EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Electro-Spec Inc
Lexington, SC · Parent: Electro-Spec Inc
- Total releases
- 32.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Electro-Spec Inc: how the 32.4K lbs splits
32.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 32.3K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 90 lbs 0.3%
Electro-Spec Inc's 32.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 TRACE-CARC
Electro-Spec Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lexington, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 32.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,123 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. Electro-Spec Inc is pounds #219 and chemical-count #232 at 32.4K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Lexington Concrete Plant; Tidewater Boats LLC; Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Zalk Steel & Supply Co; American Trimllc Product Center 3; Crown Group Waterloo Plant; Kings Mountain International Inc.. Other Electro-Spec Inc sites in this extract: Electro-Spec Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel compounds; Nitric acid.
Electro-Spec Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zalk Steel & Supply Co and American Trimllc Product Center 3.
Electro-Spec Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Electro-Spec Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Electro-Spec Inc reports the 814th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Zalk Steel & Supply Co and American Trimllc Product Center 3.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Electro-Spec Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Electro-Spec Inc's total reported releases fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Electro-Spec Inc's off-site transfers fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Electro-Spec Inc Form-R facts
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See how Electro-Spec Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
647298.8× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Electro-Spec Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (5.1K lbs to 5.8K lbs).
Electro-Spec Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Electro-Spec Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 7.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 7.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 32.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 187 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
Electro-Spec Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Electro-Spec Inc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Argos Lexington Concrete Plant, Tidewater Boats LLC, Apex Tool Group LLC - Lexington Operations, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Zalk Steel & Supply Co, American Trimllc Product Center 3, Crown Group Waterloo Plant.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Electro-Spec Inc on cumulative reported pounds (32.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s), Bear Creek Gas Plant, Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC. 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.
- US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s) Pineville, LA · Other 32.4K lbs reported
- Bear Creek Gas Plant Killdeer, ND · Natural Gas Processing 32.4K lbs reported
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC High Point, NC · Chemicals 32.4K lbs reported
- Guardian West Urbana, IL · Transportation Equipment 32.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Electro-Spec Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Electro-Spec Inc.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Argos Lexington Concrete Plant. Electro-Spec Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Electro-Spec Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Electro-Spec Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lexington, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 1.6% of Lexington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s) (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Electro-Spec Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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