EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Brown-Pacific Inc.
Santa Fe Springs, CA
- Total releases
- 29.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Brown-Pacific Inc.: how the 29.0K lbs splits
29.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 29.0K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 26 lbs 0.1%
Brown-Pacific Inc.'s 29.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Brown-Pacific Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Fe Springs, CA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 29.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,391 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. Brown-Pacific Inc. is pounds #266 and chemical-count #218 at 29.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Polycoat Products; American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products; Shaw Diversified Services Inc; Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside California: Acm Georgia; Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility; Latrobe Specialty Metals; Osco Industries Inc New Boston Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Nickel; Copper.
Brown-Pacific Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Acm Georgia and Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility.
Brown-Pacific Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brown-Pacific Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Brown-Pacific Inc. reports the 582nd-largest volume (29.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Acm Georgia and Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Brown-Pacific Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brown-Pacific Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brown-Pacific Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brown-Pacific Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Brown-Pacific Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
11.7× more than the comparison
2.5× more than the comparison
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 Brown-Pacific Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (6.4K lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Brown-Pacific Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Brown-Pacific Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 5.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 6.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 5.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 50 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 11 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 11 lbs | - |
Brown-Pacific Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Brown-Pacific Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Polycoat Products, American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products, Shaw Diversified Services Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Acm Georgia, Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility, Latrobe Specialty Metals.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brown-Pacific Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (29.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Acm Georgia, Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility, Midmark Corp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Acm Georgia Warrenton, GA · Primary Metals 29.0K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Conshohocken Facility Conshohocken, PA · Primary Metals 29.0K lbs reported
- Midmark Corp Lebanon, OH · Plastics and Rubber 29.0K lbs reported
- Building Materials Manufacturing LLC Savannah, GA · Petroleum 29.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Nickel, Copper; nearby reporters include Polycoat Products. Brown-Pacific Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Brown-Pacific Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brown-Pacific Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Fe Springs, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331222 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Acm Georgia (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brown-Pacific Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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