EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Pete Lien & Sons Inc
Rapid City, SD · Parent: Pete Lien & Sons Inc
- Total releases
- 193.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pete Lien & Sons Inc: how the 193.6K lbs splits
193.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 193.1K lbs 99.7%
- Land Disposal 514 lbs 0.3%
Pete Lien & Sons Inc's 193.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.3%. 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 CLEAN
Pete Lien & Sons Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rapid City, SD, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 33.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 193.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,293 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pete Lien & Sons Inc is pounds #16 and chemical-count #18 at 193.6K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Truenorth Steel - Rapid City; Gcc Dacotah; Forterra Concrete Products - Rapid City; Midwest Manufacturing Inc DBA Dakota Panel. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside South Dakota: Owens Corning - Jackson Tn; Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant; Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland; Cambria Plant. Other Pete Lien & Sons Inc sites in this extract: Pete Lien & Sons Inc. - Jonathon Lime Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Pete Lien & Sons Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 193.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Owens Corning - Jackson Tn and Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant.
Pete Lien & Sons Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
194K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pete Lien & Sons Inc inside Pennington's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Pete Lien & Sons Inc reports the 128th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.5% of every pound reported in Pennington. 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 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Owens Corning - Jackson Tn and Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pennington's reported pounds (337.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pete Lien & Sons Inc's total reported releases fell from 42.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pete Lien & Sons Inc's land releases fell from 102 lb in 2022 to 63 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pete Lien & Sons Inc's air releases fell from 42.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pete Lien & Sons Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pete Lien & Sons Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 193.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (41.3K lbs to 33.7K lbs).
Pete Lien & Sons Inc: 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 Pete Lien & Sons Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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 | 41.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 38.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 36.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 42.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 33.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 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) | 193.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 270 lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 173 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 96 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 46 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 10 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6 lbs | - |
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pete Lien & Sons Inc
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Truenorth Steel - Rapid City, Gcc Dacotah, Forterra Concrete Products - Rapid City, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Owens Corning - Jackson Tn, Holcim (us) Inc. - Whitehall Plant, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Lakeland.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pete Lien & Sons Inc on cumulative reported pounds (193.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Chem Fluer/firmenich Inc, Haynes International Inc, Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc-Beaumont Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Chem Fluer/firmenich Inc Newark, NJ · Chemicals 193.7K lbs reported
- Haynes International Inc Arcadia, LA · Primary Metals 193.5K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc-Beaumont Terminal Nederland, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 193.5K lbs reported
- Owens Corning - Jackson Tn Jackson, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 193.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pete Lien & Sons Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pete Lien & Sons Inc. - Jonathon Lime 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Truenorth Steel - Rapid City. Pete Lien & Sons Inc 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.
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This Pete Lien & Sons Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · 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.
Pete Lien & Sons Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rapid City, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327410 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 57.5% of Pennington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chem Fluer/firmenich Inc (Δ 91 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pete Lien & Sons Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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