Zip Code 27565
📍 Oxford, NC
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
163,501.42 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Oxford, NC released over 163,501.42 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was CERTAINTEED CORP., which emitted large quantities of Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) into the local air. Residents of 27565 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air162,039.00 lbsLBS
- BRIDGESTONE BANDAG LLC OXFORD PLANTOwned by: BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS INCZinc compounds released to air874.00 lbsLBS
- J P TAYLOR CO LLCOwned by: UNIVERSAL CORPNicotine and salts released to air373.00 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPCopper compounds released to air186.26 lbsLBS
- REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPZinc compounds released to air12 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPLead compounds released to air5.3 lbsLBS
- CONCRETE PIPE & PRECAST Cancer RiskOwned by: nanLead released to air5.06 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP. Cancer RiskOwned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air2.809 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air2.03 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPZinc compounds released to air1.74 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP. Cancer RiskOwned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.124114 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPMercury compounds released to air0.1 lbsLBS
- CERTAINTEED CORP.Owned by: SAINT-GOBAIN CORPBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air0.0006 lbsLBS
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