EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Southern Ionics Inc
Sulphur, LA
- Total releases
- 4.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southern Ionics Inc: how the 4.7K lbs splits
4.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.7K lbs 100.0%
Southern Ionics Inc's 4.7K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Southern Ionics Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sulphur, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 993 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 4.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,333 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Southern Ionics Inc is pounds #288 and chemical-count #377 at 4.7K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace; Phillips 66 Co Gulf Coast Lubes Plant; Westlake Styrene LLC - Styrene Marine Terminal; Rain Cii Carbon LLC Lake Charles Calcining Plant (lccp). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc; Ricoh Electronics Inc; Dyno Nobel Inc; Mace Adhesives & Coatings Co I Nc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Southern Ionics Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc and Ricoh Electronics Inc.
Southern Ionics Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.7K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Ionics Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Southern Ionics Inc reports the 2,333rd-largest volume (4.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc and Ricoh Electronics Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Ionics Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Ionics Inc's total reported releases rose from 957 lb in 2022 to 993 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Ionics Inc's air releases rose from 957 lb in 2022 to 993 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Ionics Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southern Ionics Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 11% (895 lbs to 993 lbs).
Southern Ionics Inc: 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 Ionics Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11% 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 | 895 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 952 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 861 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 957 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 993 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 4.7K lbs | - |
Southern Ionics Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Ionics Inc
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace, Phillips 66 Co Gulf Coast Lubes Plant, Westlake Styrene LLC - Styrene Marine Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc, Ricoh Electronics Inc, Dyno Nobel Inc.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Ionics Inc on cumulative reported pounds (4.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc, Karbach Brewing, Champion Carrier Corp.. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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; nearby reporters include W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace. Southern Ionics Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Southern Ionics Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Ionics Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sulphur, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Ionics Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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