EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S
Columbia, SC · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 258.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S: how the 258.4K lbs splits
258.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 258.4K lbs 100.0%
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S's 258.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbia, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 45.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 258.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,822 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S is pounds #88 and chemical-count #400 at 258.4K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Sefa Group LLC - McMeekin Star Facility; Concrete Supply Co Llc-West Columbia; Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 7; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 14. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site; Evonik Corp; Dupont Circleville Plant; Dart Polymers Inc. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 258.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site and Evonik Corp.
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
258K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S reports the 555th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site and Evonik Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S's total reported releases fell from 48.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S's water releases fell from 48.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S Form-R facts
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See how Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
762.6× more than the comparison
75% less 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 Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 258.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (63.5K lbs to 45.5K lbs).
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 63.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 47.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 53.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 48.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 45.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 258.4K lbs | - |
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including The Sefa Group LLC - McMeekin Star Facility, Concrete Supply Co Llc-West Columbia, Krm Midlands Llc-Plant 7, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site, Evonik Corp, Dupont Circleville Plant.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S on cumulative reported pounds (258.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site, Dixie Industrial Finishing Co Inc, West Fraser US Ewp LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include The Sefa Group LLC - McMeekin Star Facility. Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbia, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325220 · Chemicals. 12.5% of Lexington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Versum Materials US LLC Catoosa Site (Δ 70 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8S stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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