EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Tetra Chemicals
West Memphis, AR · Parent: Tetra Technologies Inc
- Total releases
- 69.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tetra Chemicals: how the 69.0K lbs splits
69.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 57.4K lbs 83.2%
- Off-site Transfers 11.3K lbs 16.4%
- Water Discharges 255 lbs 0.4%
Tetra Chemicals's 69.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Bromine.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tetra Chemicals is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Memphis, AR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 69.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,397 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Master Halco; Valero Partners West Memphis LLC; Warren Oil Co LLC - West Memphis Ar; Forterra Pipe & Precast - West Memphis. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arkansas: Pratt Energy LLC; Kaapa Partners Aurora LLC; Polytek Development Corp. Franklin; Polyset Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Bromine; Zinc compounds; Ammonia.
Tetra Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.2% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pratt Energy LLC and Kaapa Partners Aurora LLC.
Tetra Chemicals vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tetra Chemicals inside Crittenden's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Tetra Chemicals reports the 1,124th-largest volume (69.0K lbs). This one site accounts for 28.9% of every pound reported in Crittenden. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Pratt Energy LLC and Kaapa Partners Aurora LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Crittenden's reported pounds (238.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tetra Chemicals's total reported releases rose from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tetra Chemicals's off-site transfers rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tetra Chemicals's air releases rose from 9.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tetra Chemicals Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tetra Chemicals releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 20% (15.2K lbs to 18.3K lbs).
Tetra Chemicals: 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 Tetra Chemicals year-over-year reported totals (increased by 20% 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: Bromine.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 12.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 10.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 18.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Bromine | 35.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 7.7K lbs | - |
Tetra Chemicals · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tetra Chemicals
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Master Halco, Valero Partners West Memphis LLC, Warren Oil Co LLC - West Memphis Ar, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Pratt Energy LLC, Kaapa Partners Aurora LLC, Polytek Development Corp. Franklin.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tetra Chemicals on cumulative reported pounds (69.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Mauser Corp., Pratt Energy LLC, Kaapa Partners Aurora 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.
- Mauser Corp. Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 69.0K lbs reported
- Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS · Chemicals 69.0K lbs reported
- Kaapa Partners Aurora LLC Aurora, NE · Chemicals 69.1K lbs reported
- Heligear Acquisition Co D/b/a Northstar Aerospace Inc Bedford Park, IL · Transportation Equipment 68.9K lbs reported
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 Bromine, Zinc compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Master Halco. Tetra Chemicals 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.
Use and verify this record
This Tetra Chemicals TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Bromine) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tetra Chemicals totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Memphis, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 28.9% of Crittenden TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mauser Corp. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tetra Chemicals stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Bromine. 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