EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Afl Telecommunications
Duncan, SC · Parent: America Fujikura Ltd
- Total releases
- 109.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Afl Telecommunications: how the 109.5K lbs splits
109.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 109.5K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs <0.1%
Afl Telecommunications's 109.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Afl Telecommunications is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Duncan, SC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 49.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 109.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,402 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Afl Telecommunications is pounds #143 and chemical-count #59 at 109.5K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wabtec Passenger Transit Forme Rly Wabco Td; Autolite Spartanburg; Owens Corning; Afl Telecommunications. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure Group; Sgl Composites LLC; Okonite Co Inc; Burndy LLC. Other America Fujikura Ltd sites in this extract: Afl Telecommunications; U.S. Alumoweld; Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility; Afl Telecommunications. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds.
Afl Telecommunications stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 109.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure Group and Sgl Composites LLC.
Afl Telecommunications vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
110K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Afl Telecommunications in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Afl Telecommunications reports the 63rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure Group and Sgl Composites LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Afl Telecommunications Form-R facts
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1460.6× more than the comparison
2.5× 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 Afl Telecommunications releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 109.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 400% (9.8K lbs to 49.1K lbs).
Afl Telecommunications: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Afl Telecommunications year-over-year reported totals (increased by 400% from 2019 to 2023). 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 | 9.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 126 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 48.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 49.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 39.3K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 29.4K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 21.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 1 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Afl Telecommunications · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Afl Telecommunications
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Wabtec Passenger Transit Forme Rly Wabco Td, Autolite Spartanburg, Owens Corning, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure Group, Sgl Composites LLC, Okonite Co Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Afl Telecommunications on cumulative reported pounds (109.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Frito-Lay Inc., Anheuser-Busch LLC, Akron Brass. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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).
Other America Fujikura Ltd Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Afl Telecommunications, U.S. Alumoweld, Afl Telecommunications 110 Hidden Lake Facility.
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, Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Wabtec Passenger Transit Forme Rly Wabco Td. Afl Telecommunications stamps MID 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 Afl Telecommunications TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Afl Telecommunications totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Duncan, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335921 · Electrical Equipment. 1.7% of Spartanburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Frito-Lay Inc. (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Afl Telecommunications stamps MID 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