EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility
Kansas City, KS · Parent: Amsted Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.8M lbs 88.2%
- Off-site Transfers 185.1K lbs 8.9%
- Air Releases 59.2K lbs 2.9%
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 88.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.9%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, KS, in the primary metals sector. It reported 314.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 836 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility is pounds #17 and chemical-count #85 at 2.1M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tcc Materials - Kansas City; Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City; Allegiant Manufacturing LLC; Nexeo Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kansas: Pmx Industries Inc; Global Advanced Metals USA; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Alton Steel Inc. Other Amsted Industries Inc sites in this extract: Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc; Amsted Rail Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Phenol; Lead; Zinc (fume or dust).
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (88.2% land disposal) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pmx Industries Inc and Global Advanced Metals USA.
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility reports the 102nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 95.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Pmx Industries Inc and Global Advanced Metals USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 95.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's total reported releases fell from 334.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 314.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's air releases fell from 11.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's land releases fell from 297.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 279.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility's off-site transfers fell from 25.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (653.6K lbs to 314.6K lbs).
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 653.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 465.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 309.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 334.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 314.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Phenol | 57.2K lbs | - |
| Lead | 37.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 4.0K lbs | - |
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Tcc Materials - Kansas City, Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City, Allegiant Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Pmx Industries Inc, Global Advanced Metals USA, Real Alloy Recycling LLC.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Mountain State Carbon LLC, Ames Advanced Materials Corp, Arch Chemicals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Amsted Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Amsted Rail Co Inc, 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, Phenol, Lead, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Tcc Materials - Kansas City. Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331513 · Primary Metals. 6.5% of Wyandotte TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mountain State Carbon LLC (Δ 2.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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