EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shepherd Chemical Co
Cincinnati, OH · Parent: The Shepherd Material Science Co
- Total releases
- 17.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Shepherd Chemical Co: how the 17.2K lbs splits
17.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.4K lbs 71.9%
- Air Releases 4.1K lbs 24.1%
- Water Discharges 693 lbs 4.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Shepherd Chemical Co's 17.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cobalt compounds.
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
Shepherd Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.9K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 17.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,582 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. Shepherd Chemical Co is pounds #578 and chemical-count #127 at 17.2K 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: Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh; Emd Millipore Corp; Multi-Color Corp-Norwood; Dubois Chemicals Inc. Oakley Oh. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Borregaard USA Inc.; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC; Alto Magic Valley LLC. Other The Shepherd Material Science Co sites in this extract: The Shepherd Color Co; Glass Coatings & Concepts. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cobalt compounds; Lead compounds; Copper compounds; Zinc compounds.
Shepherd Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.9% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Borregaard USA Inc. and Gcp Applied Technologies Inc.
Shepherd Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shepherd Chemical Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shepherd Chemical Co reports the 1,806th-largest volume (17.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Borregaard USA Inc. and Gcp Applied Technologies Inc.
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
- Shepherd Chemical Co's total reported releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shepherd Chemical Co's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shepherd Chemical Co's water releases fell from 135 lb in 2022 to 95 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shepherd Chemical Co's air releases fell from 210 lb in 2022 to 166 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shepherd Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how Shepherd Chemical Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
64% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Shepherd Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (6.4K lbs to 3.9K lbs).
Shepherd Chemical Co: 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 Shepherd Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Cobalt compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 3.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 3.9K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt compounds | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 926 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 801 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 590 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 451 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 196 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Shepherd Chemical Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh, Emd Millipore Corp, Multi-Color Corp-Norwood, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shepherd Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (17.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Borregaard USA Inc., The Pictsweet Co - Clarksville Ar Plant, Gcp Applied Technologies Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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).
Other The Shepherd Material Science Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Shepherd Color Co, Glass Coatings & Concepts.
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 Cobalt compounds, Lead compounds, Copper compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh. Shepherd Chemical Co 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 Shepherd Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Cobalt compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shepherd Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Borregaard USA Inc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shepherd Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Cobalt 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