EPA TRI Facility · Other
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu
Chesterton, IN
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chesterton, IN, in the other sector. It reported 739 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,721 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu is pounds #604 and chemical-count #785 at 1.1K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Worthington Steel Co; Pvs Technologies Inc.; Nlmk Indiana; Monosol - Duneland Plant. Similar-scale Other peers outside Indiana: US Army National Guard Milan Range(s); Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility; Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility; Federal Bureau of Prisons Fci Mendota. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Milan Range(s) and Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility.
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu: Lead-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu reports the 397th-largest volume (1.1K 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 Indiana include US Army National Guard Milan Range(s) and Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu Form-R facts
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73% less than the comparison
80% 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 Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 107% (357 lbs to 739 lbs).
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu year-over-year reported totals (increased by 107% from 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 357 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 739 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Worthington Steel Co, Pvs Technologies Inc., Nlmk Indiana, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. US Army National Guard Milan Range(s), Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility, Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal, Humphrey Products Co, Thetford Corp. 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.
- Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal Portland, OR · Chemical Wholesalers 1.1K lbs reported
- Humphrey Products Co Kalamazoo, MI · Fabricated Metals 1.1K lbs reported
- Thetford Corp Ann Arbor, MI · Chemicals 1.1K lbs reported
- Pine Hall Brick Co Plant #7 Fairmount, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.1K 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 Worthington Steel Co. Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu 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.
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This Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chesterton, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (2 years). NAICS 712190 · Other. 0.0% of Porter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Natl Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park Indu 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