EPA TRI Facility · Other
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Forrest City, AR · Parent: US Department of Justice
- Total releases
- 8.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Federal Bureau of Prisons: how the 8.0K lbs splits
8.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.0K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 6 lbs 0.1%
Federal Bureau of Prisons's 8.0K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Federal Bureau of Prisons is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Forrest City, AR, in the other sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,300 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Forrest City; Riviana Foods - Brinkley; Helena Industries LLC; Sloan Valve Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside Arkansas: US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges; US Penitentiary Lee; Isti Plant Services; US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range. Other US Department of Justice sites in this extract: Fci el Reno; Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute; Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson; Federal Correctional Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Federal Bureau of Prisons stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges and US Penitentiary Lee.
Federal Bureau of Prisons vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.0K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal Bureau of Prisons inside St. Francis's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Federal Bureau of Prisons reports the 270th-largest volume (8.0K lbs). This one site accounts for 98.4% of every pound reported in St. Francis. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Arkansas include US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges and US Penitentiary Lee.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Francis's reported pounds (8.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Federal Bureau of Prisons's total reported releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons's land releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Federal Bureau of Prisons releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (2.1K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Federal Bureau of Prisons: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Federal Bureau of Prisons year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 862 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 8.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Federal Bureau of Prisons · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal Bureau of Prisons
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Forrest City, Riviana Foods - Brinkley, Helena Industries LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges, US Penitentiary Lee, Isti Plant Services.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal Bureau of Prisons on cumulative reported pounds (8.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Badger Mining Corp Merrillan Coating Plants, Coleman Oil Co, Siemens Energy Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Badger Mining Corp Merrillan Coating Plants Merrillan, WI · Chemicals 8.0K lbs reported
- Coleman Oil Co Lewiston, ID · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 8.0K lbs reported
- Siemens Energy Inc Fort Payne, AL · Electrical Equipment 8.0K lbs reported
- Carolina Pole Leland Leland, NC · Wood Products 8.0K 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 Justice Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fci el Reno, Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Forrest City. Federal Bureau of Prisons stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Federal Bureau of Prisons TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal Bureau of Prisons totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Forrest City, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 921190 · Other. 98.4% of St. Francis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Badger Mining Corp Merrillan Coating Plants (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal Bureau of Prisons stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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