EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services
Warsaw, IN
- Total releases
- 27.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services: how the 27.6K lbs splits
27.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 27.3K lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 290 lbs 1.1%
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services's 27.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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-LEAN
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Warsaw, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 27.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,508 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services is pounds #341 and chemical-count #274 at 27.6K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Zimmer Biomet Inc.; Akzo Nobel Coatings; Front Line Manufacturing; Flexaust Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: Vorteq Coil Finishers; Cornell Cookson; Specialty Steel Treating Inc.; Modern Welding Co of California. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium; Nickel; Nitric acid.
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vorteq Coil Finishers and Cornell Cookson.
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services reports the 865th-largest volume (27.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 86.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Vorteq Coil Finishers and Cornell Cookson.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 86.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services's total reported releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services's off-site transfers rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
97% more than the comparison
33% 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 Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (6.7K lbs to 5.6K lbs).
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 5.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 628 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 285 lbs | - |
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Zimmer Biomet Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Front Line Manufacturing, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Vorteq Coil Finishers, Cornell Cookson, Specialty Steel Treating Inc..
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services on cumulative reported pounds (27.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Hiland Ice Cream Co, Pace Industries Inc., Montana Silversmiths. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Nickel, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Zimmer Biomet Inc.. Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Warsaw, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.4% of Kosciusko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hiland Ice Cream Co (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paragon Medical - Warsaw Finishing Services stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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