EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
K-Tube Corp
Poway, CA · Parent: Cook Group Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
K-Tube Corp: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 100.0%
K-Tube Corp's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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-LEAN
K-Tube Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Poway, CA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 467 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,580 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. K-Tube Corp is pounds #650 and chemical-count #646 at 1.2K 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: Valley Metals LLC; Somacis Inc; Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I; Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside California: Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co; Cosmed of Pennsylvania; Sterilization Services of Georgia; Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc.. Other Cook Group Inc sites in this extract: Cook Inc Ellettsville North. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Compare K-Tube Corp with
Nearest reporters in California
- Valley Metals LLC Poway · 1 lbs
- Somacis Inc Poway · 5.1K lbs
- Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I Poway · 440 lbs
- Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments Poway · 2.1K lbs
Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing sites elsewhere: Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co (MA) · Cosmed of Pennsylvania (PA) · Sterilization Services of Georgia (GA)
K-Tube Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co and Cosmed of Pennsylvania.
K-Tube Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
K-Tube Corp: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, K-Tube Corp reports the 174th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 80.8% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co and Cosmed of Pennsylvania.
Concentrated means ≥60% of K-Tube Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 80.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- K-Tube Corp's total reported releases rose from 257 lb in 2022 to 467 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- K-Tube Corp's off-site transfers rose from 257 lb in 2022 to 467 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
K-Tube Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How K-Tube Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 269% (127 lbs to 467 lbs).
K-Tube Corp: 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 K-Tube Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 269% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 127 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 193 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 177 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 257 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 467 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 984 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 235 lbs | Carcinogen |
K-Tube Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to K-Tube Corp
Closest other reporters in California - including Valley Metals LLC, Somacis Inc, Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co, Cosmed of Pennsylvania, Sterilization Services of Georgia.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest K-Tube Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Port Hudson Terminal, Custom Craft Poultry LLC, Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Chester. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
Other Cook Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cook Inc Ellettsville North.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Valley Metals LLC. K-Tube Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This K-Tube Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
K-Tube Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Poway, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of San Diego TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Port Hudson Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
K-Tube Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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