EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc
Frackville, PA · Parent: Wheelabrator Environmental Systems Inc
- Total releases
- 365.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc: how the 365.7K lbs splits
365.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 323.2K lbs 88.4%
- Air Releases 42.5K lbs 11.6%
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc's 365.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.6%. 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Frackville, PA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 24.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2020, and 365.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 2,318 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. Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc is pounds #96 and chemical-count #34 at 365.7K 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: Gilberton Power Co; Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project; Ashland Foundry & Machine Works; World Resources Co. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Pennsylvania: Muscatine Power & Water Generation; Lansing Power Station; Edgewater Generating Station; Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds.
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.4% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 365.7K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Muscatine Power & Water Generation and Lansing Power Station.
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
366K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc reports the 257th-largest volume (365.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Muscatine Power & Water Generation and Lansing Power Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc Form-R facts
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See how Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 365.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 93% (341.1K lbs to 24.6K lbs).
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 93% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 341.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 24.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 3 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 146.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 47.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 42.3K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 31.0K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 23.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 7.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic compounds | 5.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium compounds | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 204 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 34 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Gilberton Power Co, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Muscatine Power & Water Generation, Lansing Power Station, Edgewater Generating Station.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (365.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include First Solar Inc, Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant, Zf Active Safety US Inc-Fayette Plant. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., Chemours Belle Plant, Icl-Ip America Inc. 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.
- First Solar Inc Walbridge, OH · Computers and Electronic Products 365.7K lbs reported
- Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant Linwood, NC · Wood Products 365.6K lbs reported
- Zf Active Safety US Inc-Fayette Plant Fayette, OH · Transportation Equipment 365.6K lbs reported
- Contender Boats Inc Homestead, FL · Transportation Equipment 365.9K 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)), Manganese compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Gilberton Power Co. Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc stamps MID 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.
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This Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Frackville, PA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 3.0% of Schuylkill TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: First Solar Inc (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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