EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product

Plant #1

Wamego, KS · Parent: Midwest Concrete Materials

Total releases
42 lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Plant #1: how the 42 lbs splits

42 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 42 lbs 100.0%

Plant #1's 42 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: Lead.

TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY

Plant #1 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wamego, KS, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 12 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 42 lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 17,368 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. Plant #1 is pounds #253 and chemical-count #283 at 42 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Caterpillar Work Tools & Services; Onyx Collection Inc; Jeffrey Energy Center; Parker Hannifin Manhattan Facility. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Kansas: Robertson's Ready Mix; Dal-Tile Corp Lewisport Plant; Los Angeles Plant 15; Geiger Ready Mix. Other Midwest Concrete Materials sites in this extract: Plant #6; Plant #5; Jefferson County Ready Mix Concrete Plant 23; Midwest Concrete Materials - Salina. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.

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Plant #1 stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 42 lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Robertson's Ready Mix and Dal-Tile Corp Lewisport Plant.

#17,368 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Plant #1 vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

42 lbs 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Plant #1 in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract

Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Plant #1 reports the 995th-largest volume (42 lbs). Scale peers outside Kansas include Robertson's Ready Mix and Dal-Tile Corp Lewisport Plant.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Plant #1 Form-R facts

Sector
Nonmetallic Mineral Product
TRACE volume
42 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-HEAVY chem count
1 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Lead

Compare this facility

See how Plant #1 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Plant #1
42 lbs
Caterpillar Work Tools & Services
13.6K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Plant #1
1
Caterpillar Work Tools & Services
4

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 Plant #1 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 42 lbs.

Air Releases 42 lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 59% (7 lbs to 12 lbs).

Plant #1: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022

million lbs

What this shows Plant #1 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 59% from 2019 to 2022). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 7 lbs 1
2020 11 lbs 1
2021 12 lbs 1
2022 12 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead 42 lbs Carcinogen

Plant #1 · AIR-pathway site

Wamego, KS
39.2068, -96.2959
County TRI context
Pottawatomie · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Midwest Concrete Materials

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 Caterpillar Work Tools & Services. Plant #1 stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Plant #1 TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Plant #1 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wamego, KS, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Pottawatomie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solutia Inc P2S5 Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Plant #1 stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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