Zip Code 28269
📍 Charlotte, NC
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025
4,448.61 lbs
State Score
49
/ 100
National Score
45
/ 100
In 2024, industrial facilities in Charlotte, NC released over 4,448.61 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL, which emitted Zinc compounds into the local air. Air quality in 28269 is relatively consistent with regional baselines.
Top Polluting Facilities
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCZinc compounds released to air3,451.06 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCLead compounds released to air284.20 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCManganese compounds released to air227.75 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCMercury compounds released to air226.27 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: GERDAU USA INCNickel compounds released to air153.37 lbsLBS
- VERITIV OPERATING CO - NC310 CHARLOTTEOwned by: VERITIV OPERATING CODiisocyanates released to air54 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air26.26 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILLOwned by: GERDAU USA INCCopper compounds released to air24.18 lbsLBS
- BLYTHE Cancer RiskOwned by: BLYTHE CONSTRUCTION INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air0.9 lbsLBS
- GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: GERDAU USA INCDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.42478 lbsLBS
- REAMES RD CONCRETE PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: SUMMIT MATERIALS LLCLead released to air0.15 lbsLBS
- ADAMS AN OLDCASTLE CO-CHARLOTTE Cancer RiskOwned by: CRH AMERICAS INCLead released to air0.03612 lbsLBS
- CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC-REAMES RDOwned by: CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLCLead compounds released to air0.0081 lbsLBS
- ADAMS AN OLDCASTLE CO-CHARLOTTEOwned by: CRH AMERICAS INCMercury released to air0.00015 lbsLBS
Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)
- Charlotte, NC (28273) 12.8 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity157,646.15 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Mount Holly, NC (28120) 11.9 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity49,008.26 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Charlotte, NC (28262) 4.6 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity43,990.01 lbsAnnual Emissions
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