EPA TRI Facility · Plastics and Rubber
Microporous LLC
Piney Flats, TN
- Total releases
- 517.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Microporous LLC: how the 517.7K lbs splits
517.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 517.7K lbs 100.0%
Microporous LLC's 517.7K 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: Trichloroethylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Microporous LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Piney Flats, TN, in the plastics and rubber sector. It reported 85.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 517.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,903 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. Microporous LLC is pounds #60 and chemical-count #443 at 517.7K 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: Kps Global; Polymer Industrial Products; Modern Forge Tennessee Llc.; Bell Helicopter Textron. Similar-scale Plastics and Rubber peers outside Tennessee: Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh; Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div; Creative Liquid Coatings Inc.; Fiber Glass Systems LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Trichloroethylene.
Microporous LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 517.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh and Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div.
Microporous LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
518K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Microporous LLC: Trichloroethylene-led volume
Among the 1,504 Plastics and Rubber facilities in this database, Microporous LLC reports the 83rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Trichloroethylene 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 Tennessee include Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh and Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Microporous LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Trichloroethylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Microporous LLC's total reported releases fell from 86.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Microporous LLC's air releases fell from 86.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Microporous LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Microporous LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 517.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (92.9K lbs to 85.6K lbs).
Microporous LLC: 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 Microporous LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Trichloroethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 119.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 133.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 86.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 85.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Trichloroethylene | 517.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Microporous LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Microporous LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Kps Global, Polymer Industrial Products, Modern Forge Tennessee Llc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Microporous LLC on cumulative reported pounds (517.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tech Met Inc., Southwire Co, Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B. 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
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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 Trichloroethylene; nearby reporters include Kps Global. Microporous LLC 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 Microporous LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Microporous LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Piney Flats, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 326299 · Plastics and Rubber. 2.6% of Sullivan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tech Met Inc. (Δ 134 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Microporous LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene. 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