EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Tech Tube
King Of Prussia, PA
- Total releases
- 23.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tech Tube: how the 29.6K lbs splits
29.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.6K lbs 100.0%
Tech Tube's 29.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Trichloroethylene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Tech Tube is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in King Of Prussia, PA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 6.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 23.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,911 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. Tech Tube is pounds #334 and chemical-count #461 at 23.1K 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: Amazon.com Services LLC; Johnson Matthey Inc; John Middleton Co Kop Site; Tube Methods Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries; Quaker City Castings; Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry Inc; Handytube LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Trichloroethylene; Nickel; Chromium.
Tech Tube stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries and Quaker City Castings.
Tech Tube vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tech Tube: Trichloroethylene-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Tech Tube reports the 622nd-largest volume (23.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Trichloroethylene 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 Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries and Quaker City Castings.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tech Tube's pounds in one chemical - here Trichloroethylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tech Tube's total reported releases rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tech Tube's air releases rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tech Tube Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tech Tube releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 12% (5.8K lbs to 6.5K lbs).
Tech Tube: 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 Tech Tube year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: Trichloroethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 6.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Trichloroethylene | 29.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
Tech Tube · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tech Tube
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Amazon.com Services LLC, Johnson Matthey Inc, John Middleton Co Kop Site, 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. Tst Inc. DBA Timco DBA Tande M Industries, Quaker City Castings, Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tech Tube on cumulative reported pounds (23.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Goodrich Corp, Hp Hood LLC, Kephaco Corp DBA As American Marble Industries. 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 Trichloroethylene, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Amazon.com Services LLC. Tech Tube 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.
Use and verify this record
This Tech Tube TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tech Tube totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for King Of Prussia, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331210 · Primary Metals. 0.5% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Goodrich Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tech Tube stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene. 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