EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Wacker Polysilicon N.a.
Charleston, TN · Parent: Wacker Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 10.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wacker Polysilicon N.a.: how the 10.5K lbs splits
10.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.4K lbs 89.3%
- Water Discharges 1.1K lbs 10.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Wacker Polysilicon N.a.'s 10.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 10.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charleston, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,721 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. Wacker Polysilicon N.a. is pounds #305 and chemical-count #375 at 10.5K 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: Innovative Water Care LLC a Solenis Co; Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations; Olin Corp Charleston Plant; Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: United Rolls Inc; Most Inc; Metallix Refining Inc. Lab; Gibbs Die Casting Corp. Other Wacker Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div; Wacker Chemical Corp; Wacker Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.3% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Rolls Inc and Most Inc.
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wacker Polysilicon N.a.: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Wacker Polysilicon N.a. reports the 733rd-largest volume (10.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 85.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include United Rolls Inc and Most Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wacker Polysilicon N.a.'s pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 85.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wacker Polysilicon N.a.'s total reported releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wacker Polysilicon N.a.'s air releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. Form-R facts
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See how Wacker Polysilicon N.a. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Wacker Polysilicon N.a. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (2.1K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Wacker Polysilicon N.a.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Wacker Polysilicon N.a. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 9.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.5K lbs | - |
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wacker Polysilicon N.a.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Innovative Water Care LLC a Solenis Co, Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations, Olin Corp Charleston Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. United Rolls Inc, Most Inc, Metallix Refining Inc. Lab.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wacker Polysilicon N.a. on cumulative reported pounds (10.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc, Tri-State Pole & Piling Inc, Sofidel America. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wacker Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wacker Chemical Corp Polymers Div, Wacker Chemical Corp, Wacker Chemical Corp.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Innovative Water Care LLC a Solenis Co. Wacker Polysilicon N.a. stamps LIGHT 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 Wacker Polysilicon N.a. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charleston, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 0.8% of Bradley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wacker Polysilicon N.a. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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