EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Colt Refining Inc
Merrimack, NH
- Total releases
- 249 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Colt Refining Inc: how the 293 lbs splits
293 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 216 lbs 73.7%
- Air Releases 77 lbs 26.3%
Colt Refining Inc's 293 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Silver And Silver Compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Colt Refining Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Merrimack, NH, in the primary metals sector. It reported 44 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 249 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 15,610 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Hampshire's 119 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Colt Refining Inc is pounds #57 and chemical-count #23 at 249 lbs. Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve leads reported pounds (472.0K lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #7). Sig Sauer Inc leads chemical count at 13 chemicals (8.7K lbs, pounds #34). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery); Circuit Technology Inc; Infinitum Electric Inc.; Harcros Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New Hampshire: Dormont Manufacturing Co; Carpenter Powder Products Inc; Taubensee Steel & Wire Co.; Frazer & Jones Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Silver And Silver Compounds; Lead; Copper; Silver compounds.
Colt Refining Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 249 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dormont Manufacturing Co and Carpenter Powder Products Inc.
Colt Refining Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
249 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colt Refining Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Colt Refining Inc reports the 1,147th-largest volume (249 lbs). Scale peers outside New Hampshire include Dormont Manufacturing Co and Carpenter Powder Products Inc.
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
- Colt Refining Inc's air releases fell from 23 lb in 2022 to 11 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colt Refining Inc's off-site transfers rose from 59 lb in 2022 to 77 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colt Refining Inc Form-R facts
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98% less than the comparison
2.5× 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 Colt Refining Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 293 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 54% (29 lbs to 44 lbs).
Colt Refining Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Colt Refining Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 54% 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: Silver And Silver Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 34 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 82 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 88 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 44 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 160 lbs | - |
| Lead | 64 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 41 lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 28 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Colt Refining Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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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 Silver And Silver Compounds, Lead, Copper, Silver compounds; nearby reporters include Anheuser-Busch LLC (merrimack Brewery). Colt Refining Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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 Colt Refining Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Silver And Silver Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colt Refining Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Merrimack, NH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Hillsborough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hussmann Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colt Refining Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Silver And Silver Compounds. 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