EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36
Roanoke, VA · Parent: General Shale Brick Inc
- Total releases
- 6.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36: how the 7.3K lbs splits
7.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.3K lbs 100.0%
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36's 7.3K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Roanoke, VA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 812 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 6.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,677 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 is pounds #208 and chemical-count #170 at 6.5K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dynax America Corp; Tread Corp; Metalsa Roanoke Inc.; Canatal Steel USA. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Virginia: Green & White; Watsontown Brick Co; Glen-Gery Corp; Century Concrete Inc Edwardsville Facility. 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 #60. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Lead; Manganese compounds.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Green & White and Watsontown Brick Co.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.5K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% 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 35 & 36: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 reports the 417th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Green & White and Watsontown Brick Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36's total reported releases fell from 780 lb in 2022 to 652 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36's air releases fell from 780 lb in 2022 to 652 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
25% 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 35 & 36 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 77% (3.5K lbs to 812 lbs).
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 780 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 840 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 780 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 652 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 812 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 24 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Dynax America Corp, Tread Corp, Metalsa Roanoke Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Green & White, Watsontown Brick Co, Glen-Gery Corp.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 on cumulative reported pounds (6.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Fiber Composites LLC, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured, Inliner Solutions LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Fiber Composites LLC New London, NC · Plastics and Rubber 6.5K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured Rockford, IL · Food 6.5K lbs reported
- Inliner Solutions LLC Kiowa, CO · Chemicals 6.5K lbs reported
- Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc Indianapolis, IN · Fabricated Metals 6.5K 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 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Dynax America Corp. General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 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 35 & 36 TRI extract (LIGHT · 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 35 & 36 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Roanoke, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 1.0% of Botetourt TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fiber Composites LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 stamps LIGHT 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