EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Total releases
- 6.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center: how the 6.8K lbs splits
6.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.9K lbs 58.2%
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 41.2%
- Off-site Transfers 37 lbs 0.5%
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center's 6.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 58.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kennedy Space Center, FL, in the other sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,604 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center is pounds #252 and chemical-count #249 at 6.8K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center; Merritt Precision LLC; Heidelberg Materials Slag - Cape Canaveral; Vectorworks Merritt Island. Similar-scale Other peers outside Florida: US Cbp Nogales Border Patrol Station & Range #AZ0047; US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300); U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Navajo Range. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms).
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kennedy Space Center, FL: 6.8K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 58.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Cbp Nogales Border Patrol Station & Range #AZ0047 and US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300).
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center reports the 278th-largest volume (6.8K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 58.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Florida include US Cbp Nogales Border Patrol Station & Range #AZ0047 and US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300).
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (58.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center's total reported releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center's land releases fell from 802 lb in 2022 to 421 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center's air releases rose from 760 lb in 2022 to 920 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center Form-R facts
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See how US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (1.2K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 963 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 4.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 2.8K lbs | - |
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center in Brevard
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center, Merritt Precision LLC, Heidelberg Materials Slag - Cape Canaveral, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. US Cbp Nogales Border Patrol Station & Range #AZ0047, US Doe Llnl Experimental Test Site (site 300), U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center on cumulative reported pounds (6.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Baerlocher USA, Draka Elevator Product Inc., Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. 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).
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, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms); nearby reporters include Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center. US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kennedy Space Center, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 927110 · Other. 0.4% of Brevard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Baerlocher USA (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 58.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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