EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Visionworks Lab Services Inc
Schertz, TX · Parent: Visionworks of America Inc
- Total releases
- 516 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Visionworks Lab Services Inc: how the 516 lbs splits
516 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 513 lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 3 lbs 0.7%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Visionworks Lab Services Inc's 516 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Visionworks Lab Services Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Schertz, TX, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 13 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 516 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,754 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. Visionworks Lab Services Inc is pounds #1360 and chemical-count #1699 at 516 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services); Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz; Axel Royal LLC; Ufp Schertz LLC. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Texas: Playworld Inc; Arrow International Inc; Viant Wheeling Inc.; Everbrite LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Compare Visionworks Lab Services Inc with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services) Schertz · 47.1K lbs
- Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz Schertz · 256 lbs
- Axel Royal LLC Schertz · 24.0K lbs
- Ufp Schertz LLC Schertz · 2.0K lbs
Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing sites elsewhere: Playworld Inc (PA) · Arrow International Inc (NC) · Viant Wheeling Inc. (IL)
Visionworks Lab Services Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 516 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Playworld Inc and Arrow International Inc.
Visionworks Lab Services Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
516 lbs 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Visionworks Lab Services Inc in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Visionworks Lab Services Inc reports the 192nd-largest volume (516 lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Playworld Inc and Arrow International Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Visionworks Lab Services Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Visionworks Lab Services Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 516 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 97% (369 lbs to 13 lbs).
Visionworks Lab Services Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Visionworks Lab Services Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 369 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 124 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 516 lbs | Carcinogen |
Visionworks Lab Services Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services), Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz, Axel Royal LLC, ordered by distance.
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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 Lead; nearby reporters include Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services). Visionworks Lab Services Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Visionworks Lab Services Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Visionworks Lab Services Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Schertz, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339115 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Bexar TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Afeta Camp Peary (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Visionworks Lab Services Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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