EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Somacis Inc
Poway, CA
- Total releases
- 5.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Somacis Inc: how the 5.1K lbs splits
5.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.1K lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 1.0%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs 0.1%
Somacis Inc's 5.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Somacis Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Poway, CA, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 951 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,157 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. Somacis Inc is pounds #497 and chemical-count #315 at 5.1K 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: Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I; K-Tube Corp; Valley Metals LLC; Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside California: Advanced Circuits Minnesota; Ftg Corp.; Spellman High Voltage Electronics; Parker Hannifin Corp Chomerics Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Compare Somacis Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I Poway · 440 lbs
- K-Tube Corp Poway · 1.2K lbs
- Valley Metals LLC Poway · 1 lbs
- Teledyne Instruments Inc. DBA Teledyne Rd Instruments Poway · 2.1K lbs
Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products sites elsewhere: Advanced Circuits Minnesota (MN) · Ftg Corp. (VA) · Spellman High Voltage Electronics (NY)
Somacis Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Advanced Circuits Minnesota and Ftg Corp..
Somacis Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Somacis Inc: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Somacis Inc reports the 186th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 95.5% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Advanced Circuits Minnesota and Ftg Corp..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Somacis Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 95.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Somacis Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 951 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Somacis Inc's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 940 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Somacis Inc Form-R facts
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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 Somacis Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 22% (777 lbs to 951 lbs).
Somacis 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 Somacis Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 22% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 777 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 812 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 951 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 143 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 88 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Somacis Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in California - including Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I, K-Tube Corp, Valley Metals LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Advanced Circuits Minnesota, Ftg Corp., Spellman High Voltage Electronics.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Somacis Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ardex Laboratories Inc, Flex-N-Gate Forming Technologies, Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing. 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.
- Ardex Laboratories Inc Philadelphia, PA · Chemicals 5.1K lbs reported
- Flex-N-Gate Forming Technologies Warren, MI · Fabricated Metals 5.1K lbs reported
- Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing Tuscaloosa, AL · Food 5.1K lbs reported
- The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co Greensboro, NC · Chemicals 5.1K lbs reported
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
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 Nitric acid, Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites I. Somacis 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 Somacis Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Somacis Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Poway, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334412 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.1% of San Diego TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ardex Laboratories Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Somacis Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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