EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc
Pottstown, PA
- Total releases
- 411 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc: how the 411 lbs splits
411 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 411 lbs 100.0%
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc's 411 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pottstown, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 411 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 15,037 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. Specialty Chemical Systems Inc is pounds #742 and chemical-count #397 at 411 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: Hammond Lead Products; Titan International Inc; Dana Driveshaft Products LLC; Precision Technology. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Helena Industries LLC; Spawn Mate Inc; Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Llc-La Site; Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead compounds.
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 411 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Helena Industries LLC and Spawn Mate Inc.
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
411 lbs 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Specialty Chemical Systems Inc reports the 2,995th-largest volume (411 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Helena Industries LLC and Spawn Mate Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc Form-R facts
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See how Specialty Chemical Systems Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% 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 Specialty Chemical Systems Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 411 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Specialty Chemical Systems Inc 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 351 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 60 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 400 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 10 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Specialty Chemical Systems Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Hammond Lead Products, Titan International Inc, Dana Driveshaft Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Helena Industries LLC, Spawn Mate Inc, Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Llc-La Site.
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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Hammond Lead Products. Specialty Chemical Systems Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Specialty Chemical Systems Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pottstown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gold Bond Building Products - Medicine Lodge (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Specialty Chemical Systems Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead 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