EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Spectrum Controlinc
State College, PA
- Total releases
- 21.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Spectrum Controlinc: how the 21.8K lbs splits
21.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.8K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Spectrum Controlinc's 21.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Spectrum Controlinc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in State College, PA, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 500 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 21.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,097 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. Spectrum Controlinc is pounds #348 and chemical-count #825 at 21.3K 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: State of the Art,inc.; Trs Ceramics Inc. DBA Trs Technologies; Piezo Kinetics Inc; Supelco. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Pennsylvania: Cts; Tclad Inc; Alpha Circuit I Llc.; Lnd Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Spectrum Controlinc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cts and Tclad Inc.
Spectrum Controlinc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Spectrum Controlinc: Methyl isobutyl ketone-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Spectrum Controlinc reports the 121st-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl isobutyl ketone alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Cts and Tclad Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Spectrum Controlinc's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl isobutyl ketone at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Spectrum Controlinc's total reported releases rose from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spectrum Controlinc's air releases rose from 6.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Spectrum Controlinc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Spectrum Controlinc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 40% (840 lbs to 500 lbs).
Spectrum Controlinc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Spectrum Controlinc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 840 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 849 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 500 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 21.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Spectrum Controlinc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Spectrum Controlinc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including State of the Art,inc., Trs Ceramics Inc. DBA Trs Technologies, Piezo Kinetics Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Cts, Tclad Inc, Alpha Circuit I Llc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Spectrum Controlinc on cumulative reported pounds (21.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Henkel US Operations Corp, West Point Dairy Products Inc, Fryburg Rail Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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 Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include State of the Art,inc.. Spectrum Controlinc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Spectrum Controlinc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Spectrum Controlinc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for State College, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 334419 · Computers and Electronic Products. 14.6% of Centre TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Henkel US Operations Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Spectrum Controlinc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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