EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant
Fulton, AR · Parent: American Electric Power
- Total releases
- 4.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant: how the 4.0M lbs splits
4.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.7M lbs 92.5%
- Air Releases 295.6K lbs 7.4%
- Water Discharges 3.2K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 0.1%
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant's 4.0M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.4%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fulton, AR, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 674.8K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 4.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 508 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana; Amerities South LLC; Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC; Hexion Inc. - Hope Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Arkansas: American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant; Edwards Power Station; Pacificorp Wyodak Plant; Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center. Other American Electric Power sites in this extract: American Electric Power Amos Plant; American Electric Power Welsh Plant; Rockport Plant; American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Manganese compounds.
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.5% land disposal) across 19 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant and Edwards Power Station.
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant inside Hempstead's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant reports the 93rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 44.4% of every pound reported in Hempstead. Scale peers outside Arkansas include American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant and Edwards Power Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hempstead's reported pounds (9.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant's total reported releases fell from 865.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 674.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant's air releases fell from 91.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant's land releases fell from 772.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 639.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
16.2× more than the comparison
9.5× more than 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 American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (858.2K lbs to 674.8K lbs).
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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 | 858.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 822.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 784.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 865.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 674.8K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 265.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 173.9K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 172.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 121.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 114.6K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 51.1K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 48.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 21.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 17.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 665 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 441 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana, Amerities South LLC, Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant, Edwards Power Station, Pacificorp Wyodak Plant.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant on cumulative reported pounds (4.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant, McWane Ductile-New Jersey, Jerritt Canyon Mine. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant Moundsville, WV · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
- McWane Ductile-New Jersey Phillipsburg, NJ · Primary Metals 4.0M lbs reported
- Jerritt Canyon Mine Elko, NV · Metal Mining 4.0M lbs reported
- Edwards Power Station Bartonville, IL · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Electric Power Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Electric Power Amos Plant, American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Rockport Plant.
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)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Texarkana. American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · 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.
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fulton, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 44.4% of Hempstead TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant (Δ 2.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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