EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Continental Brick Co
Martinsburg, WV
- Total releases
- 320.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Continental Brick Co: how the 320.8K lbs splits
320.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 320.8K lbs 100.0%
Continental Brick Co's 320.8K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Continental Brick Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Martinsburg, WV, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 98.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 320.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,496 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Continental Brick Co is pounds #37 and chemical-count #108 at 320.8K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos USA - Martinsburg; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Ecolab Inc; Procter & Gamble Tabler Station Manufacturing Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside West Virginia: Unifrax I LLC; Graymont Western US Inc Indian Creek Lime Production; Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Continental Brick Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 320.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Unifrax I LLC and Graymont Western US Inc Indian Creek Lime Production.
Continental Brick Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
321K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Continental Brick Co: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Continental Brick Co reports the 93rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 97.4% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Unifrax I LLC and Graymont Western US Inc Indian Creek Lime Production.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Continental Brick Co's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 97.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Continental Brick Co's total reported releases rose from 54.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Continental Brick Co's air releases rose from 54.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Continental Brick Co Form-R facts
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See how Continental Brick Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
22% more than the comparison
83% 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 Continental Brick Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 320.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 96% (50.1K lbs to 98.0K lbs).
Continental Brick Co: 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 Continental Brick Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 96% 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 | 50.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 47.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 71.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 54.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 98.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 312.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 8.4K lbs | - |
Continental Brick Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Continental Brick Co
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Argos USA - Martinsburg, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Ecolab Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Unifrax I LLC, Graymont Western US Inc Indian Creek Lime Production, Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Continental Brick Co on cumulative reported pounds (320.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Unifrax I LLC, Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC - Hosford Osb. 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.
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Conroe, TX · Fabricated Metals 320.8K lbs reported
- Unifrax I LLC Tonawanda, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 320.9K lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC - Hosford Osb Hosford, FL · Wood Products 321.2K lbs reported
- Brembo Na Homer, MI · Transportation Equipment 320.4K lbs reported
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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Argos USA - Martinsburg. Continental Brick Co stamps MID 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 Continental Brick Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Continental Brick Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Martinsburg, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327120 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 14.9% of Berkeley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Continental Brick Co stamps MID 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