EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Polyquest Inc.
Darlington, SC
- Total releases
- 764 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Polyquest Inc.: how the 764 lbs splits
764 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 701 lbs 91.7%
- Off-site Transfers 63 lbs 8.3%
Polyquest Inc.'s 764 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Polyquest Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Darlington, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 286 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 764 lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,234 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. Polyquest Inc. is pounds #382 and chemical-count #472 at 764 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nucor Steel-Darlington; Canfor Southern Pine-Darlington Plant; Fiber Industries LLC; Stingray Boats. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Usalco Modesto Plant LLC; Mfg Chemical Inc; Piramal Critical Care; Crawford Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Polyquest Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.7% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 764 lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Usalco Modesto Plant LLC and Mfg Chemical Inc.
Polyquest Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
764 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Polyquest Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Polyquest Inc. reports the 2,896th-largest volume (764 lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Usalco Modesto Plant LLC and Mfg Chemical Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Polyquest Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 223 lb in 2022 to 286 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Polyquest Inc.'s air releases rose from 191 lb in 2022 to 255 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Polyquest Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Polyquest Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 764 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Polyquest Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Polyquest Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 223 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 286 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 764 lbs | - |
Polyquest Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Polyquest Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Nucor Steel-Darlington, Canfor Southern Pine-Darlington Plant, Fiber Industries LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Usalco Modesto Plant LLC, Mfg Chemical Inc, Piramal Critical Care.
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 Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Nucor Steel-Darlington. Polyquest Inc. stamps TRACE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Polyquest Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Polyquest Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Darlington, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Darlington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tru Riverbirch (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Polyquest Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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