EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Mica Brick Plant
Mica, WA · Parent: Mutual Materials Co
- Total releases
- 73.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mica Brick Plant: how the 73.8K lbs splits
73.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 73.8K lbs 100.0%
Mica Brick Plant's 73.8K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Mica Brick Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mica, WA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 12.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 73.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,244 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mica Brick Plant is pounds #80 and chemical-count #164 at 73.8K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Central Pre-Mix Sullivan Road; Kemira Water Solutions Inc; Central Pre-Mix Concrete Products Co.; Pyrotek Inc. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Washington: Burgess Pigment Co; 3M Co-Prairie Du Chien Bldg 50; Viracon LLC; Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Manganese compounds.
Mica Brick Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 73.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Burgess Pigment Co and 3M Co-Prairie Du Chien Bldg 50.
Mica Brick Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
74K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mica Brick Plant: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Mica Brick Plant reports the 200th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Burgess Pigment Co and 3M Co-Prairie Du Chien Bldg 50.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mica Brick Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mica Brick Plant's total reported releases rose from 11.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mica Brick Plant's air releases rose from 11.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mica Brick Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mica Brick Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 73.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (20.5K lbs to 12.9K lbs).
Mica Brick Plant: 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 Mica Brick Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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 | 20.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 15.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 11.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 73.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Mica Brick Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mica Brick Plant
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Central Pre-Mix Sullivan Road, Kemira Water Solutions Inc, Central Pre-Mix Concrete Products Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Burgess Pigment Co, 3M Co-Prairie Du Chien Bldg 50, Viracon LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mica Brick Plant on cumulative reported pounds (73.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Green Plains Superior LLC, Rock River Fabrication, Nhs U.S. LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Central Pre-Mix Sullivan Road. Mica Brick Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Mica Brick Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mica Brick Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mica, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 9.8% of Spokane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Darigold - Lynden (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mica Brick Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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