Zip Code 35967
📍 Fort Payne, AL
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
Data Source: EPA TRI (2024) • Updated Nov 2025
22,869.38 lbs
State Score
39
/ 100
National Score
26
/ 100
In 2024, industrial facilities in Fort Payne, AL released over 22,869.38 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIV, which emitted large quantities of Certain glycol ethers into the local air. Residents of 35967 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIVOwned by: NUCOR CORPCertain glycol ethers released to air21,982.00 lbsLBS
- NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air536.80 lbsLBS
- THE HEIL COOwned by: TEREX CORPManganese released to air186.31 lbsLBS
- NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIVOwned by: NUCOR CORPManganese released to air151.28 lbsLBS
- VALLEY JOISTOwned by: nanManganese released to air12.32 lbsLBS
- NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPNickel released to air0.58 lbsLBS
- VALLEY JOISTOwned by: nanChromium released to air0.04 lbsLBS
- VALLEY JOIST Cancer RiskOwned by: nanNickel released to air0.04 lbsLBS
- NUCOR CORP VULCRAFT DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: NUCOR CORPLead released to air0.01 lbsLBS
Nearby Pollution Sources (< 20 miles)
- Rainsville, AL (35986) 8.7 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity49,448.46 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Fort Payne, AL (35968) 4.8 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity21,111.32 lbsAnnual Emissions
- Collinsville, AL (35961) 14.5 mi awayHeavy Industrial Activity5,349.00 lbsAnnual Emissions
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