EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48
Mineral Wells, TX · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc.
- Total releases
- 4.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48: how the 4.5K lbs splits
4.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.5K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48's 4.5K 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 48 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mineral Wells, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 607 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,411 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 48 is pounds #1094 and chemical-count #692 at 4.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Polymer Adhesive LLC; Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant; Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site; Mineral Wells Facility. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Concrete Supply; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67; Mountain Cement Co; Northrup Brockport. 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; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Concrete Supply and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% 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 48: 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 48 reports the 458th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14% 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 89.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Concrete Supply and General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 89.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48's total reported releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 607 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48's air releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 607 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
94% less than the comparison
25% more 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 48 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (646 lbs to 607 lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48: 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 48 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 646 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 607 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 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) | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 464 lbs | - |
| Lead | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Polymer Adhesive LLC, Southwire Co-Mineral Wells Plant, Buckley Oil Co - Mineral Well Site, 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. Concrete Supply, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67, Mountain Cement Co.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 on cumulative reported pounds (4.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Big Bend Galvanizing LLC, Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, Tec Aurora LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Big Bend Galvanizing LLC Trenton, TN · Fabricated Metals 4.5K lbs reported
- Cooper Standard Automotive Inc Oscoda, MI · Plastics and Rubber 4.5K lbs reported
- Tec Aurora LLC Aurora, IL · Chemicals 4.5K lbs reported
- Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc Bridgeville, PA · Primary Metals 4.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Polymer Adhesive LLC. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 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 48 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 48 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mineral Wells, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.6% of Palo Pinto TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Big Bend Galvanizing LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 48 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