EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Aquaworx
Saint Petersburg, FL · Parent: Playcore
- Total releases
- 39.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Aquaworx: how the 39.6K lbs splits
39.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 39.6K lbs 100.0%
Aquaworx's 39.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Aquaworx is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Petersburg, FL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 16.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 39.6K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,681 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Aquaworx is pounds #164 and chemical-count #359 at 39.6K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jabil Circuit Inc; Duke Energy Florida Llc-Pl Bartow Power Plant; Preferred-Clearwater Rm; Quality Acrylic Baths - a Royal Mfg Co. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Florida: Alliance Rubber Co; Johns Manville; Lfm Laurel West; Cw Ohio Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Aquaworx stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.6K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alliance Rubber Co and Johns Manville.
Aquaworx vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
40K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Aquaworx: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Aquaworx reports the 537th-largest volume (39.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Florida include Alliance Rubber Co and Johns Manville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Aquaworx's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Aquaworx's total reported releases rose from 14.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Aquaworx's air releases rose from 14.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Aquaworx Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Aquaworx releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 86% (8.8K lbs to 16.4K lbs).
Aquaworx: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Aquaworx year-over-year reported totals (increased by 86% from 2021 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 14.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 39.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Aquaworx · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Aquaworx
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Jabil Circuit Inc, Duke Energy Florida Llc-Pl Bartow Power Plant, Preferred-Clearwater Rm, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Alliance Rubber Co, Johns Manville, Lfm Laurel West.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Aquaworx on cumulative reported pounds (39.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kraton Chemical Co LLC, Cci Manufacturing Il Corp, Alliance Rubber Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Kraton Chemical Co LLC Savannah, GA · Chemicals 39.6K lbs reported
- Cci Manufacturing Il Corp Lemont, IL · Chemicals 39.6K lbs reported
- Alliance Rubber Co Hot Springs National Park, AR · Plastics and Rubber 39.5K lbs reported
- Steel Coatings Inc Salt Lake City, UT · Fabricated Metals 39.5K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Jabil Circuit Inc. Aquaworx stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Aquaworx TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Aquaworx totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Petersburg, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 326112 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.7% of Pinellas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kraton Chemical Co LLC (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Aquaworx stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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