EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Philson Inc
Watertown, CT · Parent: Aptargroup Inc
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Philson Inc: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 942 lbs 64.3%
- Off-site Transfers 524 lbs 35.7%
Philson Inc's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 35.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Philson Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watertown, CT, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 703 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 1.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 13,275 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Philson Inc is pounds #130 and chemical-count #150 at 1.5K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Petron Automation Inc; Luvata Waterbury Inc; Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc; Seidel Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Connecticut: Valley Plating Inc.; Celeros Flow Technology; Hypertherm Inc; Englert Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Philson Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Watertown, CT: 1.5K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valley Plating Inc. and Celeros Flow Technology.
Philson Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Philson Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Philson Inc reports the 1,662nd-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 64.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Valley Plating Inc. and Celeros Flow Technology.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Philson Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 64.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Philson Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Philson Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 8% (763 lbs to 703 lbs).
Philson Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Philson Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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 | 763 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 703 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 942 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 524 lbs | - |
Philson Inc in Litchfield
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Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Petron Automation Inc, Luvata Waterbury Inc, Mirror Polishing & Plating Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Valley Plating Inc., Celeros Flow Technology, Hypertherm Inc.
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Philson Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Quietflex, Hanna Steel Corp, Dairy Farmers of America. 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.
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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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Petron Automation Inc. Philson Inc 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 Philson Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Philson Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watertown, CT, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Litchfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hanna Steel Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Philson Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.3%). 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