EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Explore Industries USA Inc.
Marion, SC · Parent: Explore Industries USA Inc
- Total releases
- 898.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Explore Industries USA Inc.: how the 898.1K lbs splits
898.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 898.1K lbs 100.0%
Explore Industries USA Inc.'s 898.1K 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.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Explore Industries USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Marion, SC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 233.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 898.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,398 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Explore Industries USA Inc. is pounds #38 and chemical-count #278 at 898.1K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Westrock Cp LLC; Clarios LLC; Patheon Api Inc.; Charles Ingram Lumber Co. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Ranger Boats; Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.; Grady White Boats Inc.. Other Explore Industries USA Inc sites in this extract: Explore Industries USA Inc; Leisure Pools & Spas Manufacturing N.a. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Explore Industries USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 898.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ranger Boats and Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing.
Explore Industries USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
898K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Explore Industries USA Inc. inside Marion's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Explore Industries USA Inc. reports the 47th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Marion. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 99.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Ranger Boats and Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Marion's reported pounds (898.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Explore Industries USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 265.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 233.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Explore Industries USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 265.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 233.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Explore Industries USA Inc. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Explore Industries USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
84% less than the comparison
89% 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 Explore Industries USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 898.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 404% (46.3K lbs to 233.4K lbs).
Explore Industries USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Explore Industries USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 404% 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 | 46.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 57.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 295.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 265.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 233.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 894.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 3.3K lbs | - |
Explore Industries USA Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Explore Industries USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Westrock Cp LLC, Clarios LLC, Patheon Api Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Ranger Boats, Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc..
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Explore Industries USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (898.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Olive Branch Facility, Ranger Boats, Red-Rochester LLC - Eastman Business Park. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Olive Branch Facility Olive Branch, MS · Fabricated Metals 897.1K lbs reported
- Ranger Boats Flippin, AR · Transportation Equipment 896.6K lbs reported
- Red-Rochester LLC - Eastman Business Park Rochester, NY · Electric Utilities 899.7K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Dillard Complex Dillard, OR · Wood Products 896.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Explore Industries USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Explore Industries USA Inc, Leisure Pools & Spas Manufacturing N.a. Inc..
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, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Westrock Cp LLC. Explore Industries USA Inc. stamps MID 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 Explore Industries USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Explore Industries USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Marion, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336612 · Transportation Equipment. 100% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lsc Communications / Spartanburg (Δ 837 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Explore Industries USA Inc. stamps MID 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