EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lsb Chemical LLC
Cherokee, AL · Parent: Lsb Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Lsb Chemical LLC: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 57.0%
- Water Discharges 1.2M lbs 40.4%
- Land Disposal 78.2K lbs 2.6%
Lsb Chemical LLC's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 57.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 40.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Lsb Chemical LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cherokee, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 834.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 635 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: Messer LLC; Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations; Freightcar Alabama; Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Dow Silicones Corp; Venator Chemicals LLC; 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc.. Other Lsb Industries Inc sites in this extract: Lsb Chemical L.L.C.; Lsb Chemical L.l.c; Lsb Chemical L.L.C.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Methanol.
Compare Lsb Chemical LLC with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Messer LLC Cherokee · 42.1K lbs
- Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations Cherokee · 1.1M lbs
- Freightcar Alabama Cherokee · 500 lbs
- Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc Florence · 4.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Dow Silicones Corp (KY) · Venator Chemicals LLC (NC) · 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility (MN)
Lsb Chemical LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cherokee, AL: 3.0M lbs across 8 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 57.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dow Silicones Corp and Venator Chemicals LLC.
Lsb Chemical LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lsb Chemical LLC inside Colbert's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lsb Chemical LLC reports the 121st-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.5% of every pound reported in Colbert. Scale peers outside Alabama include Dow Silicones Corp and Venator Chemicals LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Colbert's reported pounds (5.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lsb Chemical LLC's total reported releases rose from 812.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 834.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsb Chemical LLC's land releases fell from 43.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 435 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsb Chemical LLC's air releases rose from 524.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 618.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lsb Chemical LLC's water releases fell from 245.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 215.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lsb Chemical LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lsb Chemical LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 78% (469.3K lbs to 834.6K lbs).
Lsb Chemical LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Lsb Chemical LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 78% 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 | 469.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 459.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 446.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 812.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 834.6K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 344.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 58.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 765 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 765 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 765 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lsb Chemical LLC in Colbert
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lsb Chemical LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Jbs Souderton Inc - Rendering Div, Ahlstrom Filtration LLC, Ohio Refining Co. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lsb Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Lsb Chemical L.l.c, Lsb Chemical L.L.C..
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Methanol; nearby reporters include Messer LLC. Lsb Chemical LLC stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Lsb Chemical LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lsb Chemical LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cherokee, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 57.5% of Colbert TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jbs Souderton Inc - Rendering Div (Δ 3.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lsb Chemical LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 57.0%). 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