EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42
Spring City, TN · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc
- Total releases
- 3.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42: how the 3.4K lbs splits
3.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.4K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42's 3.4K 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spring City, TN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 902 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 3.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,896 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 is pounds #365 and chemical-count #233 at 3.4K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Huber Engineered Woods LLC Spring City Facility; US Tva Watts Bar Nuclear Plant; Storm Power Components; Befesa Zinc US Inc.. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Tennessee: Gardner Glass Products Inc.; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18; Virginia Concrete Shirlington Plant; Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson. Other General Shale Brick Inc sites in this extract: Columbus Brick Co; General Shale Brick Inc Moncure Facility Plants 24 & 25; Watsontown Brick Co; General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen fluoride; Lead; Manganese compounds.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gardner Glass Products Inc. and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 reports the 483rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. 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 72.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Gardner Glass Products Inc. and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 72.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42's total reported releases rose from 600 lb in 2022 to 902 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42's air releases rose from 600 lb in 2022 to 902 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 Form-R facts
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See how General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 51% (599 lbs to 902 lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 51% 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 | 599 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 580 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 700 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 600 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 902 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. 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) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 918 lbs | - |
| Lead | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Huber Engineered Woods LLC Spring City Facility, US Tva Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Storm Power Components, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Gardner Glass Products Inc., Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18, Virginia Concrete Shirlington Plant.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 on cumulative reported pounds (3.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Gardner Glass Products Inc., Louis Berger Atl Fuel Services, Rawac Plating Co. 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.
- Gardner Glass Products Inc. North Wilkesboro, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.4K lbs reported
- Louis Berger Atl Fuel Services Atlanta, GA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 3.4K lbs reported
- Rawac Plating Co Springfield, OH · Fabricated Metals 3.4K lbs reported
- US Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base Hawthorne, NV · Other 3.4K 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
Other General Shale Brick Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Columbus Brick Co, General Shale Brick Inc Moncure Facility Plants 24 & 25, Watsontown Brick Co.
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), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Huber Engineered Woods LLC Spring City Facility. General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · 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.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spring City, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.7% of Rhea TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gardner Glass Products Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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