Zip Code 35020
📍 Bessemer, AL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025
41,632.89 lbs
State Score
31
/ 100
National Score
19
/ 100
In 2024, industrial facilities in Bessemer, AL released over 41,632.89 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLC, which emitted large quantities of Xylene (mixed isomers) into the local air. Residents of 35020 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSXylene (mixed isomers) released to air30,034.00 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSZinc compounds released to air7,070.82 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSZinc (fume or dust) released to air3,361.44 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSLead compounds released to air655.59 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSManganese compounds released to air378.26 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLCOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSMercury released to air132.34 lbsLBS
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY CO LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: QUIKRETE HOLDINGSDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.417912 lbsLBS
- HEIDELBERG MATERIALS SOUTHEAST AGG LLC - BESSEMER PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US INCLead released to air0.0156 lbsLBS
- BPI INC-BESSEMER AL PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: nanNickel compounds released to air0.0005 lbsLBS
Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)
- Quinton, AL (35130) 19.2 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity277,325.59 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Birmingham, AL (35217) 16.3 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity87,749.16 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Birmingham, AL (35207) 12.9 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity70,396.03 lbsAnnual Emissions
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