EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Buck Co Inc
Quarryville, PA · Parent: Dixon Valve & Coupling Co
- Total releases
- 55.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Buck Co Inc: how the 64.1K lbs splits
64.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 45.1K lbs 70.3%
- Land Disposal 16.2K lbs 25.2%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 3.7%
- Water Discharges 461 lbs 0.7%
Buck Co Inc's 64.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 70.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 25.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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
Buck Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Quarryville, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 8.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 55.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,891 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buck Co Inc is pounds #239 and chemical-count #247 at 55.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Stoner Inc; Stryten Lampeter LLC; Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center; Gordonville Feed Mill. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Matalco Shelbyville LLC; Bull Moose Tube Co; Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant; Lodge Manufacturing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Manganese; Lead; Triethylamine.
Buck Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (70.3% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 55.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Matalco Shelbyville LLC and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Buck Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Buck Co Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Buck Co Inc reports the 491st-largest volume (55.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 90.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Matalco Shelbyville LLC and Bull Moose Tube Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Buck Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 90.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Buck Co Inc's land releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buck Co Inc's air releases fell from 357 lb in 2022 to 339 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buck Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buck Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buck Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 64.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 33% (12.8K lbs to 8.6K lbs).
Buck Co 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 Buck Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 16.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 8.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 9.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 9.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 8.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 57.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 286 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 26 lbs | - |
Buck Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Buck Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Stoner Inc, Stryten Lampeter LLC, Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Matalco Shelbyville LLC, Bull Moose Tube Co, Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buck Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (55.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Suiza Dairy Corp, Solenis LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
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 Copper, Manganese, Lead, Triethylamine; nearby reporters include Stoner Inc. Buck Co 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.
Use and verify this record
This Buck Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Buck Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Quarryville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.8% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buck Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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