EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mecs Inc.
Martinez, CA
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mecs Inc.: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 2.0K lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 712 lbs 0.1%
Mecs Inc.'s 1.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vanadium compounds.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Mecs Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Martinez, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 93.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,183 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. Mecs Inc. is pounds #24 and chemical-count #365 at 1.2M 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: Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way; Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC; Cemex Concord; Air Products & Chemicals Inc (martinez-Waterfront Road). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Rousselot Peabody Inc.; Honeywell - Uop LLC; Seymour of Sycamore LLC; Si Group Inc. - Newport Tn. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vanadium compounds; Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Mecs Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rousselot Peabody Inc. and Honeywell - Uop LLC.
Mecs Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mecs Inc.: Vanadium compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mecs Inc. reports the 240th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Vanadium compounds alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Rousselot Peabody Inc. and Honeywell - Uop LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mecs Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Vanadium compounds at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mecs Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 75.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mecs Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mecs Inc.'s water releases rose from 308 lb in 2022 to 404 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mecs Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 74.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mecs Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mecs Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 149% (37.5K lbs to 93.5K lbs).
Mecs Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mecs Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 149% 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: Vanadium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 37.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 23.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 954.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 75.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 93.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadium compounds | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 525 lbs | - |
Mecs Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mecs Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC, Cemex Concord, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Rousselot Peabody Inc., Honeywell - Uop LLC, Seymour of Sycamore LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mecs Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include American Crystal Sugar Co, Befesa Zinc US Inc., Chs Hallock. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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).
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 Vanadium compounds, Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way. Mecs Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Mecs Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mecs Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Martinez, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 7.5% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Crystal Sugar Co (Δ 95 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mecs Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Vanadium compounds. 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