EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Astoria Generating Station
Astoria, NY · Parent: Eastern Generation LLC
- Total releases
- 10 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Astoria Generating Station: how the 10 lbs splits
10 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10 lbs 100.0%
Astoria Generating Station's 10 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Naphthalene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Astoria Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Astoria, NY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 7 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,490 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Astoria Generating Station is pounds #482 and chemical-count #240 at 10 lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant; Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility; Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc; Sprague Bronx Terminal. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New York: Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant; Greenwood Generating Station; Vienna Generating Station; Duke Energy Florida Llc-Intercession City Power Plant. Other Eastern Generation LLC sites in this extract: Gowanus Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Astoria Generating Station stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant and Greenwood Generating Station.
Astoria Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10 lbs 29th percentile higher than 29% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Astoria Generating Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Astoria Generating Station reports the 463rd-largest volume (10 lbs). Scale peers outside New York include Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant and Greenwood Generating Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Astoria Generating Station Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Astoria Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 778% (1 lbs to 7 lbs).
Astoria Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Astoria Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 778% 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: Naphthalene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Astoria Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Astoria Generating Station
Closest other reporters in New York - including Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant, Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility, Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant, Greenwood Generating Station, Vienna Generating Station.
Other Eastern Generation LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gowanus Generating Station.
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 Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant. Astoria Generating Station stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Astoria Generating Station TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Astoria Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Astoria, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of Queens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Apac- Central Inc. Preston Asphalt (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Astoria Generating Station stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene. 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