EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc
Arvada, CO
- Total releases
- 161.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc: how the 161.1K lbs splits
161.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 157.4K lbs 97.8%
- Air Releases 3.6K lbs 2.2%
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc's 161.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Arvada, CO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 161.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,617 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Advanced Surface Technologies Inc is pounds #39 and chemical-count #89 at 161.1K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Arvada Ready Mix; Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 11; Industrial Chemicals Corp; Quikrete - Denver Co Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Colorado: Palmer Manufacturing & Tank; Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert; Midwest Plating Co Inc; Huf-North America. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Compare Advanced Surface Technologies Inc with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Arvada Ready Mix Arvada · 1 lbs
- Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 11 Arvada · 0 lbs
- Industrial Chemicals Corp Arvada · 26.0K lbs
- Quikrete - Denver Co Plant Denver · 5 lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Palmer Manufacturing & Tank (KS) · Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert (OH) · Midwest Plating Co Inc (MI)
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 161.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Palmer Manufacturing & Tank and Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert.
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
161K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Advanced Surface Technologies Inc reports the 321st-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include Palmer Manufacturing & Tank and Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert.
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
- Advanced Surface Technologies Inc's total reported releases fell from 24.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Advanced Surface Technologies Inc's off-site transfers fell from 24.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Advanced Surface Technologies Inc's air releases fell from 496 lb in 2022 to 303 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc Form-R facts
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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 Advanced Surface Technologies Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 161.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (51.4K lbs to 4.6K lbs).
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Advanced Surface Technologies Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 68.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 11.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 24.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 62.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 44.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 30.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.1K lbs | - |
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Advanced Surface Technologies Inc
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Arvada Ready Mix, Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 11, Industrial Chemicals Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Palmer Manufacturing & Tank, Danfoss Power Solutions - Van Wert, Midwest Plating Co Inc.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Advanced Surface Technologies Inc on cumulative reported pounds (161.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Superior Industrial Solutions Inc., Scepter New York Inc., Aquatic Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Arvada Ready Mix. Advanced Surface Technologies Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Advanced Surface Technologies Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Arvada, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 9.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Advanced Surface Technologies Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nitric acid. 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