EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility
Butler, KY · Parent: Carmeuse N.a.
- Total releases
- 405.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility: how the 405.7K lbs splits
405.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 389.0K lbs 95.9%
- Land Disposal 16.7K lbs 4.1%
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility's 405.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butler, KY, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 69.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 405.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,205 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility is pounds #66 and chemical-count #100 at 405.7K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Darling Ingredients Inc.; Certainteed Gypsum Silver Grove LLC; Segepo-Fsm Inc.; Iofina Chemical Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kentucky: Rockwoolusa; Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville; Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant; Holcim Participations US Inc - Joppa Plant. Other Carmeuse N.a. sites in this extract: Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington; Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility; Carmeuse Lime Inc River Rouge Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.9% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 405.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rockwoolusa and Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
406K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility inside Pendleton's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 56.9% of every pound reported in Pendleton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 95.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Rockwoolusa and Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pendleton's reported pounds (713.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility's total reported releases fell from 92.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 69.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility's land releases fell from 13.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility's air releases fell from 79.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility Form-R facts
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See how Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
32% more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 405.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (69.7K lbs to 69.0K lbs).
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 69.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 84.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 89.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 92.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 69.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 389.0K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 84 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 29 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Darling Ingredients Inc., Certainteed Gypsum Silver Grove LLC, Segepo-Fsm Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Rockwoolusa, Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville, Central Plains Cement Co - Sugar Creek Plant.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility on cumulative reported pounds (405.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Rockwoolusa, North Coast Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Hydro Extrusion USA LLC Cressona, PA · Primary Metals 405.8K lbs reported
- Rockwoolusa Kearneysville, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 405.6K lbs reported
- North Coast Container Corp Cleveland, OH · Fabricated Metals 405.3K lbs reported
- Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC Mc Intosh, AL · Chemicals 405.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Carmeuse N.a. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carmeuse Lime Inc Buffington, Carmeuse Lime Inc Maple Grove Operations, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Darling Ingredients Inc.. Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility stamps MID 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 Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butler, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327410 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 56.9% of Pendleton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hydro Extrusion USA LLC (Δ 102 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Black River Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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