EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Ascend Elements Inc
Covington, GA
- Total releases
- 2.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ascend Elements Inc: how the 2.8K lbs splits
2.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.5K lbs 89.1%
- Air Releases 303 lbs 10.9%
Ascend Elements Inc's 2.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Ascend Elements Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Covington, GA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,250 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ascend Elements Inc is pounds #386 and chemical-count #183 at 2.8K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Srg Global Automotive LLC; Becton Dickinson & Co Covington Operations; H.b. Fuller Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Georgia: Independent Protection Co Inc; Acme Aerospace Inc; Mersen USA Gs - Nac Corp.; Hindustan Platinum Pr LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Ascend Elements Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Independent Protection Co Inc and Acme Aerospace Inc.
Ascend Elements Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascend Elements Inc: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Ascend Elements Inc reports the 226th-largest volume (2.8K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 74.2% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Georgia include Independent Protection Co Inc and Acme Aerospace Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (74.2% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascend Elements Inc's total reported releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Elements Inc's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascend Elements Inc's air releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 256 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascend Elements 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 Ascend Elements Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 5693% (47 lbs to 2.7K lbs).
Ascend Elements Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ascend Elements Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5693% from 2022 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: Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 2.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 582 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 480 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 234 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Ascend Elements Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascend Elements Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Srg Global Automotive LLC, Becton Dickinson & Co Covington Operations, H.b. Fuller Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Independent Protection Co Inc, Acme Aerospace Inc, Mersen USA Gs - Nac Corp..
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascend Elements Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Noxell Corp, Point South Ready-Mix Concrete, Fenwal International Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Noxell Corp Hunt Valley, MD · Chemicals 2.8K lbs reported
- Point South Ready-Mix Concrete Lehi, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.8K lbs reported
- Fenwal International Inc San German, PR · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2.8K lbs reported
- Precision Machine Inc Paducah, KY · Fabricated Metals 2.8K 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 Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Srg Global Automotive LLC. Ascend Elements Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Ascend Elements Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascend Elements Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Covington, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 335910 · Electrical Equipment. 1.2% of Newton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Noxell Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascend Elements Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds. 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