EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
Middletown, IA · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 232.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: how the 232.8K lbs splits
232.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 232.8K lbs 100.0%
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant's 232.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitroglycerin.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Middletown, IA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 232.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,978 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. US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is pounds #75 and chemical-count #186 at 232.8K 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: Big River Resources West Burlington LLC; Industrial Connections and Solutions LLC; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Tenneco ( Federal Mogul Ignition Llc)(champion Spark Plug). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Iowa: Curtis Metal Finishing Co; Erico International Corp; Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co Inc; Crystal Finishing Systems Inc. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitroglycerin; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene; Dibutyl phthalate.
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 232.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Curtis Metal Finishing Co and Erico International Corp.
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
233K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant inside Des Moines's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant reports the 239th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.4% of every pound reported in Des Moines. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitroglycerin alone is 80.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Curtis Metal Finishing Co and Erico International Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Des Moines's reported pounds (883.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
92% more than the comparison
75% 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 Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 232.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (100.8K lbs to 5.6K lbs).
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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: Nitroglycerin.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 114.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitroglycerin | 187.9K lbs | - |
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 35.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 9.8K lbs | - |
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Big River Resources West Burlington LLC, Industrial Connections and Solutions LLC, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Curtis Metal Finishing Co, Erico International Corp, Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant on cumulative reported pounds (232.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Ncp Coatings LLC, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Medford Mdf, Cedar Valley Cheese. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Nitroglycerin, 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, Dibutyl phthalate; nearby reporters include Big River Resources West Burlington LLC. US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitroglycerin) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Middletown, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332994 · Fabricated Metals. 26.4% of Des Moines TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ncp Coatings LLC (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitroglycerin. 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