EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Precoat Metals
Elkridge, MD · Parent: Azz Inc
- Total releases
- 8.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Precoat Metals: how the 11.2K lbs splits
11.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.7K lbs 50.8%
- Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs 49.2%
Precoat Metals's 11.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Precoat Metals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkridge, MD, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 8.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,137 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. Precoat Metals is pounds #44 and chemical-count #14 at 8.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Elite Spice Inc.; Elite Spice Inc.; Wm. T. Burnett & Co.; Tate Access Floors Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Maryland: K & J Finishing; Woodworth Inc Pontiac; Unit Drop Forge Co. Inc.; Lake Region Medical Inc. Other Azz Inc sites in this extract: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Precoat Metals; Precoat Metals. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Precoat Metals is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Elkridge, MD: 8.6K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include K & J Finishing and Woodworth Inc Pontiac.
Precoat Metals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.6K 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
Precoat Metals in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Precoat Metals reports the 1,206th-largest volume (8.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Maryland include K & J Finishing and Woodworth Inc Pontiac.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Precoat Metals's total reported releases fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's off-site transfers fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Precoat Metals's air releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Precoat Metals Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Precoat Metals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 194% (891 lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Precoat Metals: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Precoat Metals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 194% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 891 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 172 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 222 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2024 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.7K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 998 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 979 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 698 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 275 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 49 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 26 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Precoat Metals in Howard
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Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Elite Spice Inc., Elite Spice Inc., Wm. T. Burnett & Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. K & J Finishing, Woodworth Inc Pontiac, Unit Drop Forge Co. Inc..
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Precoat Metals on cumulative reported pounds (8.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Benda-Lutz Corp, K & J Finishing, Woodworth Inc Pontiac. 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 Azz Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC, Precoat Metals.
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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Elite Spice Inc.. Precoat Metals stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Precoat Metals TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Precoat Metals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkridge, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 13.2% of Howard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Benda-Lutz Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Precoat Metals stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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