EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Burlington Generating Station
Burlington, IA · Parent: Alliant Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 198.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Burlington Generating Station: how the 198.9K lbs splits
198.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 135.7K lbs 68.2%
- Air Releases 53.1K lbs 26.7%
- Water Discharges 10.1K lbs 5.1%
Burlington Generating Station's 198.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 68.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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 MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Burlington Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Burlington, IA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 64.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2021, and 198.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 3,249 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. Burlington Generating Station is pounds #82 and chemical-count #65 at 198.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Industrial Connections and Solutions LLC; Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC; Tenneco ( Federal Mogul Ignition Llc)(champion Spark Plug). Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Iowa: Domtar Paper Co LLC; Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility; Merrimack Station; Cpv Towantic Energy Center. Other Alliant Energy Corp sites in this extract: Columbia Energy Center; Ottumwa Generating Station; Edgewater Generating Station; Lansing Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrogen fluoride; Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds.
Burlington Generating Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Burlington, IA: 198.9K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 68.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Domtar Paper Co LLC and Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Burlington Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
199K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Burlington Generating Station: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Burlington Generating Station reports the 291st-largest volume (198.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 73.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Domtar Paper Co LLC and Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Burlington Generating Station's pounds in one chemical - here Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) at 73.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Burlington Generating Station Form-R facts
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See how Burlington Generating Station 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 Burlington Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 198.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 3% (66.5K lbs to 64.2K lbs).
Burlington Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Burlington Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 68.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 64.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 145.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 44.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 493 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 30 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Burlington Generating Station in Des Moines
Nearest TRI Facilities to Burlington Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Industrial Connections and Solutions LLC, Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Domtar Paper Co LLC, Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility, Merrimack Station.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Burlington Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (198.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Beneke Wire Co, Flame Metals Processing Corp, Acme Brick Co Jonesboro. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Beneke Wire Co Louisville, KY · Primary Metals 198.9K lbs reported
- Flame Metals Processing Corp Rogers, MN · Fabricated Metals 198.8K lbs reported
- Acme Brick Co Jonesboro Jonesboro, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 199.0K lbs reported
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Rothschild, WI · Electric Utilities 199.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Alliant Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Columbia Energy Center, Ottumwa Generating Station, Edgewater Generating Station.
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese compounds, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Burlington Generating Station stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Burlington Generating Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Burlington Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Burlington, IA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 22.5% of Des Moines TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Beneke Wire Co (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Burlington Generating Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 68.2%). 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