EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Dept of Homeland Security
Altoona, PA
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Dept of Homeland Security: how the 3.5K lbs splits
3.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.5K lbs 100.0%
Dept of Homeland Security's 3.5K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Dept of Homeland Security is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Altoona, PA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 11,845 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dept of Homeland Security is pounds #548 and chemical-count #868 at 3.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Amerway Inc; Alpha Assembly Solutions; Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal; Veeder-Root Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Pennsylvania: Imperial Industries Inc; Milwaukee Forge LLC; Varland Plating; Sti Fabrics Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Dept of Homeland Security stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2021–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Imperial Industries Inc and Milwaukee Forge LLC.
Dept of Homeland Security vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dept of Homeland Security: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Dept of Homeland Security reports the 1,450th-largest volume (3.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Imperial Industries Inc and Milwaukee Forge LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dept of Homeland Security's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dept of Homeland Security's total reported releases rose from 639 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dept of Homeland Security's land releases rose from 639 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dept of Homeland Security Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dept of Homeland Security releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (1.5K lbs to 0 lbs).
Dept of Homeland Security: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2021–2024
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Dept of Homeland Security year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2021 to 2024). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 639 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Dept of Homeland Security · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dept of Homeland Security
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Amerway Inc, Alpha Assembly Solutions, Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Imperial Industries Inc, Milwaukee Forge LLC, Varland Plating.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dept of Homeland Security on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson, Corrigan Osb, Marmon Utility LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson Henderson, NV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.5K lbs reported
- Corrigan Osb Corrigan, TX · Wood Products 3.5K lbs reported
- Marmon Utility LLC Seymour, CT · Electrical Equipment 3.5K lbs reported
- Wausau Chemical Corp Wausau, WI · Chemical Wholesalers 3.5K 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 Lead; nearby reporters include Amerway Inc. Dept of Homeland Security stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 Dept of Homeland Security TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dept of Homeland Security totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Altoona, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2024 (4 years). NAICS 332994 · Fabricated Metals. 0.6% of Blair TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dept of Homeland Security stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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