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
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
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%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
Lsb Chemical LLC has reported 3.0M lbs of toxic releases across 8 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 13% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemicals sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 57% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
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.
Quick 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).
Reported total releases by year
Lsb Chemical LLC - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| 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 |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lsb Chemical LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Messer LLC, Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations, Freightcar Alabama, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Dow Silicones Corp, Venator Chemicals LLC, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility.
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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.
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TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions. The methodology explains how records are joined, computed, and refreshed.
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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