EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.
Gardena, CA · Parent: Spectrum Laboratory Products
- Total releases
- 5.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.: how the 5.9K lbs splits
5.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.9K lbs 100.0%
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.'s 5.9K 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: Phenol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gardena, CA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 703 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,881 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. Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. is pounds #481 and chemical-count #180 at 5.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Independent Ink Inc; V & M Aerospace; Spectrum Plating; Coast Plating Inc 1. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside California: Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Astro Chemicals Inc; Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.; Airgas Specialty Products-Davenport Fl. Other Spectrum Laboratory Products sites in this extract: Spectrum Laboratory Products ( New Jersey). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Mercury compounds.
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brenntag Mid-South Inc. and Astro Chemicals Inc.
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.9K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. reports the 190th-largest volume (5.9K lbs). Scale peers outside California include Brenntag Mid-South Inc. and Astro Chemicals Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 703 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 703 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
155.1× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (1.7K lbs to 703 lbs).
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.: 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 Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 215 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 703 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 891 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 843 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 74 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 8 lbs | - |
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Independent Ink Inc, V & M Aerospace, Spectrum Plating, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Astro Chemicals Inc, Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc..
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (5.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include US Brick, Scan Pac Manufacturing Inc, Gartland Foundry Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Spectrum Laboratory Products Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Spectrum Laboratory Products ( New Jersey).
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 Phenol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Independent Ink Inc. Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. stamps LIGHT 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 Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gardena, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Brick (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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