EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Plant #20
Lawrence, KS
- Total releases
- 2.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plant #20: how the 2.1K lbs splits
2.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1K lbs 100.0%
Plant #20's 2.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Plant #20 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lawrence, KS, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 12,739 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Plant #20 is pounds #170 and chemical-count #197 at 2.1K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Prosoco Inc; O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments; Pennys Concrete; Post Consumer Brands. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kansas: Waldorf Plant; North Salt Lake Batch Plant; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12; Sierra North Batch Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Plant #20 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Waldorf Plant and North Salt Lake Batch Plant.
Plant #20 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plant #20: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Plant #20 reports the 523rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 16% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kansas include Waldorf Plant and North Salt Lake Batch Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Plant #20's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plant #20's total reported releases fell from 23 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plant #20's air releases fell from 23 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plant #20 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Plant #20 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (21 lbs to 0 lbs).
Plant #20: 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 Plant #20 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 21 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 23 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Plant #20 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plant #20
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Prosoco Inc, O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments, Pennys Concrete, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Waldorf Plant, North Salt Lake Batch Plant, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 12.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plant #20 on cumulative reported pounds (2.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lilli Gas Plant, Twin City Die Castings Co, Morton Salt Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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 Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Prosoco Inc. Plant #20 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Plant #20 TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plant #20 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lawrence, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.1% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lilli Gas Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plant #20 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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