EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Lake City Plating Plant 2
Ashtabula, OH
- Total releases
- 810.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lake City Plating Plant 2: how the 810.6K lbs splits
810.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 770.3K lbs 95.0%
- Air Releases 40.4K lbs 5.0%
Lake City Plating Plant 2's 810.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Lake City Plating Plant 2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ashtabula, OH, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 152.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 810.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,473 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. Lake City Plating Plant 2 is pounds #76 and chemical-count #139 at 810.6K 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: Lake City Plating; Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc.; Ashtabula Rubber Co.; Molded Fiber Glass Composite Systems Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Ohio: Metal Container Corp-Jacksonville Can Plant; Snap-On Tools Co; Federal Cartridge Co; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Nitric acid; Cyanide compounds.
Lake City Plating Plant 2 stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 810.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Metal Container Corp-Jacksonville Can Plant and Snap-On Tools Co.
Lake City Plating Plant 2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
811K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lake City Plating Plant 2: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Lake City Plating Plant 2 reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 69.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Metal Container Corp-Jacksonville Can Plant and Snap-On Tools Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lake City Plating Plant 2's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 69.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lake City Plating Plant 2's total reported releases fell from 502.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 152.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake City Plating Plant 2's off-site transfers fell from 493.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 144.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake City Plating Plant 2's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake City Plating Plant 2's air releases fell from 8.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lake City Plating Plant 2 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lake City Plating Plant 2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 810.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 585% (22.2K lbs to 152.2K lbs).
Lake City Plating Plant 2: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Lake City Plating Plant 2 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 585% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 7.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 127.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 502.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 152.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 562.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 190.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 40.4K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 282 lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 210 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lake City Plating Plant 2 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lake City Plating Plant 2
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Lake City Plating, Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc., Ashtabula Rubber Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Metal Container Corp-Jacksonville Can Plant, Snap-On Tools Co, Federal Cartridge Co.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lake City Plating Plant 2 on cumulative reported pounds (810.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru, General Dynamics (nassco), U.S. Dod Usaf Robins Afb. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru Mcpherson, KS · Petroleum 810.0K lbs reported
- General Dynamics (nassco) San Diego, CA · Transportation Equipment 812.7K lbs reported
- U.S. Dod Usaf Robins Afb Robins Afb, GA · Other 808.0K lbs reported
- Real Alloy Specification LLC Wabash, IN · Primary Metals 813.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Lake City Plating. Lake City Plating Plant 2 stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Lake City Plating Plant 2 TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lake City Plating Plant 2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ashtabula, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.8% of Ashtabula TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru (Δ 685 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lake City Plating Plant 2 stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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