EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Marcus Paint Co
Louisville, KY
- Total releases
- 9.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Marcus Paint Co: how the 9.3K lbs splits
9.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 89.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 10.8%
Marcus Paint Co's 9.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 10.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Marcus Paint Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 9.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,980 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. Marcus Paint Co is pounds #227 and chemical-count #364 at 9.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Swift & Co; Sealmaster; Tri-State Plating Inc; Forth Technologies Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Kop-Coat Inc; Royal Chemical Co; Reliable Biopharmaceutical LLC; Bakelite Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Marcus Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.2% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kop-Coat Inc and Royal Chemical Co.
Marcus Paint Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.3K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Marcus Paint Co: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Marcus Paint Co reports the 2,088th-largest volume (9.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Kop-Coat Inc and Royal Chemical Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Marcus Paint Co's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Marcus Paint Co's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Marcus Paint Co's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Marcus Paint Co's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Marcus Paint Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Marcus Paint Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (2.9K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Marcus Paint Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Marcus Paint Co 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 9.3K lbs | - |
Marcus Paint Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Marcus Paint Co
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Swift & Co, Sealmaster, Tri-State Plating Inc, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Kop-Coat Inc, Royal Chemical Co, Reliable Biopharmaceutical LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Marcus Paint Co on cumulative reported pounds (9.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range, Hoosier Magnetics Inc, Muskegon Composites 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.
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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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Swift & Co. Marcus Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Marcus Paint Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Marcus Paint Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Marcus Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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