EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Cardinal Plant
Brilliant, OH · Parent: Buckeye Power Inc
- Total releases
- 10.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Cardinal Plant: how the 10.9M lbs splits
10.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.6M lbs 60.7%
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 19.7%
- Water Discharges 2.1M lbs 19.5%
- Off-site Transfers 8.2K lbs 0.1%
Cardinal Plant's 10.9M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 60.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 19.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Cardinal Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brilliant, OH, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 10.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 194 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cardinal Plant is pounds #11 and chemical-count #30 at 10.9M lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jsw Steel USA Ohio Inc.; Turf Care Supply Llc.; Mplx Terminals LLC - Steubenville Oh Terminal; Barium & Chemicals Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Ohio: J H Campbell Generating Plant; U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant; Northside Generating Station; Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Zinc compounds.
Cardinal Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Brilliant, OH: 10.9M lbs across 20 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 60.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include J H Campbell Generating Plant and U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant.
Cardinal Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cardinal Plant inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Cardinal Plant reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 39.2% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Scale peers outside Ohio include J H Campbell Generating Plant and U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (27.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cardinal Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Plant's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 965.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Plant's air releases fell from 479.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 388.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cardinal Plant Form-R facts
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See how Cardinal Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78.1× more than the comparison
54% 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 Cardinal Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (3.5M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Cardinal Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 1
What this shows Cardinal Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.5M lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 2.0M lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 899.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 682.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 617.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 457.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 400.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic compounds | 301.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 245.2K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 184.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium compounds | 106.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 80.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 48.0K lbs | - |
| Beryllium compounds | 7.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 18 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cardinal Plant in Jefferson
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cardinal Plant
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Jsw Steel USA Ohio Inc., Turf Care Supply Llc., Mplx Terminals LLC - Steubenville Oh Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. J H Campbell Generating Plant, U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, Northside Generating Station.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cardinal Plant on cumulative reported pounds (10.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include J H Campbell Generating Plant, U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- J H Campbell Generating Plant West Olive, MI · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant West Paducah, KY · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations Plaquemine, LA · Chemicals 10.9M lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part) Baytown, TX · Petroleum 10.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Jsw Steel USA Ohio Inc.. Cardinal Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Cardinal Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cardinal Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brilliant, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 39.2% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: J H Campbell Generating Plant (Δ 20.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cardinal Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 60.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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