EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Modern Welding Co Inc
- Total releases
- 27.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc: how the 27.1K lbs splits
27.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 27.1K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 65 lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs <0.1%
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's 27.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
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-HEAVY
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 6.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 27.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,543 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. Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc is pounds #185 and chemical-count #202 at 27.1K 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: Hunter Douglas; Owensboro Grain Co LLC; Valor LLC; Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Kentucky: Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant; Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.; Dixon Brass; Silgan Containers Mfg Corp. Other Modern Welding Co Inc sites in this extract: Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc; Modern Welding Co of Tx Inc; Modern Welding Co of California; Modern Welding Co of Ohio Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Chromium; Manganese.
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant and Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc..
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K 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
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc reports the 873rd-largest volume (27.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 99.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant and Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's total reported releases fell from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's off-site transfers fell from 35 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc's air releases fell from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
49% more than the comparison
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 Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 149% (2.5K lbs to 6.3K lbs).
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc: 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 Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 149% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.3K lbs | 1 |
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Hunter Douglas, Owensboro Grain Co LLC, Valor LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant, Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc., Dixon Brass.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc on cumulative reported pounds (27.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Shearer's Foods, Mertzon Gas Plant, Greenville Metals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Shearer's Foods Newport, AR · Food 27.2K lbs reported
- Mertzon Gas Plant Mertzon, TX · Natural Gas Processing 27.2K lbs reported
- Greenville Metals Inc Transfer, PA · Primary Metals 27.2K lbs reported
- Trs Ceramics Inc. DBA Trs Technologies State College, PA · Transportation Equipment 27.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Modern Welding Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Modern Welding Co of Iowa Inc, Modern Welding Co of Tx Inc, Modern Welding Co of California.
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 Styrene, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Hunter Douglas. Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332313 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shearer's Foods (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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