Zip Code 35404
📍 Tuscaloosa, AL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
23,055.42 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Tuscaloosa, AL released over 23,055.42 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INC, which emitted large quantities of Zinc compounds into the local air. Residents of 35404 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPZinc compounds released to air18,579.16 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPManganese compounds released to air2,291.72 lbsLBS
- MERICHEM TECHNOLOGIES LLC CATALYST PLANTOwned by: MERICHEM COCresol (mixed isomers) released to air682.00 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPLead compounds released to air444.45 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air273.04 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLC Cancer RiskOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPNickel compounds released to air202.70 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPCopper compounds released to air189.68 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air142.84 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPManganese compounds released to air100.27 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPCopper compounds released to air84.97 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPVanadium compounds released to air20.2906 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INC Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPCadmium compounds released to air19.5888 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INC Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPNickel compounds released to air13.0658 lbsLBS
- TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCOwned by: TMS INTERNATIONAL CORPLead compounds released to air7.77 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPAntimony compounds released to air1.9371 lbsLBS
- WARRIOR ASPHALT INC. Cancer RiskOwned by: nanPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air1.01 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INC Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.8078 lbsLBS
- WARRIOR ASPHALT INC.Owned by: nanBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air0.09 lbsLBS
- NUCOR STEEL TUSCALOOSA INCOwned by: NUCOR CORPMercury compounds released to air0.031 lbsLBS
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