EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
US Doe Pantex Plant
Panhandle, TX
- Total releases
- 227.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
US Doe Pantex Plant: how the 227.6K lbs splits
227.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 129.4K lbs 56.8%
- Land Disposal 96.9K lbs 42.6%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 0.6%
US Doe Pantex Plant's 227.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 56.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 42.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Asbestos (friable).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
US Doe Pantex Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Panhandle, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 227.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,010 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. US Doe Pantex Plant is pounds #321 and chemical-count #448 at 227.6K 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: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Excel Machinery Ltd; Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery; Gri Towers Texas. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Solvay USA Inc; Westlake Epoxy Inc; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; New Heaven Chemicals Iowa LLC - Smo Manufacturing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Asbestos (friable); Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead; 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester.
US Doe Pantex Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Panhandle, TX: 227.6K lbs across 7 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 56.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solvay USA Inc and Westlake Epoxy Inc.
US Doe Pantex Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
228K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Doe Pantex Plant inside Carson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, US Doe Pantex Plant reports the 591st-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Carson. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 70.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Solvay USA Inc and Westlake Epoxy Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carson's reported pounds (227.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Doe Pantex Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Doe Pantex Plant's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Doe Pantex Plant's land releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Doe Pantex Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Doe Pantex Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 227.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (47.7K lbs to 4.4K lbs).
US Doe Pantex Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Doe Pantex Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Asbestos (friable).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 47.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 168.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 129.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 65.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 21.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester | 10.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 9 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
US Doe Pantex Plant in Carson
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Doe Pantex Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Excel Machinery Ltd, Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Solvay USA Inc, Westlake Epoxy Inc, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Doe Pantex Plant on cumulative reported pounds (227.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Omega Protein Corp, Showplace Wood Products, Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Omega Protein Corp Reedville, VA · Food 227.7K lbs reported
- Showplace Wood Products Harrisburg, SD · Furniture 227.8K lbs reported
- Guardian Automotive - Morehead Plant Morehead, KY · Plastics and Rubber 227.5K lbs reported
- Avon Lake Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC Avon Lake, OH · Electric Utilities 227.4K 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 Asbestos (friable), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester; nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. US Doe Pantex Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 US Doe Pantex Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Asbestos (friable)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Doe Pantex Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Panhandle, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325920 · Chemicals. 100% of Carson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Eco Services Operations Corp. (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Doe Pantex Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 56.8%). 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