EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Independence, MO · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 1.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant: how the 1.0M lbs splits
1.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 899.5K lbs 88.9%
- Air Releases 109.8K lbs 10.8%
- Water Discharges 2.9K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant's 1.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Independence, MO, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 144.6K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 1.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,292 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. US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is pounds #41 and chemical-count #21 at 1.0M 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: Aero Transportation Products Inc; Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind); Forterra Pipe & Precast - Independence; Audubon Readymix LLC DBA Quicksilver Readymix - Sck. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Missouri: Metalor Technologies USA; Precoat Metals; Coast Plating Inc; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. 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: Copper And Copper Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Zinc compounds; Sodium nitrite.
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.9% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Metalor Technologies USA and Precoat Metals.
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant reports the 42nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Missouri include Metalor Technologies USA and Precoat Metals.
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
- US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant's total reported releases fell from 161.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 144.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant's air releases fell from 22.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant's water releases fell from 749 lb in 2022 to 662 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant's off-site transfers fell from 138.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 125.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Form-R facts
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See how US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 56% (331.5K lbs to 144.6K lbs).
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 56% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 331.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 217.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 156.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 161.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 144.6K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 306.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 233.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 175.7K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 88.2K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 54.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 38.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 35.9K lbs | - |
| Antimony | 29.6K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Dibutyl phthalate | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Nitroglycerin | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 102 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 7 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1 lbs | - |
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Aero Transportation Products Inc, Safety-Kleen Systems Independence (ind), Forterra Pipe & Precast - Independence, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Metalor Technologies USA, Precoat Metals, Coast Plating Inc.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include US Army McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Westlake Petrochemicals Ethylene, W2 Fuel LLC. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Zinc compounds, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Aero Transportation Products Inc. US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant stamps HEAVY 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 US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Independence, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332992 · Fabricated Metals. 12.1% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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