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U.S. Army Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, NC · Parent: US Department of Defense

Total releases
2.3M lbs
Chemicals reported
12
Carcinogens
5
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

U.S. Army Fort Bragg: how the 2.3M lbs splits

2.3M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 2.2M lbs 95.2%
  • Off-site Transfers 94.1K lbs 4.1%
  • Air Releases 15.7K lbs 0.7%

U.S. Army Fort Bragg's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 95.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.1%. 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.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

U.S. Army Fort Bragg is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Bragg, NC, in the other sector. It reported 510.7K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 784 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U.S. Army Fort Bragg is pounds #29 and chemical-count #31 at 2.3M lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: S&w Spring Lake Plant; Steelfab of Fayetteville; S&w Fayetteville Plant; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Fayetteville Plant. Similar-scale Other peers outside North Carolina: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii; US Army Garrison-Redstone; U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence; US Army Fort Carson (cantonment). 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; Lead And Lead Compounds; Nickel; Chromium.

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U.S. Army Fort Bragg stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (95.2% land disposal) across 12 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii and US Army Garrison-Redstone.

#784 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

U.S. Army Fort Bragg vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% 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

U.S. Army Fort Bragg inside Cumberland's TRI pounds

Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Army Fort Bragg reports the 17th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 38.7% of every pound reported in Cumberland. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 62.4% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii and US Army Garrison-Redstone.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cumberland's reported pounds (5.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • U.S. Army Fort Bragg's total reported releases fell from 531.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 510.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • U.S. Army Fort Bragg's air releases fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • U.S. Army Fort Bragg's land releases fell from 503.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 486.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • U.S. Army Fort Bragg's off-site transfers rose from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

U.S. Army Fort Bragg Form-R facts

Sector
Other
HEAVY volume
2.3M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
12 · 5 carc.
Lead chemical
Copper

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See how U.S. Army Fort Bragg stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
U.S. Army Fort Bragg
2.3M lbs
S&w Spring Lake Plant
0 lbs

334874331.9× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
U.S. Army Fort Bragg
12
S&w Spring Lake Plant
1

12.0× 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 U.S. Army Fort Bragg releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.

Land Disposal 2.2M lbs (95.2%)
Off-site Transfers 94.1K lbs (4.1%)
Air Releases 15.7K lbs (0.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (491.0K lbs to 510.7K lbs).

U.S. Army Fort Bragg: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows U.S. Army Fort Bragg year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 491.0K lbs 7
2020 344.6K lbs 6
2021 399.4K lbs 9
2022 531.5K lbs 10
2023 510.7K lbs 10

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Copper 1.4M lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 627.3K lbs -
Nickel 105.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium 63.5K lbs -
Cobalt 31.1K lbs Carcinogen
Manganese 21.3K lbs -
Naphthalene 5.7K lbs Carcinogen
Benzene 999 lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 254 lbs Carcinogen
Nitroglycerin 0 lbs -
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 0 lbs -
Aluminum (fume or dust) 0 lbs -

U.S. Army Fort Bragg · LAND-pathway site

Fort Bragg, NC
35.1336, -78.9998
County TRI context
Cumberland · 38.7% of county pounds
Parent company
US Department of Defense

Compare beyond North Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Army Fort Bragg on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations, Chs Fairmont, Honeywell Safety Products. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include S&w Spring Lake Plant. U.S. Army Fort Bragg stamps HEAVY 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.

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This U.S. Army Fort Bragg TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

U.S. Army Fort Bragg totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Bragg, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 38.7% of Cumberland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations (Δ 2.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

U.S. Army Fort Bragg stamps HEAVY 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