EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Felker Brothers
Glasgow, KY · Parent: Felker Brothers Corp
- Total releases
- 286.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Felker Brothers: how the 286.4K lbs splits
286.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 214.4K lbs 74.9%
- Air Releases 71.9K lbs 25.1%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Felker Brothers's 286.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.1%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Felker Brothers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Glasgow, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 43.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 286.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,649 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Felker Brothers is pounds #77 and chemical-count #68 at 286.4K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nemak; Glasgow Plant #2; Lsc Communications / Glasgow; Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2; Akebono Brake Corp-Glasgow. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: National Copper & Smelting Co; Bonnell Aluminum Inc.; Belden; Vallourec Star LP. Other Felker Brothers Corp sites in this extract: Felker Brothers Corp; Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2; Felker Brothers Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Felker Brothers stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.9% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 286.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Copper & Smelting Co and Bonnell Aluminum Inc..
Felker Brothers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
286K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Felker Brothers inside Barren's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Felker Brothers reports the 266th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.9% of every pound reported in Barren. Scale peers outside Kentucky include National Copper & Smelting Co and Bonnell Aluminum Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Barren's reported pounds (1.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Felker Brothers's total reported releases fell from 56.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Felker Brothers's air releases fell from 13.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Felker Brothers's off-site transfers fell from 42.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Felker Brothers Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Felker Brothers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 286.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (63.5K lbs to 43.5K lbs).
Felker Brothers: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Felker Brothers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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 | 63.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 52.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 70.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 56.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 43.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 106.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 74.4K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 36.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 26.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 19.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 6.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 2.1K lbs | - |
Felker Brothers · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Felker Brothers
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Nemak; Glasgow Plant #2, Lsc Communications / Glasgow, Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. National Copper & Smelting Co, Bonnell Aluminum Inc., Belden.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Felker Brothers on cumulative reported pounds (286.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Rextac LLC, Ttm Technologies Inc., Associated Milk Producers Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Felker Brothers Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Felker Brothers Corp, Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2, Felker Brothers Corp.
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), Nitric acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Nemak; Glasgow Plant #2. Felker Brothers stamps MID 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 Felker Brothers TRI extract (MID · 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.
Felker Brothers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Glasgow, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 26.9% of Barren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rextac LLC (Δ 107 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Felker Brothers stamps MID 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