EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sharretts Plating Co Inc
Emigsville, PA
- Total releases
- 39.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sharretts Plating Co Inc: how the 43.7K lbs splits
43.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 42.7K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 996 lbs 2.3%
Sharretts Plating Co Inc's 43.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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-LEAN
Sharretts Plating Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emigsville, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 4.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 39.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,675 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. Sharretts Plating Co Inc is pounds #275 and chemical-count #450 at 39.7K 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: Trenwyth Industries; Baltimore Fabrication; Aberdeen Road Co; York Casket Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Cornellcookson; Empire Hard Chrome Inc.; Steel Coatings Inc; Mueller Impacts Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nickel; Chromium.
Sharretts Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cornellcookson and Empire Hard Chrome Inc..
Sharretts Plating Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
40K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sharretts Plating Co Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sharretts Plating Co Inc reports the 757th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 83.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Cornellcookson and Empire Hard Chrome Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sharretts Plating Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 83.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sharretts Plating Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sharretts Plating Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sharretts Plating Co Inc's air releases rose from 154 lb in 2022 to 178 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sharretts Plating Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sharretts Plating Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 53% (8.5K lbs to 4.0K lbs).
Sharretts Plating 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 Sharretts Plating Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 12.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 8.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 4.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 36.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 6.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 447 lbs | - |
Sharretts Plating Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sharretts Plating Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Trenwyth Industries, Baltimore Fabrication, Aberdeen Road Co, 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. Cornellcookson, Empire Hard Chrome Inc., Steel Coatings Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sharretts Plating Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (39.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Cornellcookson, Vehicle Service Group, Marlan Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
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 Zinc compounds, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Trenwyth Industries. Sharretts Plating 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 Sharretts Plating Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sharretts Plating Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Emigsville, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cornellcookson (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sharretts Plating Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc 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