EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
Scranton, PA
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant: how the 1.8K lbs splits
1.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs 83.3%
- Air Releases 275 lbs 15.0%
- Water Discharges 26 lbs 1.4%
- Land Disposal 4 lbs 0.2%
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant's 1.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.0%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Scranton, PA, in the other sector. It reported 322 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 1.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,222 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. U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is pounds #626 and chemical-count #381 at 1.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials; Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials; Polychemie Inc.; Houghton Chemical Corp. Similar-scale Other peers outside Pennsylvania: US Air Force Patrick Afb Fl; U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb; John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock; US Dod Usaf Gen Mitchell Ang Range. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel; Manganese; Chromium.
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.3% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Air Force Patrick Afb Fl and U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb.
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant: Copper-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant reports the 378th-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 67.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include US Air Force Patrick Afb Fl and U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 67.5%. Not a toxicity score.
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 13% (284 lbs to 322 lbs).
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% from 2019 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 284 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 311 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 335 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 290 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 285 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 322 lbs | 4 |
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, Polychemie Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. US Air Force Patrick Afb Fl, U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb, John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab, Logan Glass Technologies LLC, Chs Inc Lubricants Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab Arab, AL · Chemicals 1.5K lbs reported
- Logan Glass Technologies LLC Logan, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.5K lbs reported
- Chs Inc Lubricants Plant Inver Grove Heights, MN · Petroleum 1.5K lbs reported
- Paulo - Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Fabricated Metals 1.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Nickel, Manganese, Chromium; nearby reporters include Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials. U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Scranton, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 0.9% of Lackawanna TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Umicore Specialty Chemicals-Arab (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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