EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Accurate Specialties Inc
Waukesha, WI · Parent: The Fisher Barton Group
- Total releases
- 8.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Accurate Specialties Inc: how the 8.7K lbs splits
8.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.3K lbs 72.4%
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 26.2%
- Land Disposal 118 lbs 1.4%
- Water Discharges 4 lbs <0.1%
Accurate Specialties Inc's 8.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 72.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Accurate Specialties Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waukesha, WI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,116 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Accurate Specialties Inc is pounds #394 and chemical-count #262 at 8.7K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wm Sprinkman; Ge Healthcare-Waukesha; Southern Graphic Systems LLC; Cooper Power Systems LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Ampal; Aludyne Pierceton; Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products Llc.; Rochester Silver Works LLC. Other The Fisher Barton Group sites in this extract: Fisher Barton Blades; Fisher-Barton Specialty Products; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc; Zenith Cutter Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead compounds; Nickel; Manganese.
Accurate Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (72.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ampal and Aludyne Pierceton.
Accurate Specialties Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.7K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Accurate Specialties Inc: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Accurate Specialties Inc reports the 762nd-largest volume (8.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Ampal and Aludyne Pierceton.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Accurate Specialties Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Accurate Specialties Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Accurate Specialties Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Accurate Specialties Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Accurate Specialties Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Accurate Specialties Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (1.5K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Accurate Specialties 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 Accurate Specialties Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 12 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Accurate Specialties Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Accurate Specialties Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Wm Sprinkman, Ge Healthcare-Waukesha, Southern Graphic Systems LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Accurate Specialties Inc on cumulative reported pounds (8.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Quantumclean, Global Dallas Terminal, Multi Packaging Solutions. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other The Fisher Barton Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fisher Barton Blades, Fisher-Barton Specialty Products, Thermal Spray Technologies 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 Copper, Lead compounds, Nickel, Manganese; nearby reporters include Wm Sprinkman. Accurate Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Accurate Specialties Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Accurate Specialties Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waukesha, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 0.4% of Waukesha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quantumclean (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Accurate Specialties Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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