EPA TRI Facility · Other
McCreary US Penitentary
Pine Knot, KY
- Total releases
- 5.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
McCreary US Penitentary: how the 5.3K lbs splits
5.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.0K lbs 56.6%
- Land Disposal 2.3K lbs 43.4%
McCreary US Penitentary's 5.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.6% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 43.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
McCreary US Penitentary is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pine Knot, KY, in the other sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,085 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. McCreary US Penitentary is pounds #253 and chemical-count #370 at 5.3K 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: Firestone Industrial Products; Kingsford Manufacturing Co; Rapiscan Systems; John S Cooper Power Station. Similar-scale Other peers outside Kentucky: Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana; Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield; Fort Meade (usss Range 1); US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
McCreary US Penitentary is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Pine Knot, KY: 5.3K lbs across 1 chemical (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana and Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield.
McCreary US Penitentary vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3K 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
McCreary US Penitentary inside Mccreary's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, McCreary US Penitentary reports the 292nd-largest volume (5.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Mccreary. 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 Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana and Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mccreary's reported pounds (5.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- McCreary US Penitentary's total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McCreary US Penitentary's land releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
McCreary US Penitentary Form-R facts
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See how McCreary US Penitentary stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.2× more than the comparison
67% 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 McCreary US Penitentary releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (1.3K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
McCreary US Penitentary: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows McCreary US Penitentary year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 632 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.0K 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 | 5.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
McCreary US Penitentary in Mccreary
Nearest TRI Facilities to McCreary US Penitentary
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Firestone Industrial Products, Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Rapiscan Systems, 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. Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana, Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield, Fort Meade (usss Range 1).
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest McCreary US Penitentary on cumulative reported pounds (5.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Zapp Precision Strip Inc., O.f. Mossberg & Sons Inc., Grande Cheese Co Wyocena. 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).
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 Firestone Industrial Products. McCreary US Penitentary stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 McCreary US Penitentary TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
McCreary US Penitentary totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pine Knot, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 100% of Mccreary TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zapp Precision Strip Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
McCreary US Penitentary stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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