EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bae Systems
Louisville, KY · Parent: Bae Systems Inc
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bae Systems: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6K lbs 79.8%
- Air Releases 400 lbs 20.2%
Bae Systems's 2.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Bae Systems is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Louisville, KY, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 169 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,846 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bae Systems is pounds #291 and chemical-count #170 at 2.0K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville; O'Neal Manufacturing Services; Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility; Safety-Kleen Systems Louisville (lou). Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Kentucky: Canton Drop Forge; Huck International; Copperweld Bimetallics LLC; Weber Metals Inc.. Other Bae Systems Inc sites in this extract: Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair; Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair; Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration; Bae Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Chromium; Nickel; Lead.
Bae Systems stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Canton Drop Forge and Huck International.
Bae Systems vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bae Systems in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bae Systems reports the 1,598th-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Canton Drop Forge and Huck International.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bae Systems's total reported releases fell from 555 lb in 2022 to 169 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bae Systems's off-site transfers fell from 470 lb in 2022 to 71 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bae Systems's air releases rose from 85 lb in 2022 to 98 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bae Systems Form-R facts
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79% less than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Bae Systems releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (659 lbs to 169 lbs).
Bae Systems: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bae Systems year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 659 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 212 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 384 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 555 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 169 lbs | 4 |
Bae Systems · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bae Systems
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville, O'Neal Manufacturing Services, Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Canton Drop Forge, Huck International, Copperweld Bimetallics LLC.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bae Systems on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc, Ele Corp, Canton Drop Forge. 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 Bae Systems Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration.
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 Copper, Chromium, Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Azz Galvanizing Services-Louisville. Bae Systems stamps LIGHT 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 Bae Systems TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bae Systems totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Louisville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332994 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Buffalo Metal Casting Co Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bae Systems stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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