Altria Group Inc
6 facilities · 4 states · 1.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Altria Group Inc is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 4 states, disclosing 1.6M lbs of toxic releases. 9 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Virginia (1.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Altria Group Inc's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Altria Group Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-16.6%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-16.6%
309.6 thousand lb → 258.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Altria Group Inc's total reported releases fell from 309.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 258.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Altria Group Inc's water releases rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Altria Group Inc's off-site transfers fell from 62.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Altria Group Inc's air releases fell from 241.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 202.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Altria Group Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Department of Defense; Westrock Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nicotine and salts; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chlorine. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Virginia; Tennessee; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Tobacco. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Department of Defense; Westrock Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nicotine and salts; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chlorine. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Virginia; Tennessee; Kentucky. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Tobacco.
Altria Group Inc ranks #516 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Altria Group Inc files across 4 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site accounts for most of Altria Group Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Altria Group Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (US Department of Defense; Westrock Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Altria Group Inc sits among TRI parents
Altria Group Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside US Department of Defense and Westrock Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- US Department of Defense · rank #514 · 52.2M lbs
- Westrock Co · rank #515 · 17.0M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Altria Group Inc
Ammonia; Nicotine and salts; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chlorine lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.3M lbs |
| Nicotine and salts | 469.9K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 32.8K lbs |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 | 1.4M lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 140.7K lbs |
| Kentucky | 2 | 91.3K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 11.5K lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site Chester, VA | 1.2M lbs |
| U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Nashville, TN | 140.7K lbs |
| Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site Richmond, VA | 130.7K lbs |
| U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Hopkinsville, KY | 48.6K lbs |
| U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One Hopkinsville, KY | 42.7K lbs |
| John Middleton Co Kop Site King Of Prussia, PA | 11.5K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Altria Group Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Ecolab Inc, Pilkington N.a. Inc, Kerry Inc. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Altria Group Inc's TRI parent record
From Altria Group Inc, open Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site or compare against US Department of Defense rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Altria Group Inc (Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site in VA). Largest facility
- Compare against Westrock Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Altria Group Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (US Department of Defense, Westrock Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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