EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Praxis Mid America
Ottumwa, IA · Parent: American Bath Group LLC
- Total releases
- 10.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Praxis Mid America: how the 10.8K lbs splits
10.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10.8K lbs 100.0%
Praxis Mid America's 10.8K 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
Praxis Mid America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ottumwa, IA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 10.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,670 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Praxis Mid America is pounds #243 and chemical-count #355 at 10.8K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: John Deere Ottumwa Works; Jbs Pork; Ottumwa Generating Station; Cargill Corn Milling. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Iowa: Shelter Works; Gmr Technology Inc.; Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant; Tarkett Alabama Inc. Other American Bath Group LLC sites in this extract: Maax US Corp.; Hamilton Bathware; Praxis Cos LLC; Maax US Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Praxis Mid America stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shelter Works and Gmr Technology Inc..
Praxis Mid America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Praxis Mid America: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Praxis Mid America reports the 791st-largest volume (10.8K 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 Iowa include Shelter Works and Gmr Technology Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Praxis Mid America's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Praxis Mid America's total reported releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Praxis Mid America's air releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Praxis Mid America 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 Praxis Mid America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (7.4K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Praxis Mid America: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Praxis Mid America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% from 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 10.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Praxis Mid America · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Praxis Mid America
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including John Deere Ottumwa Works, Jbs Pork, Ottumwa Generating Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Shelter Works, Gmr Technology Inc., Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Praxis Mid America on cumulative reported pounds (10.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sun Chemical Corp, Icco Middelton, Vanguard Research Industries 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.
- Sun Chemical Corp Maumee, OH · Chemicals 10.8K lbs reported
- Icco Middelton Caldwell, ID · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.8K lbs reported
- Vanguard Research Industries Inc South Plainfield, NJ · Fabricated Metals 10.8K lbs reported
- Npr of America Corp Bardstown, KY · Transportation Equipment 10.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Bath Group LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Maax US Corp., Hamilton Bathware, Praxis Cos LLC.
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 John Deere Ottumwa Works. Praxis Mid America 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 Praxis Mid America TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Praxis Mid America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ottumwa, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 326191 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.2% of Wapello TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sun Chemical Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Praxis Mid America 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