EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Questspecialty Corp
Brenham, TX
- Total releases
- 26.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Questspecialty Corp: how the 26.3K lbs splits
26.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.9K lbs 79.5%
- Off-site Transfers 5.4K lbs 20.5%
Questspecialty Corp's 26.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 20.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Dichloromethane.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Questspecialty Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brenham, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 11.5K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 26.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,620 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Questspecialty Corp is pounds #746 and chemical-count #192 at 26.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Blue Bell Creameries LP; Fxi Inc. - Brenham; Valmont Industries Inc-; Longwood Elastomers Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ennis-Flint Bakersfield; Stepan Co; Heraeus Epurio LLC; Basf Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Certain glycol ethers; 1-Bromopropane; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
Questspecialty Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.5% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ennis-Flint Bakersfield and Stepan Co.
Questspecialty Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Questspecialty Corp inside Washington's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Questspecialty Corp reports the 1,611th-largest volume (26.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 34.7% of every pound reported in Washington. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 71.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Ennis-Flint Bakersfield and Stepan Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Washington's reported pounds (76.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Questspecialty Corp's total reported releases rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Questspecialty Corp's off-site transfers rose from 885 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Questspecialty Corp's air releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Questspecialty Corp's chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Questspecialty Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Questspecialty Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 241% (3.4K lbs to 11.5K lbs).
Questspecialty Corp: 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 Questspecialty Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 241% 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: Dichloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 3.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 5.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 11.5K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 13.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.7K lbs | - |
| 1-Bromopropane | 2.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Trichloroethylene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 776 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 532 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 314 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 298 lbs | - |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran | 0 lbs | - |
Questspecialty Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Questspecialty Corp
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Blue Bell Creameries LP, Fxi Inc. - Brenham, Valmont Industries Inc-, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Ennis-Flint Bakersfield, Stepan Co, Heraeus Epurio LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Questspecialty Corp on cumulative reported pounds (26.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Aj Maes DBA Sandia Marble, Central Wire Inc, John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
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 Dichloromethane, Certain glycol ethers, 1-Bromopropane, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; nearby reporters include Blue Bell Creameries LP. Questspecialty Corp stamps LIGHT 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 Questspecialty Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Questspecialty Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brenham, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 34.7% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aj Maes DBA Sandia Marble (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Questspecialty Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane. 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