EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sam Dong Inc
Rogersville, TN
- Total releases
- 15.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sam Dong Inc: how the 15.3K lbs splits
15.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.1K lbs 92.4%
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 7.6%
Sam Dong Inc's 15.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Cresol (mixed isomers).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sam Dong Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rogersville, TN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 15.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,868 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. Sam Dong Inc is pounds #271 and chemical-count #168 at 15.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dodge Industrial; U.S. Tva John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant; Scepter Greeneville Inc; Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Tennessee: Nobert Plating Plant 1; Pacific Forge Inc.; Roll Technology Corp; Apex Anodizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cresol (mixed isomers); Phenol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Copper.
Sam Dong Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.4% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nobert Plating Plant 1 and Pacific Forge Inc..
Sam Dong Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sam Dong Inc: Cresol (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sam Dong Inc reports the 1,054th-largest volume (15.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Cresol (mixed isomers) alone is 60.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Nobert Plating Plant 1 and Pacific Forge Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sam Dong Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Cresol (mixed isomers) at 60.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sam Dong Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sam Dong Inc's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sam Dong Inc's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sam Dong 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 Sam Dong Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (2.7K lbs to 2.9K lbs).
Sam Dong Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sam Dong Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Cresol (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 2.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Copper | 602 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 189 lbs | - |
Sam Dong Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sam Dong Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Dodge Industrial, U.S. Tva John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant, Scepter Greeneville Inc, 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. Nobert Plating Plant 1, Pacific Forge Inc., Roll Technology Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sam Dong Inc on cumulative reported pounds (15.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include The Federal Metal Co, Polyguard Products, Nitto Denko Avecia Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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 Cresol (mixed isomers), Phenol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Copper; nearby reporters include Dodge Industrial. Sam Dong Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Sam Dong Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Cresol (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sam Dong Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rogersville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 0.1% of Hawkins TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Federal Metal Co (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sam Dong Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Cresol (mixed isomers). 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