EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range, NM · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 660.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range: how the 660.9K lbs splits
660.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 659.8K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 0.2%
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range's 660.9K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in White Sands Missile Range, NM, in the other sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 660.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,652 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. US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range is pounds #18 and chemical-count #49 at 660.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Rinker el Paso Pipe; Fxi Inc. - Santa Teresa. Similar-scale Other peers outside New Mexico: U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center; US Army Fort Drum; Coresco LLC Maidsville Complex; U.S. Army - Fort Sill, Ok (range 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: Copper; Aluminum (fume or dust); Lead.
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 660.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center and US Army Fort Drum.
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
661K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range inside Dona Ana's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range reports the 48th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 97.1% of every pound reported in Dona Ana. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 96.5% of the total. Scale peers outside New Mexico include U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center and US Army Fort Drum.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dona Ana's reported pounds (680.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range's total reported releases rose from 761 lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range's land releases rose from 687 lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range's off-site transfers fell from 74 lb in 2022 to 12 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
38.8× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 660.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (14.4K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 627.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 761 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 638.0K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 9.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Rinker el Paso Pipe, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center, US Army Fort Drum, Coresco LLC Maidsville Complex.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range on cumulative reported pounds (660.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Metem - a Ge Vernova Business, Hexcel Corp, Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations Llc.. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Metem - a Ge Vernova Business Parsippany, NJ · Fabricated Metals 660.9K lbs reported
- Hexcel Corp Decatur, AL · Chemicals 659.8K lbs reported
- Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations Llc. Chattanooga, TN · Transportation Equipment 659.6K lbs reported
- Pilkington Na Laurinburg, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 662.1K lbs reported
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, Aluminum (fume or dust), Lead; nearby reporters include Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility. US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range 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.
Use and verify this record
This US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for White Sands Missile Range, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 97.1% of Dona Ana TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metem - a Ge Vernova Business (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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