EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Guardian Industries LLC
Kingsburg, CA · Parent: Koch Inc
- Total releases
- 17.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Guardian Industries LLC: how the 17.4K lbs splits
17.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.3K lbs 99.5%
- Off-site Transfers 87 lbs 0.5%
Guardian Industries LLC's 17.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Guardian Industries LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kingsburg, CA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 17.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,564 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Guardian Industries LLC is pounds #328 and chemical-count #422 at 17.4K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Basalite Concrete Products; Fresno Valves & Castings Inc.; Pom Wonderful; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc Fresno Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside California: Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant; Belden Brick Co Plant 2; Pine Hall Brick Co Inc; Titan Pennsuco Complex. Other Koch Inc sites in this extract: Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site; Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC; Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Compare Guardian Industries LLC with
Nearest reporters in California
- Basalite Concrete Products Selma · 0 lbs
- Fresno Valves & Castings Inc. Selma · 624 lbs
- Pom Wonderful Del Rey · 79.1K lbs
- Tessenderlo Kerley Inc Fresno Plant Fresno · 11.2K lbs
Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product sites elsewhere: Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant (NC) · Belden Brick Co Plant 2 (OH) · Pine Hall Brick Co Inc (GA)
Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.5% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant and Belden Brick Co Plant 2.
Guardian Industries LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Industries LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Guardian Industries LLC reports the 319th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant and Belden Brick Co Plant 2.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Guardian Industries LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Industries LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries LLC's off-site transfers rose from 9 lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries LLC's air releases fell from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Industries LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Guardian Industries LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (5.1K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Guardian Industries LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Guardian Industries LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 5.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 17.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 75 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 29 lbs | - |
Guardian Industries LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant, Belden Brick Co Plant 2, Pine Hall Brick Co Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Industries LLC on cumulative reported pounds (17.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Greenwood Milk Products, New Flyer of America Inc, Buckeye International Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Greenwood Milk Products Greenwood, WI · Food 17.4K lbs reported
- New Flyer of America Inc Crookston, MN · Transportation Equipment 17.4K lbs reported
- Buckeye International Inc. Maryland Heights, MO · Chemicals 17.4K lbs reported
- Honeywell Analytics Inc Lincolnshire, IL · Computers and Electronic Products 17.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site, Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC, Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC.
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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Basalite Concrete Products. Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Guardian Industries LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Industries LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kingsburg, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327211 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.8% of Fresno TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Greenwood Milk Products (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Industries LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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