EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Hi-Tech Color Inc
Odenton, MD
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hi-Tech Color Inc: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 100.0%
Hi-Tech Color Inc's 2.4K 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
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
Hi-Tech Color Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Odenton, MD, in the chemicals sector. It reported 379 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,779 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hi-Tech Color Inc is pounds #69 and chemical-count #43 at 2.0K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: S&g Concrete Odenton; Fort Meade (usss Range 1); Fort George G Meade (range); Usss Range (fort Meade). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Maryland: Ecolab Inc; The Euclid Chemical Co; Contract Packaging Inc; Diamond Vogel Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone; N,N-Dimethylformamide; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Hi-Tech Color Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ecolab Inc and The Euclid Chemical Co.
Hi-Tech Color Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hi-Tech Color Inc: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Hi-Tech Color Inc reports the 2,644th-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 81.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Maryland include Ecolab Inc and The Euclid Chemical Co.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (81.7% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hi-Tech Color Inc's total reported releases rose from 230 lb in 2022 to 332 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hi-Tech Color Inc's air releases rose from 230 lb in 2022 to 332 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hi-Tech Color Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Hi-Tech Color Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
46351.6× more than the comparison
4.0× 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 Hi-Tech Color Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 48% (725 lbs to 379 lbs).
Hi-Tech Color Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Hi-Tech Color Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 725 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 383 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 374 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 230 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 332 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 379 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 542 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 407 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 36 lbs | - |
Hi-Tech Color Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hi-Tech Color Inc
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including S&g Concrete Odenton, Fort Meade (usss Range 1), Fort George G Meade (range), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 151 other reporting facilities in Maryland.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Ecolab Inc, The Euclid Chemical Co, Contract Packaging Inc.
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hi-Tech Color Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Five Star Coatings Group, Lippert Components Inc Plant 16, VV9000 LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Methyl isobutyl ketone, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include S&g Concrete Odenton. Hi-Tech Color 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 Hi-Tech Color Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hi-Tech Color Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Odenton, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Anne Arundel TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Five Star Coatings Group (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hi-Tech Color Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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