EPA TRI Facility · Other
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment
Fort Wainwright, AK · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 754.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment: how the 754.0K lbs splits
754.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 752.2K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 0.2%
- Off-site Transfers 23 lbs <0.1%
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment's 754.0K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Wainwright, AK, in the other sector. It reported 128.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 754.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,548 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alaska's 54 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment is pounds #11 and chemical-count #31 at 754.0K lbs. Red Dog Operations leads reported pounds (3.3B lbs) at 23 chemicals (chemical-count #3). Pogo Mine leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (34.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak; Aurora Energy LLC; Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal; Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Similar-scale Other peers outside Alaska: U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord; U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico (entire Facility); U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Copper; Manganese compounds; Lead.
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 754.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord and U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico (entire Facility).
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
754K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment reports the 41st-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alaska include U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord and U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico (entire Facility).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment's total reported releases fell from 140.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 128.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment's air releases fell from 365 lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment's land releases fell from 140.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 128.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
23% less than the comparison
About the same as the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 754.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (211.2K lbs to 128.2K lbs).
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 211.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 139.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 135.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 140.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 128.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 322.4K lbs | - |
| Copper | 204.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 166.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 50.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 86 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 2 lbs | - |
| Nitroglycerin | 0 lbs | - |
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak, Aurora Energy LLC, Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 53 other reporting facilities in Alaska.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alaska - e.g. U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord, U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico (entire Facility), U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport.
Compare beyond Alaska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment on cumulative reported pounds (754.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station, Crown Food Packaging, U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station Valmy, NV · Electric Utilities 754.1K lbs reported
- Crown Food Packaging Owatonna, MN · Fabricated Metals 753.2K lbs reported
- U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jblm, WA · Other 755.3K lbs reported
- South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility La Porte, TX · Chemicals 752.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Copper, Manganese compounds, Lead; nearby reporters include Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak. Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Wainwright, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 0.9% of Fairbanks North Star Borough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station (Δ 172 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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