EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Cambridge-Lee Industries
Reading, PA
- Total releases
- 485.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cambridge-Lee Industries: how the 708.9K lbs splits
708.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 647.9K lbs 91.4%
- Air Releases 54.1K lbs 7.6%
- Water Discharges 6.9K lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cambridge-Lee Industries's 708.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.6%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Cambridge-Lee Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Reading, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 223.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 485.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,992 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. Cambridge-Lee Industries is pounds #79 and chemical-count #574 at 485.8K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Brenntag Northeast LLC; Brenntag Northeast - Snyder Road; Russell Standard Corp; Materion Corp - Reading Plant 2. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Sivyer Steel Casting LLC; Arconic US LLC; Tokusen USA Inc; Gerdau Macsteel Monroe. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Cambridge-Lee Industries stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 485.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sivyer Steel Casting LLC and Arconic US LLC.
Cambridge-Lee Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
486K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cambridge-Lee Industries: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Cambridge-Lee Industries reports the 217th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Sivyer Steel Casting LLC and Arconic US LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cambridge-Lee Industries's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cambridge-Lee Industries's total reported releases fell from 279.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 168.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cambridge-Lee Industries's water releases fell from 599 lb in 2022 to 235 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cambridge-Lee Industries's off-site transfers fell from 271.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 161.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cambridge-Lee Industries's air releases fell from 7.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cambridge-Lee Industries Form-R facts
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47.2× more than the comparison
91% less 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 Cambridge-Lee Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 708.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1172% (17.5K lbs to 223.1K lbs).
Cambridge-Lee Industries: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Cambridge-Lee Industries year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1172% 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 | 17.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 279.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 168.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 223.1K lbs | 2 |
Cambridge-Lee Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cambridge-Lee Industries
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Brenntag Northeast LLC, Brenntag Northeast - Snyder Road, Russell Standard Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Sivyer Steel Casting LLC, Arconic US LLC, Tokusen USA Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cambridge-Lee Industries on cumulative reported pounds (485.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Kerry Inc, Glanbia Foods Inc, Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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, Lead; nearby reporters include Brenntag Northeast LLC. Cambridge-Lee Industries 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 Cambridge-Lee Industries TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cambridge-Lee Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Reading, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 3.7% of Berks TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kerry Inc (Δ 815 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cambridge-Lee Industries stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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