EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Explore Industries USA Inc
Knoxville, TN · Parent: Explore Industries USA Inc
- Total releases
- 3.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Explore Industries USA Inc: how the 3.2M lbs splits
3.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.2M lbs 100.0%
Explore Industries USA Inc's 3.2M 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Explore Industries USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Knoxville, TN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 537.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 610 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Explore Industries USA Inc is pounds #20 and chemical-count #332 at 3.2M lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC; Lambcon Ready Mix; Schick Manufacturing Inc; Woodstream Corp. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Tennessee: Onyx Collection Inc; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73; Solutia Inc; Honeywell Safety Products. 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; Dichloromethane.
Explore Industries USA Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Onyx Collection Inc and Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73.
Explore Industries USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Knox's TRI pounds
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Explore Industries USA Inc reports the 5th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 33.3% of every pound reported in Knox. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 95.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Onyx Collection Inc and Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Knox's reported pounds (9.5M 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 653.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 537.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Explore Industries USA Inc's air releases fell from 653.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 537.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Explore Industries USA Inc Form-R facts
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See how Explore Industries USA Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
22.3× more than the comparison
67% 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: 3.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (565.9K lbs to 537.7K lbs).
Explore Industries USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Explore Industries USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 565.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 646.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 762.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 653.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 537.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 3.0M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dichloromethane | 159.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Explore Industries USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Explore Industries USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC, Lambcon Ready Mix, Schick Manufacturing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Plastics and Rubber Facilities
Other Plastics and Rubber facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Onyx Collection Inc, Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73, Solutia Inc.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Explore Industries USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC, Valdosta Oilseeds Complex. 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.
- Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 3.2M lbs reported
- Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Hazardous Waste 3.2M lbs reported
- Valdosta Oilseeds Complex Valdosta, GA · Food 3.2M lbs reported
- Paulsboro Refining Co LLC Paulsboro, NJ · Petroleum 3.2M 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, Dichloromethane; nearby reporters include Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC. Explore Industries USA Inc stamps HEAVY 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 (HEAVY · 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 Knoxville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326199 · Plastics and Rubber. 33.3% of Knox TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility (Δ 524 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Explore Industries USA Inc stamps HEAVY 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