EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Vanguard Research Industries Inc
South Plainfield, NJ · Parent: Vanguard Holdings
- Total releases
- 10.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vanguard Research Industries Inc: how the 12.0K lbs splits
12.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.0K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 12 lbs 0.1%
Vanguard Research Industries Inc's 12.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Vanguard Research Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Plainfield, NJ, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 10.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,668 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Vanguard Research Industries Inc is pounds #124 and chemical-count #89 at 10.8K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kobo Products Inc.; Kobo Products Inc; Ames Advanced Materials Corp; Steris Isomedix Services. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside New Jersey: Lakeshore Fittings Inc; Dubois Chemicals Shelbyville; Amz Manufacturing; International Crankshaft Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Vanguard Research Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lakeshore Fittings Inc and Dubois Chemicals Shelbyville.
Vanguard Research Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vanguard Research Industries Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Vanguard Research Industries Inc reports the 1,147th-largest volume (10.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 65.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Lakeshore Fittings Inc and Dubois Chemicals Shelbyville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vanguard Research Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 65.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vanguard Research Industries Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vanguard Research Industries Inc's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vanguard Research Industries Inc Form-R facts
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See how Vanguard Research Industries Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78% less 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 Vanguard Research Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 40833% (3 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Vanguard Research Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Vanguard Research Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 40833% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 4.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 21 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 10 lbs | - |
Vanguard Research Industries Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vanguard Research Industries Inc
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Kobo Products Inc., Kobo Products Inc, Ames Advanced Materials Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Lakeshore Fittings Inc, Dubois Chemicals Shelbyville, Amz Manufacturing.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vanguard Research Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (10.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Npr of America Corp, Sun Chemical Corp, Praxis Mid America. 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 Copper, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Kobo Products Inc.. Vanguard Research Industries Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Vanguard Research Industries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vanguard Research Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Plainfield, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.1% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Npr of America Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vanguard Research Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper. 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