EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Griswold Industries
Costa Mesa, CA
- Total releases
- 10.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Griswold Industries: how the 10.1K lbs splits
10.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.1K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Air Releases 1 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Griswold Industries's 10.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 CARC-MID
Griswold Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Costa Mesa, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 10.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,805 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. Griswold Industries is pounds #410 and chemical-count #304 at 10.1K 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: Hixson Metal Finishing; Sanmina Corp; Advanced Micro Instruments Inc; Newport Fab LLC (dba Towerjazz). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Ace Galvanizing Inc; Aerospace Coatings International LLC; Hypertherm Inc; Flexaust Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
Griswold Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ace Galvanizing Inc and Aerospace Coatings International LLC.
Griswold Industries 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
Griswold Industries in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Griswold Industries reports the 1,160th-largest volume (10.1K lbs). Scale peers outside California include Ace Galvanizing Inc and Aerospace Coatings International 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
- Griswold Industries's total reported releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Griswold Industries's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Griswold Industries Form-R facts
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See how Griswold Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
53% less than the comparison
33% 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 Griswold Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 49% (2.8K lbs to 4.1K lbs).
Griswold Industries: 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 Griswold Industries year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 4.1K lbs | 4 |
Griswold Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Griswold Industries
Closest other reporters in California - including Hixson Metal Finishing, Sanmina Corp, Advanced Micro Instruments Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Ace Galvanizing Inc, Aerospace Coatings International LLC, Hypertherm Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Griswold Industries on cumulative reported pounds (10.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Fcc Hazelton, Kasai N.a. Inc, Highline Warren LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Hixson Metal Finishing. Griswold Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Griswold Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Griswold Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Costa Mesa, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332911 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fcc Hazelton (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Griswold Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper. 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