EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters
Benton, IL
- Total releases
- 53.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters: how the 53.6K lbs splits
53.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 53.6K lbs 100.0%
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters's 53.6K 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
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Benton, IL, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 11.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 53.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,974 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Southern Illinois Storm Shelters is pounds #240 and chemical-count #753 at 53.6K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sugar Camp Energy; Crownline Boats; Reaco Battery Service; Williamson Energy. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Illinois: Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc; Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite; Latham Pool Products Inc - Seminole; Sea Ray Boats. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc and Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite.
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Southern Illinois Storm Shelters reports the 460th-largest volume (53.6K 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 Illinois include Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc and Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Illinois Storm Shelters's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Illinois Storm Shelters's total reported releases fell from 14.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Illinois Storm Shelters's air releases fell from 14.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters 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 Southern Illinois Storm Shelters releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (8.9K lbs to 11.5K lbs).
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters: 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 Southern Illinois Storm Shelters year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 14.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 53.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Illinois Storm Shelters
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Sugar Camp Energy, Crownline Boats, Reaco Battery Service, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc, Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite, Latham Pool Products Inc - Seminole.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Illinois Storm Shelters on cumulative reported pounds (53.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, Safety-Kleen Systems Pineville (pin), Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc. 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.
- Hazlehurst Wood Pellets Hazlehurst, GA · Wood Products 53.6K lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems Pineville (pin) Pineville, LA · Hazardous Waste 53.6K lbs reported
- Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc Church Hill, TN · Plastics and Rubber 53.5K lbs reported
- Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite Camarillo, CA · Plastics and Rubber 53.5K 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 Sugar Camp Energy. Southern Illinois Storm Shelters 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 Southern Illinois Storm Shelters TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Benton, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 6.8% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hazlehurst Wood Pellets (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Illinois Storm Shelters 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