EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65
Phenix City, AL · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc.
- Total releases
- 591.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65: how the 591.7K lbs splits
591.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 591.7K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65's 591.7K 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Phenix City, AL, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 123.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 591.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,753 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fairburn Rm - Phenix City Plant; Argos Phenix City Concrete Plant; Johns Manville; Continental Carbon Co Phenix City. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Alabama: Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant; Pilkington N.a. Inc; Corning Inc; Ardagh Glass Inc. Other General Shale Brick Inc. sites in this extract: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead; Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 591.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant and Pilkington N.a. Inc.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
592K 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
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant and Pilkington N.a. Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65's total reported releases rose from 119.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 123.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65's air releases rose from 119.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 123.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2812271.2× more than the comparison
4.0× 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 591.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (102.1K lbs to 123.4K lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65: 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 102.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 119.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 127.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 119.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 123.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 591.7K lbs | - |
| Lead | 19 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Fairburn Rm - Phenix City Plant, Argos Phenix City Concrete Plant, Johns Manville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Holcim (us) Inc - Ada Plant, Pilkington N.a. Inc, Corning Inc.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 on cumulative reported pounds (591.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining, Airgas Nitrous Oxide. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI · Other 591.4K lbs reported
- Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining Centralia, WA · Electric Utilities 590.9K lbs reported
- Airgas Nitrous Oxide Yazoo City, MS · Chemicals 592.7K lbs reported
- Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 589.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other General Shale Brick Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70.
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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Fairburn Rm - Phenix City Plant. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Phenix City, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 4.7% of Russell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay (Δ 306 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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