EPA TRI Facility · Tobacco
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site
Chester, VA · Parent: Altria Group Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 97.6%
- Water Discharges 33.7K lbs 2.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site's 1.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chester, VA, in the tobacco sector. It reported 180.2K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,160 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site is pounds #26 and chemical-count #102 at 1.2M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC; Dupont Teijin Films; Associated Asphalt Hopewell LLC; Westrock Cp LLC. Similar-scale Tobacco peers outside Virginia: Alliance One N.a. LLC. Other Altria Group Inc sites in this extract: U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co; U S Smokeless Tobacco Co Eagle One. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nicotine and salts; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chlorine.
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.6% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alliance One N.a. LLC.
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 28 Tobacco facilities in this database, Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 92.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Alliance One N.a. LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 92.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site's total reported releases fell from 233.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 197.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site's water releases rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site's air releases fell from 227.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 188.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site 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 Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 37% (286.5K lbs to 180.2K lbs).
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 286.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 236.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 270.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 233.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 197.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 180.2K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Nicotine and salts | 74.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 32.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC, Dupont Teijin Films, Associated Asphalt Hopewell LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Tobacco Facilities
Other Tobacco facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Alliance One N.a. LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Veolia Wts Solutions USA Inc., Lincoln Industries Inc., Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Veolia Wts Solutions USA Inc. Minnetonka, MN · Machinery 1.2M lbs reported
- Lincoln Industries Inc. Lincoln, NE · Fabricated Metals 1.2M lbs reported
- Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery Artesia, NM · Petroleum 1.2M lbs reported
- Tyson Poultry Inc. Dardanelle, AR · Food 1.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Altria Group Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U S Smokeless Tobacco Co, Philip Morris USA Commerce Road Site, U S Smokeless Tobacco Co.
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 Ammonia, Nicotine and salts, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC. Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chester, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 312230 · Tobacco. 13.2% of Chesterfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Veolia Wts Solutions USA Inc. (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Philip Morris USA Park 500 Site stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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