EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM · Parent: US Department of Energy
- Total releases
- 82.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory: how the 82.2K lbs splits
82.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 75.9K lbs 92.3%
- Land Disposal 6.3K lbs 7.7%
- Air Releases 23 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory's 82.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 7.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Los Alamos, NM, in the other sector. It reported 16.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 82.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,000 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory is pounds #31 and chemical-count #65 at 82.2K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Gypsum - Bernalillo; Rinker Albuquerque Pipe; Dhf Technical Products LLC; Intel Corp - Rio Rancho. Similar-scale Other peers outside New Mexico: US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc); U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range; U.S. Tooele Army Depot South; US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility. Other US Department of Energy sites in this extract: Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex; US Doe Hanford Site; US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Mercury.
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.3% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 82.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc) and U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range.
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
82K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory inside Los Alamos's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory reports the 138th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Los Alamos. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 99.6% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New Mexico include US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc) and U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Los Alamos's reported pounds (82.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory's total reported releases fell from 19.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory's off-site transfers fell from 18.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory's land releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory Form-R facts
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2.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 82.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (17.9K lbs to 16.1K lbs).
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 15.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 13.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 16.1K lbs | 1 |
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including American Gypsum - Bernalillo, Rinker Albuquerque Pipe, Dhf Technical Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc), U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range, U.S. Tooele Army Depot South.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory on cumulative reported pounds (82.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Turf Care Supply Llc., Jw Aluminum Mt Holly Operations, L.e. Jones Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex, US Doe Hanford Site, US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site.
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, Mercury; nearby reporters include American Gypsum - Bernalillo. U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Los Alamos, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 100% of Los Alamos TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Turf Care Supply Llc. (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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