EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Certainteed LLC
Athens, GA · Parent: Saint-Gobain Corp
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Certainteed LLC: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.0M lbs 86.1%
- Off-site Transfers 165.6K lbs 13.9%
Certainteed LLC's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.9%. 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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Certainteed LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Athens, GA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 226.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,178 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Certainteed LLC is pounds #36 and chemical-count #153 at 1.2M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Carrier Transicold - Athens; Morgan Concrete Co - Athens Plant 2; Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Georgia: Fairborn Cement Co; Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve; Knauf Insulation Inc.; Roxul USA Inc. Other Saint-Gobain Corp sites in this extract: Certainteed LLC; Corhart Refractories; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc; Certainteed Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Mercury.
Certainteed LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.1% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fairborn Cement Co and Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve.
Certainteed LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Certainteed LLC inside Clarke's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Certainteed LLC reports the 21st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 80.3% of every pound reported in Clarke. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 86.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Fairborn Cement Co and Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Clarke's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Certainteed LLC's total reported releases fell from 298.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 226.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's off-site transfers fell from 41.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Certainteed LLC's air releases fell from 257.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 226.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Certainteed LLC Form-R facts
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See how Certainteed LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Certainteed LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 42% (159.0K lbs to 226.2K lbs).
Certainteed LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Certainteed LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 42% 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 | 159.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 283.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 223.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 298.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 226.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 165.5K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 111 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 7 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 2 lbs | - |
Certainteed LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Certainteed LLC
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Carrier Transicold - Athens, Morgan Concrete Co - Athens Plant 2, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Fairborn Cement Co, Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve, Knauf Insulation Inc..
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Certainteed LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include I/n Kote, US Ecology Vernon Inc., M. Argueso & Co. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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 Saint-Gobain Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Certainteed LLC, Corhart Refractories, Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc.
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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Mercury; nearby reporters include Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Certainteed LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Certainteed LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Certainteed LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Athens, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327993 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 80.3% of Clarke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: I/n Kote (Δ 3.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Certainteed LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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