Zip Code 29450
📍 Huger, SC
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025
50,225.60 lbs
State Score
31
/ 100
National Score
17
/ 100
In 2024, industrial facilities in Huger, SC released over 50,225.60 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEY, which emitted large quantities of Ammonia into the local air. Residents of 29450 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPAmmonia released to air26,924.20 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPZinc compounds released to air11,291.60 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air6,408.00 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEY Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air4,000.10 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPManganese compounds released to air577.80 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPMercury compounds released to air290.30 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEY Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPNickel compounds released to air245.40 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPCopper compounds released to air151.10 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air128.70 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPLead compounds released to air125.80 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air75.4 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEYOwned by: NUCOR CORPVanadium compounds released to air5.4 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEY Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air1.8 lbsLBS
Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)
- Goose Creek, SC (29445) 13.1 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity1,155,196.37 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Moncks Corner, SC (29461) 17.4 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity250,436.19 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Wando, SC (29492) 6.7 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity103,438.00 lbsAnnual Emissions
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Because toxic gases and VOCs were detected in this area (likely from the Ammonia), standard filters are not enough. We strongly recommend an Activated Carbon purifier to adsorb these fumes.
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