EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Solomon Colors Inc.
Springfield, IL · Parent: Solomon Colors Inc
- Total releases
- 741 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Solomon Colors Inc.: how the 741 lbs splits
741 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 737 lbs 99.5%
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs 0.5%
Solomon Colors Inc.'s 741 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Solomon Colors Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springfield, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 183 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 741 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,289 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. Solomon Colors Inc. is pounds #649 and chemical-count #265 at 741 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang; City Water Light & Power City of Springfield; Viper Mine; Kincaid Power Station. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC; Uniseal Inc; Alloy Polymers; Polychemie Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Solomon Colors Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.5% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 741 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC and Uniseal Inc.
Solomon Colors Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
741 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Solomon Colors Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Solomon Colors Inc. reports the 2,902nd-largest volume (741 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC and Uniseal Inc.
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
- Solomon Colors Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 150 lb in 2022 to 183 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solomon Colors Inc.'s air releases rose from 149 lb in 2022 to 183 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Solomon Colors Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Solomon Colors Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Solomon Colors Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 741 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 110% (87 lbs to 183 lbs).
Solomon Colors Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Solomon Colors Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 110% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 144 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 177 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 150 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 183 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 465 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 153 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 119 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Solomon Colors Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Solomon Colors Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including US Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang, City Water Light & Power City of Springfield, Viper Mine, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Honeywell Electronic Chemicals LLC, Uniseal Inc, Alloy Polymers.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include US Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang. Solomon Colors Inc. stamps TRACE 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 Solomon Colors Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Solomon Colors Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springfield, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Sangamon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Central Wire (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Solomon Colors Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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