EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Paragon Services Inc
Wichita, KS
- Total releases
- 20.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Paragon Services Inc: how the 20.3K lbs splits
20.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 65.7%
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 34.3%
Paragon Services Inc's 20.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Paragon Services Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wichita, KS, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 11.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 20.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,215 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. Paragon Services Inc is pounds #119 and chemical-count #256 at 20.3K 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: Chance Rides LLC; Exacta Aerospace Inc; Safety-Kleen Systems Wichita (wib); 3P Processing LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Kansas: Savage Armsinc; Segepo-Fsm Inc.; Ottenweller Co; Carpenter Technology Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Paragon Services Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wichita, KS: 20.3K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Savage Armsinc and Segepo-Fsm Inc..
Paragon Services Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paragon Services Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Paragon Services Inc reports the 966th-largest volume (20.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Savage Armsinc and Segepo-Fsm Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paragon Services Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Paragon Services Inc Form-R facts
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16.2× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Services Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38% (8.5K lbs to 11.8K lbs).
Paragon Services Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Paragon Services Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 20.3K lbs | - |
Paragon Services Inc in Sedgwick
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paragon Services Inc
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Chance Rides LLC, Exacta Aerospace Inc, Safety-Kleen Systems Wichita (wib), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Savage Armsinc, Segepo-Fsm Inc., Ottenweller Co.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paragon Services Inc on cumulative reported pounds (20.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Pcc Airfoils LLC - Crooksville, Nusil Technology LLC, II Stanley Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Pcc Airfoils LLC - Crooksville Crooksville, OH · Transportation Equipment 20.3K lbs reported
- Nusil Technology LLC Bakersfield, CA · Chemicals 20.3K lbs reported
- II Stanley Co Inc Battle Creek, MI · Transportation Equipment 20.3K lbs reported
- The Pittsburgh Paints Co. Carrollton, TX · Chemicals 20.3K 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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Chance Rides LLC. Paragon Services Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Paragon Services Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paragon Services Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wichita, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (2 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Sedgwick TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pcc Airfoils LLC - Crooksville (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paragon Services Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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