EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products
Watertown, WI · Parent: The Fisher Barton Group
- Total releases
- 629.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products: how the 629.6K lbs splits
629.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 601.6K lbs 95.6%
- Air Releases 28.0K lbs 4.4%
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products's 629.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sodium nitrite.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watertown, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 122.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 629.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,695 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. Fisher-Barton Specialty Products is pounds #42 and chemical-count #168 at 629.6K 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: Fisher Barton Blades; Wisconsin Investcast; Diversey Inc.; Spuncast. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Metal Container Corp; Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div; Federal Cartridge Co-Southport; The Ford Meter Box Co Inc. Other The Fisher Barton Group sites in this extract: Fisher Barton Blades; Accurate Specialties Inc; Thermal Spray Technologies Inc; Zenith Cutter Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sodium nitrite; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel; Chromium.
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 629.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Metal Container Corp and Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div.
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
630K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products: Sodium nitrite-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Fisher-Barton Specialty Products reports the 76th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sodium nitrite alone is 96.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Metal Container Corp and Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fisher-Barton Specialty Products's pounds in one chemical - here Sodium nitrite at 96.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fisher-Barton Specialty Products's total reported releases fell from 206.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 122.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fisher-Barton Specialty Products's air releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fisher-Barton Specialty Products's off-site transfers fell from 203.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products Form-R facts
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See how Fisher-Barton Specialty Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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67% 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 Fisher-Barton Specialty Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 629.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 79% (68.7K lbs to 122.9K lbs).
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fisher-Barton Specialty Products year-over-year reported totals (increased by 79% 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: Sodium nitrite.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 68.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 98.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 133.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 206.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 122.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 604.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 992 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 849 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fisher-Barton Specialty Products
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Fisher Barton Blades, Wisconsin Investcast, Diversey Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Metal Container Corp, Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div, Federal Cartridge Co-Southport.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fisher-Barton Specialty Products on cumulative reported pounds (629.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Baxter Healthcare Corp, Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center, Air Products Manufacturing LLC. 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.
- Baxter Healthcare Corp Mountain Home, AR · Plastics and Rubber 629.5K lbs reported
- Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · Electric Utilities 629.2K lbs reported
- Air Products Manufacturing LLC Paramount, CA · Chemicals 630.0K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Bayport Tx Facility Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 628.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Fisher Barton Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fisher Barton Blades, Accurate Specialties Inc, 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 Sodium nitrite, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include Fisher Barton Blades. Fisher-Barton Specialty Products stamps MID 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 Fisher-Barton Specialty Products TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Sodium nitrite) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watertown, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332119 · Fabricated Metals. 22.7% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baxter Healthcare Corp (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fisher-Barton Specialty Products stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Sodium nitrite. 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