EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70
Athens, TX · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc.
- Total releases
- 161.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70: how the 161.8K lbs splits
161.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 161.8K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70's 161.8K 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Athens, TX, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 26.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 161.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,606 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 70 is pounds #364 and chemical-count #630 at 161.8K 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: Steritec Services LLC; Txi-Athens Ready Mix; Dillon Manufacturing; Acme Brick Co Texas Clay. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Texas: Fiberteq LLC; Lee Brick & Tile Co; Usb Tennessee LLC; Incom Inc.. 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 51. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 161.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fiberteq LLC and Lee Brick & Tile Co.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
162K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% 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 70 inside Henderson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 reports the 141st-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.8% of every pound reported in Henderson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Fiberteq LLC and Lee Brick & Tile Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Henderson's reported pounds (561.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70's total reported releases fell from 35.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70's air releases fell from 35.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
319.7× more than the comparison
5.0× 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 70 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 161.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (33.8K lbs to 26.6K lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70: 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 General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 33.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 32.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 35.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 26.6K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 161.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Steritec Services LLC, Txi-Athens Ready Mix, Dillon Manufacturing, 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. Fiberteq LLC, Lee Brick & Tile Co, Usb Tennessee LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 on cumulative reported pounds (161.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Containment Solutions Inc, Ttm Technologies N.a. LLC, Brunswick Corp Mercury Marine Div. 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.
- Containment Solutions Inc Tulsa, OK · Plastics and Rubber 161.7K lbs reported
- Ttm Technologies N.a. LLC Santa Ana, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 161.6K lbs reported
- Brunswick Corp Mercury Marine Div Fond Du Lac, WI · Machinery 161.5K lbs reported
- Component Repair Technologies Inc. Mentor, OH · Transportation Equipment 161.5K 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Steritec Services LLC. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 stamps MID 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 70 TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Athens, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 28.8% of Henderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Containment Solutions Inc (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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