EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Guardian Industries - Carleton
Carleton, MI · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 105.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Guardian Industries - Carleton: how the 105.7K lbs splits
105.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 59.0K lbs 55.8%
- Air Releases 46.7K lbs 44.2%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Guardian Industries - Carleton's 105.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 55.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 44.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Guardian Industries - Carleton is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carleton, MI, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 19.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 105.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,469 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Guardian Industries - Carleton is pounds #151 and chemical-count #202 at 105.7K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flat Rock Metal Inc.; New Boston Rtm Inc.; Flat Rock Assembly Plant; Woodbridge Corp. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Michigan: River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa); Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp; Graymont Western US Inc Pilot Peak Lime Production; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Guardian Industries - Carleton is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Carleton, MI: 105.7K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 55.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa) and Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp.
Guardian Industries - Carleton vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
106K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Industries - Carleton in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Guardian Industries - Carleton reports the 174th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa) and Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Industries - Carleton's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries - Carleton's off-site transfers fell from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Industries - Carleton's air releases rose from 10.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Industries - Carleton Form-R facts
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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 Guardian Industries - Carleton releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 105.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 105% (9.7K lbs to 19.8K lbs).
Guardian Industries - Carleton: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Guardian Industries - Carleton year-over-year reported totals (increased by 105% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 30.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 25.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 19.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 19.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 46.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 28.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 22.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
Guardian Industries - Carleton in Monroe
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Industries - Carleton
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Flat Rock Metal Inc., New Boston Rtm Inc., Flat Rock Assembly Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa), Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp, Graymont Western US Inc Pilot Peak Lime Production.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Industries - Carleton on cumulative reported pounds (105.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Oil City Iron Works Inc, Valero Partners West Memphis LLC, River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa). Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Oil City Iron Works Inc Corsicana, TX · Primary Metals 105.7K lbs reported
- Valero Partners West Memphis LLC West Memphis, AR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 105.6K lbs reported
- River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa) Festus, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 105.6K lbs reported
- General Mills Operations LLC Kansas City, MO · Food 105.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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 Ammonia, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Flat Rock Metal Inc.. Guardian Industries - Carleton stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Guardian Industries - Carleton TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Industries - Carleton totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carleton, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327211 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.5% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oil City Iron Works Inc (Δ 43 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Industries - Carleton stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 55.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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