EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Topy America Inc
Frankfort, KY
- Total releases
- 8.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Topy America Inc: how the 8.8K lbs splits
8.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.8K lbs 100.0%
Topy America Inc's 8.8K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Topy America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Frankfort, KY, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 2.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,073 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. Topy America Inc is pounds #228 and chemical-count #212 at 8.8K 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: Greenheck Fan Corp - Kentucky; Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc; Hayashi Telempu Na; Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Kentucky: Kth Parts Industries Inc; Whitcraft Central Ct Bldg. 3; American Axle & Manufacturing Inc; Mancor. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Manganese; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Topy America Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kth Parts Industries Inc and Whitcraft Central Ct Bldg. 3.
Topy America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.8K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Topy America Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Topy America Inc reports the 634th-largest volume (8.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Kth Parts Industries Inc and Whitcraft Central Ct Bldg. 3.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Topy America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Topy America Inc's total reported releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Topy America Inc's air releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Topy America Inc Form-R facts
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See how Topy America Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3940.6× more than the comparison
25% 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 Topy America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 188% (1.0K lbs to 2.9K lbs).
Topy America 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 Topy America Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 188% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 8.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Topy America Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Topy America Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Greenheck Fan Corp - Kentucky, Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc, Hayashi Telempu Na, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Kth Parts Industries Inc, Whitcraft Central Ct Bldg. 3, American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Topy America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Almatis Burnside Inc, Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc, Berkshire Concrete Corp. 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.
- Almatis Burnside Inc Burnside, LA · Primary Metals 8.8K lbs reported
- Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc Greenville, TX · Machinery 8.8K lbs reported
- Berkshire Concrete Corp Pittsfield, MA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 8.8K lbs reported
- Inliner Solutions LLC Sanford, FL · Plastics and Rubber 8.8K 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 Toluene, Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Greenheck Fan Corp - Kentucky. Topy America Inc 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.
Use and verify this record
This Topy America Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Topy America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Frankfort, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 10.4% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Almatis Burnside Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Topy America Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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