EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Lee Brick & Tile Co
Sanford, NC
- Total releases
- 159.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lee Brick & Tile Co: how the 159.3K lbs splits
159.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 159.3K lbs 100.0%
Lee Brick & Tile Co's 159.3K 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lee Brick & Tile Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanford, NC, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 6.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 159.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,639 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lee Brick & Tile Co is pounds #119 and chemical-count #175 at 159.3K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sti Polymer Inc; Noble Oil Services Inc; General Timber Inc; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Sanford Facility. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside North Carolina: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70; Vitro Meadville Flat Glass LLC; Keystone Cement Co; Fiberteq LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Fluorine.
Lee Brick & Tile Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 159.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 and Vitro Meadville Flat Glass LLC.
Lee Brick & Tile Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
159K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lee Brick & Tile Co: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Lee Brick & Tile Co reports the 142nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 and Vitro Meadville Flat Glass LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lee Brick & Tile Co's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lee Brick & Tile Co's total reported releases fell from 65.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lee Brick & Tile Co's air releases fell from 65.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lee Brick & Tile Co 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 Lee Brick & Tile Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 159.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (29.1K lbs to 6.9K lbs).
Lee Brick & Tile Co: 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 Lee Brick & Tile Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 27.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 30.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 65.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 159.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 52 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16 lbs | - |
| Fluorine | 0 lbs | - |
Lee Brick & Tile Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lee Brick & Tile Co
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sti Polymer Inc, Noble Oil Services Inc, General Timber Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70, Vitro Meadville Flat Glass LLC, Keystone Cement Co.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lee Brick & Tile Co on cumulative reported pounds (159.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Jayco Inc., Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC, Ge Aerospace Plant 2. 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.
- Jayco Inc. Middlebury, IN · Transportation Equipment 159.3K lbs reported
- Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC West Alexandria, OH · Chemicals 159.2K lbs reported
- Ge Aerospace Plant 2 North Clarendon, VT · Transportation Equipment 159.4K lbs reported
- Platte Generating Station Grand Island, NE · Electric Utilities 159.2K lbs reported
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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Fluorine; nearby reporters include Sti Polymer Inc. Lee Brick & Tile Co stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Lee Brick & Tile Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lee Brick & Tile Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanford, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 5.0% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jayco Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lee Brick & Tile Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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