EPA TRI Facility · Other

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD · Parent: US Department of Defense

Total releases
288.9K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground: how the 319.7K lbs splits

319.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 319.7K lbs 100.0%

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground's 319.7K 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: Methanol.

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 CARC-LEAN

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, in the other sector. It reported 30.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 288.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,639 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. U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground is pounds #10 and chemical-count #54 at 288.9K 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: Elite Comfort Solutions - Havre de Grace; Onguard Industries; Tanner Industries Inc; Cytec Engineered Inc. Similar-scale Other peers outside Maryland: US Army Fort Ap Hill; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges; US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges; Carbo Ceramics Inc - Eufaula Facility. 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: Methanol; Lead; Copper.

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U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 288.9K 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 Fort Ap Hill and U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges.

#2,639 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

289K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground inside Harford's TRI pounds

Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground reports the 74th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 55.9% of every pound reported in Harford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 85.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Maryland include US Army Fort Ap Hill and U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Harford's reported pounds (517.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground's total reported releases rose from 38.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground's land releases rose from 38.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Form-R facts

Sector
Other
MID volume
288.9K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
3 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

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See how U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground
288.9K lbs
Elite Comfort Solutions - Havre de Grace
1 lbs

412580.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground
3
Elite Comfort Solutions - Havre de Grace
2

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 U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 319.7K lbs.

Land Disposal 319.7K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 70% (101.7K lbs to 30.9K lbs).

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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: Methanol.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 101.7K lbs 2
2020 57.2K lbs 2
2021 40.0K lbs 2
2022 38.0K lbs 2
2023 52.0K lbs 3
2024 30.9K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 272.5K lbs -
Lead 36.5K lbs Carcinogen
Copper 10.7K lbs -

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground · LAND-pathway site

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
39.4947, -76.1465
County TRI context
Harford · 55.9% of county pounds
Parent company
US Department of Defense

Compare beyond Maryland

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground on cumulative reported pounds (288.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Dynax America Corp, Bonnell Aluminum Inc., Hexion Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Methanol, Lead, Copper; nearby reporters include Elite Comfort Solutions - Havre de Grace. U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 55.9% of Harford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dynax America Corp (Δ 306 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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