EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Summit Corp of America
Thomaston, CT
- Total releases
- 21.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Summit Corp of America: how the 21.7K lbs splits
21.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.5K lbs 75.9%
- Water Discharges 5.2K lbs 24.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Summit Corp of America's 21.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 75.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 24.1%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Summit Corp of America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Thomaston, CT, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 698 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 21.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,125 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. Summit Corp of America is pounds #63 and chemical-count #29 at 21.0K 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: Whyco Finishing Technologies; Petron Automation Inc; Stewart Efi Ct LLC; Seidel Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Connecticut: Duracoatings Llc.; Western Enterprises; J. L. Clark LLC; Bluescope Coated Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Summit Corp of America stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (75.9% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duracoatings Llc. and Western Enterprises.
Summit Corp of America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Summit Corp of America: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Summit Corp of America reports the 949th-largest volume (21.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 60.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Duracoatings Llc. and Western Enterprises.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Summit Corp of America's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 60.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Summit Corp of America Form-R facts
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2.6× more than the comparison
50% 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 Summit Corp of America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 85% (4.8K lbs to 698 lbs).
Summit Corp of America: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Summit Corp of America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 4.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 4.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 698 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 483 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 320 lbs | - |
Summit Corp of America · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Summit Corp of America
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Whyco Finishing Technologies, Petron Automation Inc, Stewart Efi Ct LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 239 other reporting facilities in Connecticut.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Duracoatings Llc., Western Enterprises, J. L. Clark LLC.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Summit Corp of America on cumulative reported pounds (21.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility, Cummins Inc., Research Organics LLC. 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.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility Marshville, NC · Food 21.0K lbs reported
- Cummins Inc. Columbus, IN · Transportation Equipment 21.0K lbs reported
- Research Organics LLC Cleveland, OH · Chemicals 21.0K lbs reported
- Thermo Fluids Denver Commerce City, CO · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 21.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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), Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Whyco Finishing Technologies. Summit Corp of America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Summit Corp of America TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Summit Corp of America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Thomaston, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 2.9% of Litchfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Summit Corp of America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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