EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
The Ames Cos Inc
Falls City, NE · Parent: Griffon Corp
- Total releases
- 704 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
The Ames Cos Inc: how the 704 lbs splits
704 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 704 lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
The Ames Cos Inc's 704 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
The Ames Cos Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Falls City, NE, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 704 lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 14,354 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. The Ames Cos Inc is pounds #132 and chemical-count #98 at 704 lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Magnolia Metal Corp; Tecumseh Poultry LLC (dba Mba Poultry); Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station; Excel/dpm Cargill Processed Meat Prods. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Nebraska: Lb Foster Co; Quality Fab Inc.; Tapcoenpro; Valley Plating Works Inc. Other Griffon Corp sites in this extract: The Ames Cos Inc.; Clopay Coporation - Troy; Cornellcookson; The Ames Cos Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Lead.
The Ames Cos Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 704 lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lb Foster Co and Quality Fab Inc..
The Ames Cos Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
704 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Ames Cos Inc inside Richardson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, The Ames Cos Inc reports the 1,820th-largest volume (704 lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Richardson. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Lb Foster Co and Quality Fab Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Richardson's reported pounds (704 lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
The Ames Cos Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Ames Cos Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 704 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 100% (703 lbs to 1 lbs).
The Ames Cos Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows The Ames Cos Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2020). 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 703 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 1 |
The Ames Cos Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Ames Cos Inc
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Magnolia Metal Corp, Tecumseh Poultry LLC (dba Mba Poultry), Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Lb Foster Co, Quality Fab Inc., Tapcoenpro.
Other Griffon Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Ames Cos Inc., Clopay Coporation - Troy, Cornellcookson.
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, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Magnolia Metal Corp. The Ames Cos Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 The Ames Cos Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Ames Cos Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Falls City, NE, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 332216 · Fabricated Metals. 100% of Richardson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lb Foster Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Ames Cos Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium. 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