA LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Benda Tool & Model Works's total reported releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 30 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benda Tool & Model Works's air releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 30 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benda Tool & Model Works's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Benda Tool & Model Works Form-R facts
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See how Benda Tool & Model Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Benda Tool & Model Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1708% (2 lbs to 30 lbs).
Benda Tool & Model Works: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Benda Tool & Model Works year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1708% 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: Aluminum (fume or dust).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 30 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 28 lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 9 lbs | - |
Benda Tool & Model Works · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Benda Tool & Model Works
Closest other reporters in California - including Phillips 66 Carbon Plant, Central Concrete Pinole, Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
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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 Aluminum (fume or dust), Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Phillips 66 Carbon Plant. Benda Tool & Model Works stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Benda Tool & Model Works TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Benda Tool & Model Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hercules, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oldcastle Precast Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Benda Tool & Model Works stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Aluminum (fume or dust). 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