EPA TRI Facility · Other
Fort Meade (usss Range 1)
Fort George G Meade, MD · Parent: US Department of Homeland Security
- Total releases
- 5.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fort Meade (usss Range 1): how the 5.5K lbs splits
5.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs 100.0%
Fort Meade (usss Range 1)'s 5.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort George G Meade, MD, in the other sector. It reported 175 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2021-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,062 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fort Meade (usss Range 1) is pounds #54 and chemical-count #123 at 5.4K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Usss Range (fort Meade); Fort George G Meade (range); National Security Agency Firing Range; S&g Concrete Odenton. Similar-scale Other peers outside Maryland: Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield; McCreary US Penitentary; Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana; US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges. Other US Department of Homeland Security sites in this extract: U.S. Dhs Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Artesia; US Cbp Border Patrol Firearms Range Be # CA0180; Laredo Border Patrol Sector HQ TX11589; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2021–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield and McCreary US Penitentary.
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4K 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
Fort Meade (usss Range 1): Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Fort Meade (usss Range 1) reports the 290th-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Maryland include Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield and McCreary US Penitentary.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fort Meade (usss Range 1)'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fort Meade (usss Range 1)'s total reported releases fell from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 175 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Meade (usss Range 1)'s off-site transfers fell from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 175 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fort Meade (usss Range 1) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2024, total releases decreased by 3% (180 lbs to 175 lbs).
Fort Meade (usss Range 1): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2021–2024
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Fort Meade (usss Range 1) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% from 2021 to 2024). 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 And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 175 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 175 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.5K lbs | - |
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fort Meade (usss Range 1)
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Usss Range (fort Meade), Fort George G Meade (range), National Security Agency Firing Range, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 151 other reporting facilities in Maryland.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield, McCreary US Penitentary, Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale Lousiana.
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fort Meade (usss Range 1) on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield, Ppg Coatings Services Livonia Plant, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. 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.
- Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield Edgefield, SC · Other 5.4K lbs reported
- Ppg Coatings Services Livonia Plant Livonia, MI · Fabricated Metals 5.4K lbs reported
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Norton, MA · Chemicals 5.3K lbs reported
- Prairie Packaging LLC Kingsbury, IN · Chemical Wholesalers 5.4K 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 Homeland Security Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Dhs Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Artesia, US Cbp Border Patrol Firearms Range Be # CA0180, Laredo Border Patrol Sector HQ TX11589.
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 And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Usss Range (fort Meade). Fort Meade (usss Range 1) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Fort Meade (usss Range 1) TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort George G Meade, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2024 (4 years). NAICS 922120 · Other. 0.1% of Anne Arundel TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Federal Bureau Prisons Edgefield (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fort Meade (usss Range 1) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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