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Zip Code 27922

📍 Cofield, NC

Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)

226,131.63 lbs
Total Air Pollution

In 2024, industrial facilities in Cofield, NC released over 226,131.63 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was PERDUE AGRIBUSINESS LLC - COFIELD NC, which emitted large quantities of n-Hexane into the local air. Residents of 27922 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.

Top Polluting Facilities

  • PERDUE AGRIBUSINESS LLC - COFIELD NC
    Owned by: PERDUE FARMS INC
    n-Hexane released to air
    178,076.00 lbs
    LBS
  • PERDUE AGRIBUSINESS LLC - COFIELD NC
    Owned by: PERDUE FARMS INC
    Cyclohexane released to air
    35,768.00 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Zinc compounds released to air
    11,392.80 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Manganese compounds released to air
    296.00 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Mercury compounds released to air
    249.45 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air
    171.30 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Copper compounds released to air
    65.53 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Lead compounds released to air
    56.45 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY Cancer Risk
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Nickel compounds released to air
    32.4 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air
    22.54 lbs
    LBS
  • NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY Cancer Risk
    Owned by: NUCOR CORP
    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air
    1.16 lbs
    LBS
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