EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage
Charlestown, MA · Parent: Boston Sand & Gravel Co
- Total releases
- 222 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage: how the 247 lbs splits
247 lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 158 lbs 63.9%
- Water Discharges 57 lbs 23.0%
- Off-site Transfers 32 lbs 13.1%
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage's 247 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 63.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 23.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
TRACE volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlestown, MA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 26 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 222 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 15,747 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage is pounds #254 and chemical-count #208 at 222 lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mystic Station; Kendall Green Energy LLC; Holcim - Ner Inc.; Chelsea Sandwich LLC. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Massachusetts: Basalite; National Ready Mix Concrete Co.; Hillsboro Concrete; Central Iowa Ready Mix Red Oak. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead.
Compare Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Mystic Station Charlestown · 46.4K lbs
- Kendall Green Energy LLC Cambridge · 5.1K lbs
- Holcim - Ner Inc. Everett · 2 lbs
- Chelsea Sandwich LLC Chelsea · 3.1K lbs
Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product sites elsewhere: Basalite (NV) · National Ready Mix Concrete Co. (CA) · Hillsboro Concrete (OR)
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Charlestown, MA: 222 lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 63.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basalite and National Ready Mix Concrete Co..
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
222 lbs 39th percentile higher than 39% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage reports the 815th-largest volume, placing it in the top 25% of its sector. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Basalite and National Ready Mix Concrete Co..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 247 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 71% (90 lbs to 26 lbs).
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 71% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 90 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 42 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 36 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 22 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 31 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 26 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 247 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage in Suffolk
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead; nearby reporters include Mystic Station. Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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.
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This Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlestown, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.1% of Suffolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Inx International Ink Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Boston Sand & Gravel - Charlestown Plant & Garage stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 63.9%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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