Zip Code 28152

📍 Shelby, NC

Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)

Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025

12,302.62 lbs

State Score

/ 100

National Score

/ 100

In 2024, industrial facilities in Shelby, NC released over 12,302.62 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was CURTISS-WRIGHT, which emitted large quantities of 1-Bromopropane into the local air. Residents of 28152 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.

Top Polluting Facilities

CURTISS-WRIGHT Cancer Risk

Owned by: CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP

1-Bromopropane released to air

11,301.62 lbs

LBS
AMES COPPER GROUP LLC

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Copper compounds released to air

722.87 lbs

LBS
METALSAMERICA

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Copper released to air

122.90 lbs

LBS
AMES COPPER GROUP LLC

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Zinc compounds released to air

121.80 lbs

LBS
AMES COPPER GROUP LLC

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Lead compounds released to air

32.745 lbs

LBS
AMES COPPER GROUP LLC Cancer Risk

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Arsenic compounds released to air

0.57 lbs

LBS
METALSAMERICA

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Zinc compounds released to air

0.071 lbs

LBS
ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORP Cancer Risk

Owned by: ROBERT BOSCH NA

Lead released to air

0.04 lbs

LBS
METALSAMERICA Cancer Risk

Owned by: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC

Lead released to air

0.004 lbs

LBS

Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)

Blacksburg, SC (29702) 11.2 mi away

Heavy Industrial Activity

216,718.48 lbs

Annual Emissions
Mooresboro, NC (28114) 12.5 mi away

Heavy Industrial Activity

216,253.33 lbs

Annual Emissions
Grover, NC (28073) 7.4 mi away

Heavy Industrial Activity

22,465.40 lbs

Annual Emissions

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Report: 28150

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Chemical Breakdown

Top 5 Pollutants by Weight

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