EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Cullman, AL · Parent: General Dynamics Corp
- Total releases
- 56.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
General Dynamics Mission Systems: how the 56.1K lbs splits
56.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 55.6K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 545 lbs 1.0%
General Dynamics Mission Systems's 56.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
General Dynamics Mission Systems is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cullman, AL, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 56.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,864 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Foley Products Co - Cullman; Advanced Heat Treat Corp Cullman; Reliance Worldwide Corp; Rehau Automotive LLC. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Alabama: Kenworth Truck Co; Mahle Engine Components USA Inc; Etm Enterprises Inc.; Honeywell Aerospace South Bend. Other General Dynamics Corp sites in this extract: General Dynamics (nassco); Electric Boat Corp; General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp; Bath Iron Works-Structural Fabrication Facility (formerly Ha. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Lead.
General Dynamics Mission Systems stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 56.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kenworth Truck Co and Mahle Engine Components USA Inc.
General Dynamics Mission Systems vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Dynamics Mission Systems: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, General Dynamics Mission Systems reports the 372nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Kenworth Truck Co and Mahle Engine Components USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Dynamics Mission Systems's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Dynamics Mission Systems's total reported releases fell from 14.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Dynamics Mission Systems's off-site transfers fell from 14.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How General Dynamics Mission Systems releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5200% (250 lbs to 13.3K lbs).
General Dynamics Mission Systems: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows General Dynamics Mission Systems year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5200% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 13.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 56.1K lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
General Dynamics Mission Systems · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Dynamics Mission Systems
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Foley Products Co - Cullman, Advanced Heat Treat Corp Cullman, Reliance Worldwide Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Kenworth Truck Co, Mahle Engine Components USA Inc, Etm Enterprises Inc..
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Dynamics Mission Systems on cumulative reported pounds (56.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Foremost Farms USA, Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc, Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other General Dynamics Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including General Dynamics (nassco), Electric Boat Corp, General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitric acid, Lead; nearby reporters include Foley Products Co - Cullman. General Dynamics Mission Systems stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This General Dynamics Mission Systems TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Dynamics Mission Systems totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cullman, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336419 · Transportation Equipment. 1.2% of Cullman TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Foremost Farms USA (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Dynamics Mission Systems stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov