EPA TRI Facility · Other
Federal Medical Center Lexington
Lexington, KY · Parent: US Department of Justice
- Total releases
- 10.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Federal Medical Center Lexington: how the 10.1K lbs splits
10.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 10.1K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 6 lbs 0.1%
Federal Medical Center Lexington's 10.1K 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 Medical Center Lexington is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lexington, KY, in the other sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 10.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,798 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 Medical Center Lexington is pounds #222 and chemical-count #363 at 10.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oldcastle Precast Inc; 3M Technical Ceramics; Webasto Roof Systems Inc; Schneider Electric USA Inc. Similar-scale Other peers outside Kentucky: Fcc Hazelton; Fcc Florence; Fci Oxford; Clcm-St Francis (fomerly Masd & Kitzinger). 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 Medical Center Lexington stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fcc Hazelton and Fcc Florence.
Federal Medical Center Lexington vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal Medical Center Lexington: Lead-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Federal Medical Center Lexington reports the 249th-largest volume (10.1K lbs). 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 Fcc Hazelton and Fcc Florence.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Federal Medical Center Lexington's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Federal Medical Center Lexington's total reported releases rose from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Medical Center Lexington's land releases rose from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Federal Medical Center Lexington Form-R facts
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See how Federal Medical Center Lexington stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1812.3× more than the comparison
50% 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 Federal Medical Center Lexington releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 129% (1.5K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Federal Medical Center Lexington: 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 Medical Center Lexington year-over-year reported totals (increased by 129% 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 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.3K 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 | 10.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Federal Medical Center Lexington · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal Medical Center Lexington
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, 3M Technical Ceramics, Webasto Roof Systems Inc, 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. Fcc Hazelton, Fcc Florence, Fci Oxford.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal Medical Center Lexington on cumulative reported pounds (10.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Standard Paints Inc., Qorvo US Inc, Reddy Ice-Plant City (413). 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.
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 Oldcastle Precast Inc. Federal Medical Center Lexington 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 Medical Center Lexington TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal Medical Center Lexington totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lexington, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 2.2% of Fayette TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Standard Paints Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal Medical Center Lexington 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