EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Sheildtec LLC
Buford, GA · Parent: Shieldtec LLC
- Total releases
- 91.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sheildtec LLC: how the 91.3K lbs splits
91.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 80.4K lbs 88.1%
- Off-site Transfers 10.9K lbs 11.9%
Sheildtec LLC's 91.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 88.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 11.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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
Sheildtec LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buford, GA, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 20.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 91.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,787 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. Sheildtec LLC is pounds #142 and chemical-count #206 at 91.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ready Mix USA LLC - Buford Plant; Morgan Concrete Co Inc. - Buford Plant; Argos Friendship Concrete Plant; Skf USA Inc. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Georgia: The Heil Co; Fluid Motion LLC; C&d Zodiac Inc; Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 1038. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Chromium; Manganese; Nickel.
Sheildtec LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (88.1% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 91.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Heil Co and Fluid Motion LLC.
Sheildtec LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
91K 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
Sheildtec LLC: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Sheildtec LLC reports the 307th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 97.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include The Heil Co and Fluid Motion LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sheildtec LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 97.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sheildtec LLC's total reported releases rose from 20.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sheildtec LLC's air releases rose from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sheildtec LLC's off-site transfers rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sheildtec LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sheildtec LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 91.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 32% (15.7K lbs to 20.7K lbs).
Sheildtec 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 Sheildtec LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 32% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 20.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 20.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 20.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 89.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 474 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 470 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sheildtec LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sheildtec LLC
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Ready Mix USA LLC - Buford Plant, Morgan Concrete Co Inc. - Buford Plant, Argos Friendship Concrete Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. The Heil Co, Fluid Motion LLC, C&d Zodiac Inc.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sheildtec LLC on cumulative reported pounds (91.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Precision Painting, A-1 Fiberglass. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Certain glycol ethers, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Ready Mix USA LLC - Buford Plant. Sheildtec LLC 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 Sheildtec LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sheildtec LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buford, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336370 · Transportation Equipment. 3.7% of Hall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Brenntag Mid-South Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sheildtec LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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