EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Smarkchem Industries Inc.
South Gate, CA
- Total releases
- 270 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Smarkchem Industries Inc.: how the 270 lbs splits
270 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 270 lbs 100.0%
Smarkchem Industries Inc.'s 270 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.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Smarkchem Industries Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Gate, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 270 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,479 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. Smarkchem Industries Inc. is pounds #767 and chemical-count #967 at 270 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: Griswold Industries DBA Soundcast; Titan Terminal & Transport; Day-Glo Color Corp; Armstrong Flooring Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Rust-Oleum - Phoenix; Wayne Chemical Inc; Fresh Products LLC; Force Industries Divison. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Smarkchem Industries Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 270 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rust-Oleum - Phoenix and Wayne Chemical Inc.
Smarkchem Industries Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
270 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smarkchem Industries Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Smarkchem Industries Inc. reports the 3,056th-largest volume (270 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Rust-Oleum - Phoenix and Wayne Chemical Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Smarkchem Industries Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Smarkchem Industries Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.6× more than the comparison
50% less 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 Smarkchem Industries Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 270 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (5 lbs to 5 lbs).
Smarkchem Industries Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Smarkchem Industries Inc. year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 270 lbs | - |
Smarkchem Industries Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smarkchem Industries Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Griswold Industries DBA Soundcast, Titan Terminal & Transport, Day-Glo Color Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Rust-Oleum - Phoenix, Wayne Chemical Inc, Fresh Products 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; nearby reporters include Griswold Industries DBA Soundcast. Smarkchem Industries Inc. stamps TRACE 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.
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This Smarkchem Industries Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smarkchem Industries Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Gate, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Caterpillar Inc North American Hydraulic Excavator Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smarkchem Industries Inc. stamps TRACE 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