EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Penitentiary
Atlanta, GA
- Total releases
- 6.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Penitentiary: how the 6.0K lbs splits
6.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.0K lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 43 lbs 0.7%
US Penitentiary's 6.0K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
US Penitentiary is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Atlanta, GA, in the other sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 6.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,846 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Penitentiary is pounds #333 and chemical-count #553 at 6.0K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: P&d Color Co Inc; Argos Glenwood Ave Concrete Plant; Mondelez Global LLC; Harvard Chemical LLC. Similar-scale Other peers outside Georgia: Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Ranges; U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges; US Coast Guard Base Cape Cod; U.S. Cbp Brian A. Terry (naco) Border Patrol Stn #AZ0040. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
US Penitentiary stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.3% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Ranges and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges.
US Penitentiary vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Penitentiary: Lead-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Penitentiary reports the 285th-largest volume (6.0K lbs). 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 Georgia include Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Ranges and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Penitentiary's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Penitentiary's total reported releases rose from 949 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Penitentiary's land releases rose from 948 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Penitentiary Form-R facts
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See how US Penitentiary stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
846.5× more than the comparison
67% less 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 US Penitentiary releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (2.1K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
US Penitentiary: 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 US Penitentiary year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 949 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 949 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.0K 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 | 6.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
US Penitentiary · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Penitentiary
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including P&d Color Co Inc, Argos Glenwood Ave Concrete Plant, Mondelez Global LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Ranges, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges, US Coast Guard Base Cape Cod.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Penitentiary on cumulative reported pounds (6.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tbei - Truck Bodies & Equipment International (lake Crystal), House of Flavors, Buckman Laboratories 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.
- Tbei - Truck Bodies & Equipment International (lake Crystal) Lake Crystal, MN · Transportation Equipment 6.0K lbs reported
- House of Flavors Ludington, MI · Food 6.0K lbs reported
- Buckman Laboratories Inc. Cadet, MO · Chemicals 6.0K lbs reported
- Agama Glass Technologies LLC Clarksburg, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 6.0K lbs reported
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; nearby reporters include P&d Color Co Inc. US Penitentiary 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 US Penitentiary TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Penitentiary totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Atlanta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 0.4% of Fulton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tbei - Truck Bodies & Equipment International (lake Crystal) (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Penitentiary 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