EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Swimex Inc.
Fall River, MA
- Total releases
- 15.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Swimex Inc.: how the 19.2K lbs splits
19.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.2K lbs 100.0%
Swimex Inc.'s 19.2K 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
Swimex Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fall River, MA, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 15.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,813 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Swimex Inc. is pounds #119 and chemical-count #277 at 15.6K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Whirlpool Corp; Robbins Manufacturing Co; Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc; Taco Inc. - Fall River. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Massachusetts: Icp Construction (tomball Plant); Seasafe Inc; Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC; Midwest Rubber Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Compare Swimex Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Whirlpool Corp Fall River · 62 lbs
- Robbins Manufacturing Co Fall River · 760 lbs
- Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc Assonet · 14.6K lbs
- Taco Inc. - Fall River Fall River · 59 lbs
Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber sites elsewhere: Icp Construction (tomball Plant) (TX) · Seasafe Inc (LA) · Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC (MN)
Swimex Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Icp Construction (tomball Plant) and Seasafe Inc.
Swimex Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Swimex Inc.: Styrene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Swimex Inc. reports the 732nd-largest volume (15.6K 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 Massachusetts include Icp Construction (tomball Plant) and Seasafe Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Swimex Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Swimex Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Swimex Inc.'s air releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Swimex Inc. Form-R facts
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250.1× more than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
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 Swimex Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 4% (3.7K lbs to 3.5K lbs).
Swimex Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Swimex Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 19.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Swimex Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Swimex Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Whirlpool Corp, Robbins Manufacturing Co, Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Icp Construction (tomball Plant), Seasafe Inc, Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Swimex Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (15.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Univar Solutions USA - Providence Branch, Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp., Shac Catalyst Plant. 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.
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 Whirlpool Corp. Swimex Inc. 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 Swimex Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Swimex Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fall River, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (5 years). NAICS 326130 · Plastics and Rubber. 0.6% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar Solutions USA - Providence Branch (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Swimex Inc. 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