EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant
Vernon, TX · Parent: American Electric Power
- Total releases
- 382.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant: how the 382.2K lbs splits
382.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 304.1K lbs 79.6%
- Air Releases 77.9K lbs 20.4%
- Off-site Transfers 295 lbs 0.1%
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant's 382.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 79.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.4%. 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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vernon, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 169.8K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2020, and 382.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 2,260 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant is pounds #237 and chemical-count #218 at 382.2K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc; Solvay USA LLC; Cryovac Inc Iowa Park; Nov Fiber Glass Systems-Burkburnett. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant; Ninemile Point Plant; Edgewater Generating Station; Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. Other American Electric Power sites in this extract: American Electric Power Amos Plant; American Electric Power Welsh Plant; Rockport Plant; American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese compounds; Hydrogen fluoride.
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (79.6% land disposal) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 382.2K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant and Ninemile Point Plant.
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
382K 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
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant inside Wilbarger's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant reports the 253rd-largest volume (382.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 91.1% of every pound reported in Wilbarger. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 66.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant and Ninemile Point Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wilbarger's reported pounds (419.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 382.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 20% (212.5K lbs to 169.8K lbs).
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 212.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 169.8K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 253.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 49.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 7.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 93 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant · LAND-pathway site
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Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant on cumulative reported pounds (382.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Central Plains Cement Co, Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra, Victaulic Co - Alburtis Facility. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Central Plains Cement Co Tulsa, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 381.9K lbs reported
- Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra Mcpherson, KS · Natural Gas Processing 381.9K lbs reported
- Victaulic Co - Alburtis Facility Alburtis, PA · Primary Metals 381.7K lbs reported
- Keystone Foods LLC - Eufaula Plant Eufaula, AL · Food 383.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other American Electric Power Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Electric Power Amos Plant, American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Rockport Plant.
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)), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds, Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · 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.
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vernon, TX, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 91.1% of Wilbarger TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant (Δ 81 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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