EPA TRI Facility · Other
National Security Agency Firing Range
Fort George G Meade, MD · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 35.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
National Security Agency Firing Range: how the 45.3K lbs splits
45.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 45.0K lbs 99.5%
- Off-site Transfers 220 lbs 0.5%
- Air Releases 27 lbs 0.1%
National Security Agency Firing Range's 45.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
National Security Agency Firing Range is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort George G Meade, MD, in the other sector. It reported 9.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 35.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,918 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. National Security Agency Firing Range is pounds #32 and chemical-count #118 at 35.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fort Meade (usss Range 1); Usss Range (fort Meade); Fort George G Meade (range); Schuster Concrete Ready Mix Llc-Guilford Rd. Similar-scale Other peers outside Maryland: US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges; US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field; US Doe Paducah Site; 72186 - the Carlstar Group LLC. 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: Lead.
National Security Agency Firing Range stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.5% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges and US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field.
National Security Agency Firing Range vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
36K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
National Security Agency Firing Range: Lead-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, National Security Agency Firing Range reports the 169th-largest volume (35.6K 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 Maryland include US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges and US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field.
Concentrated means ≥60% of National Security Agency Firing Range's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- National Security Agency Firing Range's total reported releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- National Security Agency Firing Range's off-site transfers rose from 18 lb in 2022 to 57 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- National Security Agency Firing Range's land releases rose from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
National Security Agency Firing Range Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How National Security Agency Firing Range releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 22% (7.9K lbs to 9.7K lbs).
National Security Agency Firing Range: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows National Security Agency Firing Range year-over-year reported totals (increased by 22% from 2019 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 9.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 45.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
National Security Agency Firing Range · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to National Security Agency Firing Range
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Fort Meade (usss Range 1), Usss Range (fort Meade), Fort George G Meade (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. US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges, US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field, US Doe Paducah Site.
Compare beyond Maryland
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest National Security Agency Firing Range on cumulative reported pounds (35.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges, Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant, Evapco Inc. 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.
- US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges Fort Harrison, MT · Other 35.6K lbs reported
- Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant Duncan, OK · Natural Gas Processing 35.6K lbs reported
- Evapco Inc Newton, IL · Plastics and Rubber 35.6K lbs reported
- Palmer International Inc. Skippack, PA · Chemicals 35.6K 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 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Fort Meade (usss Range 1). National Security Agency Firing Range 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 National Security Agency Firing Range TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
National Security Agency Firing Range totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort George G Meade, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 0.6% of Anne Arundel TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
National Security Agency Firing Range 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