EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center

Festus, MO · Parent: Ameren Corp

Total releases
625.0K lbs
Chemicals reported
20
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center: how the 625.0K lbs splits

625.0K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 611.2K lbs 97.8%
  • Off-site Transfers 12.1K lbs 1.9%
  • Water Discharges 1.5K lbs 0.2%
  • Land Disposal 221 lbs <0.1%

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center's 625.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.

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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Festus, MO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 13.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 625.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,705 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center is pounds #50 and chemical-count #15 at 625.0K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holcim (us) Inc. - Ste. Genevieve Plant; River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa); Lhoist Na; Pvs Dx Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Missouri: Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center; Mount Carmel Cogen Facility; Cd McIntosh Jr Power Plant; Ocean State Power. Other Ameren Corp sites in this extract: Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center; Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center; Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds.

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Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.8% air releases) across 20 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 625.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center and Mount Carmel Cogen Facility.

#1,705 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 6.6% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

625K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center reports the 220th-largest volume (625.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Missouri include Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center and Mount Carmel Cogen Facility.

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

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center's total reported releases fell from 114.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center's water releases fell from 17 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center's air releases fell from 110.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center's chemicals reported fell from 12 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
625.0K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
20 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Hydrogen fluoride

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See how Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center
625.0K lbs
Holcim (us) Inc. - Ste. Genevieve Plant
942.7K lbs

34% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center
20
Holcim (us) Inc. - Ste. Genevieve Plant
13

54% 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 Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 625.0K lbs.

Air Releases 611.2K lbs (97.8%)
Off-site Transfers 12.1K lbs (1.9%)
Water Discharges 1.5K lbs (0.2%)
Land Disposal 221 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (136.8K lbs to 13.0K lbs).

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Hydrogen fluoride.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 136.8K lbs 13
2020 164.4K lbs 14
2021 196.8K lbs 15
2022 114.0K lbs 12
2023 13.0K lbs 6

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Hydrogen fluoride 263.2K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 238.0K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 93.2K lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 9.7K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 6.9K lbs -
Zinc compounds 5.7K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 3.6K lbs -
Copper compounds 1.1K lbs -
Manganese compounds 799 lbs -
Vanadium compounds 789 lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 531 lbs -
Nickel compounds 433 lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 284 lbs -
Mercury compounds 192 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 181 lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 151 lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 144 lbs -
Naphthalene 84 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 60 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center · AIR-pathway site

Festus, MO
38.1269, -90.2839
County TRI context
Jefferson · 10.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Ameren Corp

Compare beyond Missouri

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (625.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Burlington Environmental LLC, Dixie Chemical Co Inc, Big Sky Scientific L.L.C.. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Ameren Corp Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center, Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center, Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center.

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 Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Holcim (us) Inc. - Ste. Genevieve Plant. Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Festus, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 10.5% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sikeston Power Station (Δ 65 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Ameren Missouri Rush Island Energy Center stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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