EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46
Elgin, TX · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc.
- Total releases
- 26.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46: how the 26.5K lbs splits
26.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 26.5K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46's 26.5K 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 46 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elgin, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 6.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 26.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,597 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 is pounds #742 and chemical-count #794 at 26.5K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Oldcastle Lawn & Garden; US Army National Guard Camp Swift Ranges. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Dal-Italia; Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc; Du-Co Ceramics Co; Drake Cement LLC. Other General Shale Brick Inc. sites in this extract: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70. 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 46 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dal-Italia and Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% 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 46: 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 46 reports the 283rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.7% 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 84.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Dal-Italia and Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 84.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46's total reported releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46's air releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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56% 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (6.9K lbs to 6.2K lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46: 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 46 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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 | 6.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 4.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 2.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 6.2K 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) | 22.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant, Darling Ingredients Inc., Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Dal-Italia, Midwest Precast Concrete (mpc) Enterprises Inc, Du-Co Ceramics Co.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 on cumulative reported pounds (26.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Avient Corp North Baltimore, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Dal-Italia. 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.
- Avient Corp North Baltimore North Baltimore, OH · Chemicals 26.5K lbs reported
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Social Circle, GA · Plastics and Rubber 26.5K lbs reported
- Dal-Italia Muskogee, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 26.5K lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant Guntersville, AL · Food 26.5K 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 69.
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 Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 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 46 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 46 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elgin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 5.9% of Bastrop TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avient Corp North Baltimore (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46 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