EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Guardian Lima LLC
Lima, OH
- Total releases
- 116.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Guardian Lima LLC: how the 116.2K lbs splits
116.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 116.2K lbs 100.0%
Guardian Lima LLC's 116.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Formic acid.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Guardian Lima LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lima, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 26.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 116.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,277 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. Guardian Lima LLC is pounds #259 and chemical-count #261 at 116.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Superior Forge & Steel Corp; Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc; Isp Lima LLC; Lima Refining Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Engineered Composites Inc.; Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC; Pvs Chemical Solutions; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formic acid; Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Guardian Lima LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 116.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Engineered Composites Inc. and Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC.
Guardian Lima LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
116K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Lima LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Guardian Lima LLC reports the 837th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include Engineered Composites Inc. and Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC.
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
- Guardian Lima LLC's total reported releases rose from 24.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Lima LLC's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Lima LLC's air releases rose from 24.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Lima LLC Form-R facts
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See how Guardian Lima LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Guardian Lima LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 116.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (21.7K lbs to 26.3K lbs).
Guardian Lima LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Guardian Lima LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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: Formic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 21.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 21.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 24.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 26.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formic acid | 48.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 35.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 18.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 141 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Guardian Lima LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Lima LLC
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Superior Forge & Steel Corp, Whemco-Ohio Foundry Inc, Isp Lima LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Engineered Composites Inc., Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC, Pvs Chemical Solutions.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Lima LLC on cumulative reported pounds (116.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Diamond Chrome Plating Inc, Dc Alabama Inc, Dana Driveshaft Products LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Diamond Chrome Plating Inc Howell, MI · Fabricated Metals 116.2K lbs reported
- Dc Alabama Inc Mount Meigs, AL · Primary Metals 116.3K lbs reported
- Dana Driveshaft Products LLC Pottstown, PA · Transportation Equipment 116.3K lbs reported
- U.S. Marine Corps McAs Cherry Pt - BT11 Bombing Range - Rnge Piney Island, NC · Other 116.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
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 Formic acid, Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Superior Forge & Steel Corp. Guardian Lima LLC stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Guardian Lima LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Formic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Lima LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lima, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Allen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Diamond Chrome Plating Inc (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Lima LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Formic acid. 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