EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh
Copley, OH
- Total releases
- 8.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh: how the 8.5K lbs splits
8.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.5K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.6%
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh's 8.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Copley, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,164 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh is pounds #692 and chemical-count #631 at 8.5K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Icp Building Solutions Group- Norton; Alcoa Barberton; Hexpol - Barberton; Malco Products Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Lubrizol; Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way; Calgon Carbon Corp - Pearl River Plant; Z Technologies Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol; Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lubrizol and Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way.
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.5K 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
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh reports the 2,123rd-largest volume (8.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Lubrizol and Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh's off-site transfers fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (1.3K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.5K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 0 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh on cumulative reported pounds (8.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Douglas Gas Plant, Lubrizol, Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Zinc compounds, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; nearby reporters include Icp Building Solutions Group- Norton. Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Copley, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Summit TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Douglas Gas Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Akron Dispersions Inc Copley Oh stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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