EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Qg Printing II LLC
Merced, CA · Parent: Quad/graphics Inc
- Total releases
- 30.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Qg Printing II LLC: how the 30.4K lbs splits
30.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 30.4K lbs 100.0%
Qg Printing II LLC's 30.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Qg Printing II LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Merced, CA, in the printing sector. It reported 4.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 30.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 7,289 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. Qg Printing II LLC is pounds #263 and chemical-count #560 at 30.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Greif Packaging LLC; Fineline Industries LLC; O'Keeffe; Mb Sports. Similar-scale Printing peers outside California: Dynic USA; Bryce Co LLC; Quad/graphics Inc; Amazon.com Services LLC. Other Quad/graphics Inc sites in this extract: Quad/graphics Inc; Quad/graphics Inc; Quad/graphics Marketing LLC; Quad/graphics Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol.
Compare Qg Printing II LLC with
Nearest reporters in California
- Greif Packaging LLC Merced · 45.9K lbs
- Fineline Industries LLC Merced · 278.7K lbs
- O'Keeffe Merced · 6 lbs
- Mb Sports Atwater · 15.8K lbs
Similar-scale Printing sites elsewhere: Dynic USA (OR) · Bryce Co LLC (AR) · Quad/graphics Inc (WI)
Qg Printing II LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.4K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dynic USA and Bryce Co LLC.
Qg Printing II LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K 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
Qg Printing II LLC: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Qg Printing II LLC reports the 45th-largest volume (30.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 69.2% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Dynic USA and Bryce Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Qg Printing II LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 69.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Qg Printing II LLC Form-R facts
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See how Qg Printing II LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
34% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Qg Printing II LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 66% (11.6K lbs to 4.0K lbs).
Qg Printing II LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Qg Printing II LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 21.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 9.4K lbs | - |
Qg Printing II LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Qg Printing II LLC
Closest other reporters in California - including Greif Packaging LLC, Fineline Industries LLC, O'Keeffe, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Dynic USA, Bryce Co LLC, Quad/graphics Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Qg Printing II LLC on cumulative reported pounds (30.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Iowa Renewable Energy LLC, US Engine Valve, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. 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.
- Iowa Renewable Energy LLC Washington, IA · Chemicals 30.4K lbs reported
- US Engine Valve Westminster, SC · Transportation Equipment 30.4K lbs reported
- Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp Trenton, TN · Fabricated Metals 30.5K lbs reported
- Concord Further Processing Plant Concord, NC · Food 30.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Quad/graphics Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Quad/graphics Inc, Quad/graphics Inc, Quad/graphics Marketing 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 Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Greif Packaging LLC. Qg Printing II LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Qg Printing II LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Qg Printing II LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Merced, CA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 323111 · Printing. 2.0% of Merced TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Iowa Renewable Energy LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Qg Printing II LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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