EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ac&s Inc
Nitro, WV
- Total releases
- 18.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ac&s Inc: how the 18.7K lbs splits
18.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.5K lbs 99.2%
- Water Discharges 105 lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 41 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ac&s Inc's 18.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Ac&s Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nitro, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 18.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,401 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ac&s Inc is pounds #85 and chemical-count #21 at 18.7K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Electric Power Amos Plant; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Poca (poc); Catalyst Refiners Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Bulk Chemicals Inc; Triest Ag Group Inc; Quaker City Chemicals; Noramco. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Naphthalene.
Ac&s Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bulk Chemicals Inc and Triest Ag Group Inc.
Ac&s Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ac&s Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ac&s Inc reports the 1,766th-largest volume (18.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 70.6% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Bulk Chemicals Inc and Triest Ag Group Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ac&s Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 70.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ac&s Inc's total reported releases fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ac&s Inc's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ac&s Inc's air releases fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ac&s Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ac&s Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 37% (3.2K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
Ac&s 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 Ac&s Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 37% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 4.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 404 lbs | Carcinogen |
| o-Toluidine | 92 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 24 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 23 lbs | - |
| o-Cresol | 19 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 6 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethyl sulfate | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 5 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Ac&s Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ac&s Inc
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including American Electric Power Amos Plant, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Safety-Kleen Systems Poca (poc), ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ac&s Inc on cumulative reported pounds (18.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Trouw Nutrition USA LLC, Green Tokai Co - Maysville, Clemens Food Group (hatfield Facility). Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include American Electric Power Amos Plant. Ac&s Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Ac&s Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ac&s Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nitro, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trouw Nutrition USA LLC (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ac&s Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (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