EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Reid Metal Finishing
Santa Ana, CA
- Total releases
- 17.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Reid Metal Finishing: how the 17.3K lbs splits
17.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.1K lbs 69.8%
- Air Releases 5.2K lbs 30.2%
Reid Metal Finishing's 17.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 30.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Reid Metal Finishing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Ana, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 17.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 8,568 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. Reid Metal Finishing is pounds #329 and chemical-count #843 at 17.3K 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: Newport Laminates Inc; Aluminum Precision Products Inc; Kaga (u.s.a.) Inc.; Ttm Technologies N.a. LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Aalberts Surface Technologies Livonia Inc.; Hines Precision Inc.; Bw Converting Inc; Stelmi America LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Reid Metal Finishing is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Santa Ana, CA: 17.3K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aalberts Surface Technologies Livonia Inc. and Hines Precision Inc..
Reid Metal Finishing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Reid Metal Finishing: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Reid Metal Finishing reports the 1,012th-largest volume (17.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Aalberts Surface Technologies Livonia Inc. and Hines Precision Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Reid Metal Finishing's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Reid Metal Finishing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Reid Metal Finishing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 15% (9.4K lbs to 8.0K lbs).
Reid Metal Finishing: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Reid Metal Finishing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 17.3K lbs | - |
Reid Metal Finishing in Orange
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Closest other reporters in California - including Newport Laminates Inc, Aluminum Precision Products Inc, Kaga (u.s.a.) Inc., ordered by distance.
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Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Aalberts Surface Technologies Livonia Inc., Hines Precision Inc., Bw Converting Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Reid Metal Finishing on cumulative reported pounds (17.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Chemical Research\technology (cr\t), Cera-Met, Hero Coatings Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Newport Laminates Inc. Reid Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Reid Metal Finishing TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Reid Metal Finishing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Ana, CA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.7% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chemical Research\technology (cr\t) (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Reid Metal Finishing stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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