EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
U.S. Gypsum Co
New Orleans, LA · Parent: Usg Corp
- Total releases
- 292 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
U.S. Gypsum Co: how the 292 lbs splits
292 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 281 lbs 96.4%
- Air Releases 11 lbs 3.6%
U.S. Gypsum Co's 292 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
U.S. Gypsum Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Orleans, LA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 50 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 292 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,397 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U.S. Gypsum Co is pounds #351 and chemical-count #236 at 292 lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rain Cii Carbon LLC; Chalmette Refining LLC; John W Stone Oil Distributor; Energy Transfer Geismar Olefins LLC - Chalmette Gas Processi. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Louisiana: Agc Automotive Americas; Virginia Concrete-Stafford Plant; Knife River-Yankton; Redland Brick Inc Cushwa Plant. Other Usg Corp sites in this extract: Usg Paper LLC; American Metals Corp; Otsego Paper Inc.; Usg Interiors LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds; Mercury compounds.
U.S. Gypsum Co stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 292 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Agc Automotive Americas and Virginia Concrete-Stafford Plant.
U.S. Gypsum Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
292 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Gypsum Co in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, U.S. Gypsum Co reports the 773rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Agc Automotive Americas and Virginia Concrete-Stafford Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
U.S. Gypsum Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Gypsum Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 292 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (83 lbs to 50 lbs).
U.S. Gypsum Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U.S. Gypsum Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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 compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 67 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 50 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 41 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 50 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 151 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 132 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 3 lbs | - |
U.S. Gypsum Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Usg Corp Facilities
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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 compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Rain Cii Carbon LLC. U.S. Gypsum Co stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 U.S. Gypsum Co TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Gypsum Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Orleans, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327390 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.9% of Orleans Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tag Manufacturing Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Gypsum Co stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead compounds. 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