EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot
Richmond, KY · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 367.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot: how the 367.8K lbs splits
367.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 291.8K lbs 79.3%
- Air Releases 74.2K lbs 20.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs 0.5%
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot's 367.8K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 79.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, KY, in the other sector. It reported 48.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 367.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,311 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. US Army Blue Grass Army Depot is pounds #68 and chemical-count #101 at 367.8K 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: Okonite Co Inc; Agc Flat Glass N America Inc; Sherwin-Williams Co; Enersys Delaware Inc.. Similar-scale Other peers outside Kentucky: U.s Army Sierra Army Depot; US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng; U S Army Jrtc & Fort Polk; US Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers); Dibutyl phthalate; Nitroglycerin; Lead And Lead Compounds.
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (79.3% land disposal) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 367.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.s Army Sierra Army Depot and US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng.
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
368K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Army Blue Grass Army Depot reports the 63rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include U.s Army Sierra Army Depot and US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng.
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
- US Army Blue Grass Army Depot's total reported releases fell from 90.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Blue Grass Army Depot's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 461 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Blue Grass Army Depot's land releases fell from 88.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Blue Grass Army Depot's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how US Army Blue Grass Army Depot stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.8× more than the comparison
50% 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 US Army Blue Grass Army Depot releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 367.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (100.6K lbs to 48.3K lbs).
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Army Blue Grass Army Depot year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 58.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 69.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 90.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 48.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) | 216.0K lbs | - |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 100.5K lbs | - |
| Nitroglycerin | 38.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 12.0K lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 676 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 11 lbs | - |
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Army Blue Grass Army Depot
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Okonite Co Inc, Agc Flat Glass N America Inc, Sherwin-Williams Co, 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. U.s Army Sierra Army Depot, US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng, U S Army Jrtc & Fort Polk.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Army Blue Grass Army Depot on cumulative reported pounds (367.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Big Spring Carbon Black Plant, La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co, Mg Waldbaum Co. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers), Dibutyl phthalate, Nitroglycerin, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Okonite Co Inc. US Army Blue Grass Army Depot stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 US Army Blue Grass Army Depot TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 3.3% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Big Spring Carbon Black Plant (Δ 317 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers). 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