EPA TRI Facility · Other
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy
Inez, KY · Parent: US Department of Justice
- Total releases
- 5.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy: how the 5.2K lbs splits
5.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.2K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 3 lbs 0.1%
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy's 5.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Inez, KY, in the other sector. It reported 990 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,146 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. Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy is pounds #257 and chemical-count #372 at 5.2K 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: Langley Gas Plant; Huntington Alloys Corp; Marathon Petroleum Co - Big Sandy Asphalt Terminal; Calgon Carbon Corp. Similar-scale Other peers outside Kentucky: US Army National Guard Ft Wolters Ranges; International Sterilization Laboratory; Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana; US Dod Usaf Tyndall Afb Florida. Other US Department of Justice sites in this extract: Fci el Reno; Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute; Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson; Federal Correctional Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Ft Wolters Ranges and International Sterilization Laboratory.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy inside Martin's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy reports the 294th-largest volume (5.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Martin. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kentucky include US Army National Guard Ft Wolters Ranges and International Sterilization Laboratory.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Martin's reported pounds (5.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy's total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 990 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy's land releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 989 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy Form-R facts
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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 Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 54% (641 lbs to 990 lbs).
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy year-over-year reported totals (increased by 54% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 641 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 676 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 990 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Langley Gas Plant, Huntington Alloys Corp, Marathon Petroleum Co - Big Sandy Asphalt Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. US Army National Guard Ft Wolters Ranges, International Sterilization Laboratory, Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy on cumulative reported pounds (5.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Houghton Chemical Corp, Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc., George's Foods Llc. Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Houghton Chemical Corp Allston, MA · Chemical Wholesalers 5.2K lbs reported
- Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc. New Castle, PA · Fabricated Metals 5.2K lbs reported
- George's Foods Llc. Processing Plant Harrisonburg, VA · Food 5.2K lbs reported
- Parker Hannifin Corp O-Ring Div Lebanon, TN · Chemicals 5.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Justice Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fci el Reno, Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson.
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 Langley Gas Plant. Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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.
Use and verify this record
This Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Inez, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 100% of Martin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Houghton Chemical Corp (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Usp Big Sandy stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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