EPA TRI Facility · Machinery

Harper Industries

Harper, KS · Parent: Harper Industries

Total releases
10.8K lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Harper Industries: how the 10.8K lbs splits

10.8K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 10.8K lbs 100.0%

Harper Industries's 10.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.

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

Harper Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harper, KS, in the machinery sector. It reported 78 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 10.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,659 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Harper Industries is pounds #136 and chemical-count #59 at 10.8K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Central Electropolishing Co; Farrar Corp; Concrete Enterprises; Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Kansas: Itt Goulds Pumps Inc.; Crane Payment Innovations; Primetals Technologies USA LLC; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Chromium; Nickel; Manganese.

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Harper Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Itt Goulds Pumps Inc. and Crane Payment Innovations.

#9,659 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Harper Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Harper Industries: Diisocyanates-led volume

Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Harper Industries reports the 203rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 88.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Itt Goulds Pumps Inc. and Crane Payment Innovations.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Harper Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 88.5%. Not a toxicity score.

Harper Industries Form-R facts

Sector
Machinery
LIGHT volume
10.8K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
6 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Diisocyanates

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Total reported releases
Harper Industries
10.8K lbs
Central Electropolishing Co
48.3K lbs

78% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Harper Industries
6
Central Electropolishing Co
2

3.0× 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 Harper Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.8K lbs.

Air Releases 10.8K lbs (100.0%)
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Harper Industries: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Harper Industries year-over-year reported totals. 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: Diisocyanates.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 0 lbs 1
2020 3.4K lbs 6
2021 7.3K lbs 6
2022 69 lbs 5
2023 78 lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Diisocyanates 9.6K lbs -
Chromium 490 lbs -
Nickel 421 lbs Carcinogen
Manganese 220 lbs -
Copper 110 lbs -
Lead 2 lbs Carcinogen

Harper Industries · AIR-pathway site

Harper, KS
37.2392, -98.0631
County TRI context
Harper · 18.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Harper Industries

Compare beyond Kansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Harper Industries on cumulative reported pounds (10.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Southern Graphic Systems LLC, Uniform Color Co, Lone Star Tubular Operations. 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.

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 Diisocyanates, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Central Electropolishing Co. Harper Industries 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.

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This Harper Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Harper Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Harper, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 18.3% of Harper TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southern Graphic Systems LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Harper Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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