EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC
Santa Fe Springs, CA · Parent: Heraeus Inc
- Total releases
- 9.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC: how the 9.6K lbs splits
9.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 99.0%
- Off-site Transfers 96 lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC's 9.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Fe Springs, CA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,896 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. Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC is pounds #417 and chemical-count #96 at 9.6K 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: American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products; Shaw Diversified Services Inc; Polycoat Products; Brown-Pacific Inc.. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside California: US Antimony Corp; Ashland Foundry & Machine Works; Special Metals Corp; Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies. Other Heraeus Inc sites in this extract: Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo; Heraeus Precious Metals Na Conshohocken LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid; Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Antimony Corp and Ashland Foundry & Machine Works.
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6K 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
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC reports the 746th-largest volume (9.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 72.1% of the total. Scale peers outside California include US Antimony Corp and Ashland Foundry & Machine Works.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 72.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC Form-R facts
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See how Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
31% more than the comparison
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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 Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (2.6K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 787 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 445 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 96 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Silver | 16 lbs | - |
| Hydrazine | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 2 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC
Closest other reporters in California - including American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products, Shaw Diversified Services Inc, Polycoat Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. US Antimony Corp, Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, Special Metals Corp.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC on cumulative reported pounds (9.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include City Brewing Co LLC, American Metal Treating Inc., Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Heraeus Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo, Heraeus Precious Metals Na Conshohocken 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid, Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products. Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Fe Springs, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: City Brewing Co LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Heraeus Precious Metals Na LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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