EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bales Metal Surface Solutions
Downers Grove, IL
- Total releases
- 1 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bales Metal Surface Solutions: how the 1 lbs splits
1 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs 100.0%
Bales Metal Surface Solutions's 1 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: Lead compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bales Metal Surface Solutions is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Downers Grove, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19,602 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bales Metal Surface Solutions is pounds #879 and chemical-count #689 at 1 lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lovejoy Inc; Rexnord Industries Inc Bearing Div; Arrow Gear; Cts. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Tank Connection; Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co; Lippert Components Inc.- Plant 84; Kcng Iowa LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tank Connection and Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1 lbs 25th percentile higher than 25% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bales Metal Surface Solutions in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bales Metal Surface Solutions reports the 2,652nd-largest volume (1 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Tank Connection and Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bales Metal Surface Solutions stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Bales Metal Surface Solutions releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 71% (0 lbs to 0 lbs).
Bales Metal Surface Solutions: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bales Metal Surface Solutions year-over-year reported totals (increased by 71% 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Bales Metal Surface Solutions · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bales Metal Surface Solutions
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Lovejoy Inc, Rexnord Industries Inc Bearing Div, Arrow Gear, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Tank Connection, Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co, Lippert Components Inc.- Plant 84.
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 Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Lovejoy Inc. Bales Metal Surface Solutions stamps TRACE 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 Bales Metal Surface Solutions TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Downers Grove, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Usc - Ferrara Brothers LLC - Chelsea Road (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead 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