EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc
Brooklyn, NY
- Total releases
- 6.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc: how the 7.5K lbs splits
7.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.5K lbs 100.0%
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc's 7.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: p-Phenylenediamine.
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-LEAN
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brooklyn, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 6.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,803 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc is pounds #251 and chemical-count #301 at 6.1K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Srm - Bushwick/brooklyn; Srm - Maspeth; United Metro Energy Corp.; Srm - Long Island City. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Davis Paint Co; Chemtreat Inc; Abbvie Ltd; Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: p-Phenylenediamine; Catechol.
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Davis Paint Co and Chemtreat Inc.
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.1K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc: p-Phenylenediamine-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc reports the 2,248th-largest volume (6.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: p-Phenylenediamine alone is 89.8% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Davis Paint Co and Chemtreat Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc's pounds in one chemical - here p-Phenylenediamine at 89.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 8% (1.5K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Josh Lowenstein & Sons 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 Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: p-Phenylenediamine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 265 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 510 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| p-Phenylenediamine | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Catechol | 765 lbs | Carcinogen |
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc on cumulative reported pounds (6.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC, Foremost Farms USA, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC Surgoinsville, TN · Fabricated Metals 6.1K lbs reported
- Foremost Farms USA Chilton, WI · Food 6.1K lbs reported
- U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges Fort Lee, VA · Other 6.1K lbs reported
- Tms International LLC Norfolk, NE · Hazardous Waste 6.1K lbs reported
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Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 p-Phenylenediamine, Catechol; nearby reporters include Srm - Bushwick/brooklyn. Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead p-Phenylenediamine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brooklyn, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 3.7% of Kings TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead p-Phenylenediamine. 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