EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Amsted Rail Co Inc
Keokuk, IA · Parent: Amsted Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 718.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Amsted Rail Co Inc: how the 718.0K lbs splits
718.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 641.7K lbs 89.4%
- Air Releases 76.3K lbs 10.6%
Amsted Rail Co Inc's 718.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Amsted Rail Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Keokuk, IA, in the primary metals sector. It reported 144.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 718.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,586 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Amsted Rail Co Inc is pounds #42 and chemical-count #120 at 718.0K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Keokuk Steel Castings; Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc; Roquette America Inc; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Iowa: Ega Spectro Alloys; Jewel Acquisition Llc-Louisville; Me Global Inc; Mueller Co.. Other Amsted Industries Inc sites in this extract: Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Lead; Phenol; Ammonia.
Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.4% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 718.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ega Spectro Alloys and Jewel Acquisition Llc-Louisville.
Amsted Rail Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
718K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Amsted Rail Co Inc: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Amsted Rail Co Inc reports the 178th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 81.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Ega Spectro Alloys and Jewel Acquisition Llc-Louisville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Amsted Rail Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 81.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 162.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 144.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 140.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 121.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc's air releases rose from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Amsted Rail Co Inc Form-R facts
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See how Amsted Rail Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
36.5× more than the comparison
17% 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 Amsted Rail Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 718.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (165.3K lbs to 144.7K lbs).
Amsted Rail Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Amsted Rail Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 165.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 117.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 128.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 162.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 144.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 587.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 58.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 44.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 22.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 3.8K lbs | - |
Amsted Rail Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Amsted Rail Co Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Keokuk Steel Castings, Henniges Automotive Iowa Inc, Roquette America Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Ega Spectro Alloys, Jewel Acquisition Llc-Louisville, Me Global Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Amsted Rail Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (718.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army - Fort Sill, Ok (range Facility), Lion Elastomers Orange LLC, Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- U.S. Army - Fort Sill, Ok (range Facility) Fort Sill, OK · Other 717.8K lbs reported
- Lion Elastomers Orange LLC Orange, TX · Chemicals 718.2K lbs reported
- Clean Harbors Baton Rouge LLC Baton Rouge, LA · Hazardous Waste 718.3K lbs reported
- Johns Manville Willows, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 717.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Amsted Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility, Amsted Rail Co Inc, Amsted Rail Co Inc.
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 Manganese, Lead, Phenol, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Keokuk Steel Castings. Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Amsted Rail Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Amsted Rail Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Keokuk, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 2.8% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army - Fort Sill, Ok (range Facility) (Δ 179 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Amsted Rail Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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