EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Bell Plant 5
Grand Prairie, TX · Parent: Textron Inc
- Total releases
- 249.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bell Plant 5: how the 249.3K lbs splits
249.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 195.6K lbs 78.5%
- Off-site Transfers 53.5K lbs 21.5%
- Water Discharges 172 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bell Plant 5's 249.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Bell Plant 5 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Prairie, TX, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 57.1K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 249.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,875 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. Bell Plant 5 is pounds #307 and chemical-count #222 at 249.3K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Siemens Industry Inc.; Custom Building Products; Abc Compounding Co of Texas Inc; Laticrete International Inc. Grand Prairie. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Texas: Altec Osceola Body Plant; Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats; Aero Transportation Products Inc; Rj Dougherty Associates LLC DBA Everglades Boats. Other Textron Inc sites in this extract: Textron Aviation/east Campus; Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus; Cwc Textron; Bell Plant 1. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Tetrachloroethylene; Copper And Copper Compounds; Cyanide compounds.
Compare Bell Plant 5 with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Siemens Industry Inc. Grand Prairie · 0 lbs
- Custom Building Products Grand Prairie · 0 lbs
- Abc Compounding Co of Texas Inc Grand Prairie · 4.1K lbs
- Laticrete International Inc. Grand Prairie Grand Prairie · 34 lbs
Similar-scale Transportation Equipment sites elsewhere: Altec Osceola Body Plant (IA) · Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats (AR) · Aero Transportation Products Inc (MO)
Bell Plant 5 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.5% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 249.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Altec Osceola Body Plant and Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats.
Bell Plant 5 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
249K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bell Plant 5 in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Bell Plant 5 reports the 152nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Altec Osceola Body Plant and Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bell Plant 5's total reported releases fell from 58.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bell Plant 5's off-site transfers rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bell Plant 5's air releases fell from 53.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bell Plant 5 Form-R facts
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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 Bell Plant 5 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 249.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 80% (31.7K lbs to 57.1K lbs).
Bell Plant 5: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bell Plant 5 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 80% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 66.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 36.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 58.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 57.1K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 122.2K lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 76.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Lead | 467 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
Bell Plant 5 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bell Plant 5
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Siemens Industry Inc., Custom Building Products, Abc Compounding Co of Texas Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Altec Osceola Body Plant, Bass Cat Boats & Yar-Craft Boats, Aero Transportation Products Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bell Plant 5 on cumulative reported pounds (249.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc, Altec Osceola Body Plant, Unilin Flooring. 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.
- Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc Gadsden, AL · Primary Metals 249.4K lbs reported
- Altec Osceola Body Plant Osceola, IA · Transportation Equipment 249.2K lbs reported
- Unilin Flooring Thomasville, NC · Wood Products 249.8K lbs reported
- Electric Coating Technologies LLC D/b/a Material Sciences Co East Chicago, IN · Fabricated Metals 248.7K 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 Textron Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Textron Aviation/east Campus, Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus, Cwc Textron.
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 Methanol, Tetrachloroethylene, Copper And Copper Compounds, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Siemens Industry Inc.. Bell Plant 5 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Bell Plant 5 TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bell Plant 5 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Prairie, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336411 · Transportation Equipment. 5.7% of Tarrant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc (Δ 70 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bell Plant 5 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Methanol. 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