EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Southern Ionics Inc.
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Southern Ionics Inc
- Total releases
- 15.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Southern Ionics Inc.: how the 15.8K lbs splits
15.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.9K lbs 56.2%
- Off-site Transfers 6.9K lbs 43.8%
Southern Ionics Inc.'s 15.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 43.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Southern Ionics Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 15.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,780 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. Southern Ionics Inc. is pounds #848 and chemical-count #1583 at 15.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lonestar Ecology LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant; Eurecat US. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Gelest; Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc; Maverick Molding; Hexa Americas Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Southern Ionics Inc. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Pasadena, TX: 15.8K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gelest and Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Southern Ionics Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Ionics Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Southern Ionics Inc. reports the 1,846th-largest volume (15.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Gelest and Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Ionics Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Ionics Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Ionics Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Ionics Inc.'s air releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Ionics Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southern Ionics Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1876% (231 lbs to 4.6K lbs).
Southern Ionics Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Southern Ionics Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1876% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 231 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 171 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 15.8K lbs | - |
Southern Ionics Inc. in Harris
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Ionics Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Lonestar Ecology LLC, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Gelest, Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc, Maverick Molding.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Ionics Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (15.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include General Mills Operations Inc, Gelest, Edco Products Inc. 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.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Lonestar Ecology LLC. Southern Ionics Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Southern Ionics Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Ionics Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Championx-Monahans 0438 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Ionics Inc. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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