EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb
Sheppard Afb, TX · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 1.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb: how the 1.7K lbs splits
1.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 66.9%
- Air Releases 561 lbs 33.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb's 1.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 66.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 33.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sheppard Afb, TX, in the other sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,067 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. U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb is pounds #1246 and chemical-count #705 at 1.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Howmet Castings & Services Inc; Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4; Buckley Oil Co; Trc Recreation LP. Similar-scale Other peers outside Texas: Federal Correctional Institution; Rowell Chemical Corp; US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20; Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Naphthalene; Benzene; Toluene.
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Sheppard Afb, TX: 1.7K lbs across 5 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 66.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Federal Correctional Institution and Rowell Chemical Corp.
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb reports the 368th-largest volume (1.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 92.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Federal Correctional Institution and Rowell Chemical Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 92.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb's total reported releases rose from 115 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb's air releases rose from 115 lb in 2022 to 149 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1586% (76 lbs to 1.3K lbs).
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1586% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 76 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 219 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 115 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 93 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 9 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb in Wichita
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Howmet Castings & Services Inc, Vitro Flat Glass LLC Works 4, Buckley Oil Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Federal Correctional Institution, Rowell Chemical Corp, US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb on cumulative reported pounds (1.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Webco Industries Inc. - Reno Div, Shawsheen Rubber Co Inc, Cooper Power Systems LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Naphthalene, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Howmet Castings & Services Inc. U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sheppard Afb, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 0.2% of Wichita TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Webco Industries Inc. - Reno Div (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 66.9%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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