EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co
Macon, GA
- Total releases
- 93.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co: how the 93.7K lbs splits
93.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 93.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co's 93.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Macon, GA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 93.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,723 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. Cherokee Brick & Tile Co is pounds #140 and chemical-count #74 at 93.7K 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: Armstrong World Industries Inc; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Argos Macon Concrete Plant; Ykk (usa) Inc. National Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Georgia: Custom Processing Services LLC; High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro; Holcim (us) Inc-Theodore Al Plant; Cemex Construction Materials South LLC - Balcones Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds.
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 93.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Custom Processing Services LLC and High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro.
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
94K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Cherokee Brick & Tile Co reports the 186th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 61.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Custom Processing Services LLC and High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cherokee Brick & Tile Co's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 61.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Co's total reported releases fell from 22.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Co's air releases fell from 22.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Co's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co Form-R facts
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See how Cherokee Brick & Tile Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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80% 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 Cherokee Brick & Tile Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 93.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (20.8K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co: 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 Cherokee Brick & Tile Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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 | 20.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 20.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 20.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 22.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 57.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 35.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 300 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 130 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 93 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 89 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 56 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 44 lbs | - |
| Copper | 12 lbs | - |
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cherokee Brick & Tile Co
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Armstrong World Industries Inc, Graphic Packaging International LLC, Argos Macon Concrete Plant, 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. Custom Processing Services LLC, High Concrete Group Llc-Springboro, Holcim (us) Inc-Theodore Al Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cherokee Brick & Tile Co on cumulative reported pounds (93.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Seward Power Plant, Odom Industries Inc, Bridgestone Aiken County Plant. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Armstrong World Industries Inc. Cherokee Brick & Tile Co stamps LIGHT 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 Cherokee Brick & Tile Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Macon, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 1.1% of Bibb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Seward Power Plant (Δ 61 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cherokee Brick & Tile Co stamps LIGHT 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