EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york
York, PA
- Total releases
- 763 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york: how the 45.1K lbs splits
45.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 45.0K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 75 lbs 0.2%
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york's 45.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in York, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 44.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 763 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,239 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. Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york is pounds #694 and chemical-count #907 at 763 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Menasha Pkg Llc/york; Sharretts Plating Co Inc; Trenwyth Industries; Aberdeen Road Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC; Allfast Fastening Systems LLC; Robbins Manufacturing Co; Uop LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead.
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 763 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC and Allfast Fastening Systems LLC.
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
763 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york reports the 1,801st-largest volume (763 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC and Allfast Fastening Systems 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
- Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york's total reported releases rose from 177 lb in 2022 to 586 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york's off-site transfers rose from 177 lb in 2022 to 586 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york year-over-year reported totals. 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: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 177 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 586 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 44.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 44.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Menasha Pkg Llc/york, Sharretts Plating Co Inc, Trenwyth Industries, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC, Allfast Fastening Systems LLC, Robbins Manufacturing Co.
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 Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Menasha Pkg Llc/york. Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for York, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (4 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Delta Circuits Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel 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