EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak)
Sunnyvale, CA
- Total releases
- 152.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak): how the 152.4K lbs splits
152.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 144.1K lbs 94.5%
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 5.5%
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak)'s 152.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sunnyvale, CA, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 13.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 152.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,722 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) is pounds #112 and chemical-count #379 at 152.4K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bloom Energy Corp; Infinera Corp; Apple Inc; Intel Corp SC1/2. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside California: Edo Corp Western Div; Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab; Intel Corp - Rio Rancho; Boston Scientific-Crm. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Compare Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) with
Nearest reporters in California
- Bloom Energy Corp Sunnyvale · 272 lbs
- Infinera Corp Sunnyvale · 13.3K lbs
- Apple Inc Santa Clara · 260 lbs
- Intel Corp SC1/2 Santa Clara · 5 lbs
Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products sites elsewhere: Edo Corp Western Div (UT) · Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab (UT) · Intel Corp - Rio Rancho (NM)
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 152.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Edo Corp Western Div and Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab.
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
152K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak): Ammonia-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) reports the 47th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 89.3% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Edo Corp Western Div and Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Qualitek Inc (dba Westak)'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 89.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Qualitek Inc (dba Westak)'s total reported releases fell from 15.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Qualitek Inc (dba Westak)'s off-site transfers fell from 14.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 152.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (56.3K lbs to 13.9K lbs).
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak): 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 Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 57.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 15.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 136.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 7.0K lbs | - |
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Edo Corp Western Div, Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab, Intel Corp - Rio Rancho.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) on cumulative reported pounds (152.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A, Moses Lake Industries Inc, Curtis Metal Finishing Co. 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.
- Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A Addis, LA · Chemicals 152.3K lbs reported
- Moses Lake Industries Inc Moses Lake, WA · Chemicals 152.6K lbs reported
- Curtis Metal Finishing Co Machesney Park, IL · Fabricated Metals 152.6K lbs reported
- Becton Dickinson Medical -Medication Delivery Solutions Columbus, NE · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 152.6K 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 Ammonia, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Bloom Energy Corp. Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sunnyvale, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334412 · Computers and Electronic Products. 9.6% of Santa Clara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lumileds LLC (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Qualitek Inc (dba Westak) stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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