EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Apcom Inc
Franklin, TN · Parent: A O Smith Corp
- Total releases
- 87.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Apcom Inc: how the 87.3K lbs splits
87.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 87.3K lbs 100.0%
Apcom Inc's 87.3K 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: 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Apcom Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 39.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 87.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,881 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Apcom Inc is pounds #156 and chemical-count #273 at 87.3K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Essex Solutions USA LLC; Foley Products Co - Franklin; Georgia Masonry Supply Franklin; Spring Hill Seating. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Azz Galvanizing - Kennedale; Lennox Aes-Tallassee; Valmont Newmark Inc; Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood. Other A O Smith Corp sites in this extract: State Industries Inc.; A O Smith Water Products Co; American Water Heater Co; A O Smith Corp Protective Coatings Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper; Nickel.
Apcom Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 87.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Azz Galvanizing - Kennedale and Lennox Aes-Tallassee.
Apcom Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
87K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Apcom Inc: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Apcom Inc reports the 507th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Azz Galvanizing - Kennedale and Lennox Aes-Tallassee.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Apcom Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Apcom Inc's total reported releases rose from 16.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Apcom Inc's off-site transfers rose from 16.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Apcom Inc's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Apcom Inc Form-R facts
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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 Apcom Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 87.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 786% (4.4K lbs to 39.3K lbs).
Apcom 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 Apcom Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 786% 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 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 16.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 39.3K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 87.2K lbs | - |
| Copper | 51 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Apcom Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Apcom Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Essex Solutions USA LLC, Foley Products Co - Franklin, Georgia Masonry Supply Franklin, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Azz Galvanizing - Kennedale, Lennox Aes-Tallassee, Valmont Newmark Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Apcom Inc on cumulative reported pounds (87.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Brandfx LLC, Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Irving, Quad/graphics Marketing 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other A O Smith Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including State Industries Inc., A O Smith Water Products Co, American Water Heater Co.
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, Copper, Nickel; nearby reporters include Essex Solutions USA LLC. Apcom 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 Apcom Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Apcom Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332999 · Fabricated Metals. 22.3% of Williamson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Brandfx LLC (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Apcom Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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