EPA TRI Facility · Coal Mining

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader

Centertown, KY

Total releases
616 lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader: how the 616 lbs splits

616 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 616 lbs 100.0%

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader's 616 lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.

TRACE volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centertown, KY, in the coal mining sector. It reported 616 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 14,503 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. Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader is pounds #325 and chemical-count #311 at 616 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc.; Kentucky Land Resources Inc; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station; Kenamerican Resources Inc. Similar-scale Coal Mining peers outside Kentucky: Somerville Central Mine; Warrior Met Coal LLC; Bear Run Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Mercury.

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Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader stamps TRACE volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 616 lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Somerville Central Mine and Warrior Met Coal LLC.

#14,503 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

616 lbs 44th percentile higher than 44% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader in the Coal Mining sector extract

Among the 37 Coal Mining facilities in this database, Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader reports the 32nd-largest volume (616 lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Somerville Central Mine and Warrior Met Coal LLC.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader Form-R facts

Sector
Coal Mining
TRACE volume
616 lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-HEAVY chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Lead

Compare this facility

See how Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader
616 lbs
Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc.
110.0K lbs

99% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader
2
Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc.
2

About the same as 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 Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 616 lbs.

Land Disposal 616 lbs (100.0%)

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead 581 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury 35 lbs -

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader · LAND-pathway site

Centertown, KY
37.3584, -87.0952
County TRI context
Ohio · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
4232WWSTRN482KI

Similar Coal Mining Facilities

Other Coal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Somerville Central Mine, Warrior Met Coal LLC, Bear Run Mine.

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, Mercury; nearby reporters include Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc.. Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader stamps TRACE 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.

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This Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader TRI extract (TRACE · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Centertown, KY, latest year 2019. NAICS 212111 · Coal Mining. 0.0% of Ohio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nalco Company - Weatherford Otc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Western Kentucky Resources LLC - Equality Barge Loader stamps TRACE 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.

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  • 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
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