EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, VA
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 645 lbs 42.9%
- Off-site Transfers 476 lbs 31.7%
- Air Releases 372 lbs 24.8%
- Water Discharges 9 lbs 0.6%
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 42.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 31.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
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. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wallops Island, VA, in the other sector. It reported 156 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,402 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. U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility is pounds #260 and chemical-count #255 at 1.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC; Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville; Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant; Omega Protein Corp. Similar-scale Other peers outside Virginia: Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan; US Doe -Sandia Field Office; US Doe Fermilab; U.S. Army Tobyhanna Army Depot. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Naphthalene.
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wallops Island, VA: 1.3K lbs across 2 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 42.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan and US Doe -Sandia Field Office.
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility: Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility reports the 382nd-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 94.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan and US Doe -Sandia Field Office.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 94.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility's total reported releases rose from 158 lb in 2022 to 241 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility's off-site transfers rose from 97 lb in 2022 to 184 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 79% (731 lbs to 156 lbs).
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 731 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 204 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 158 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 241 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 156 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 85 lbs | Carcinogen |
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC, Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville, Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan, US Doe -Sandia Field Office, US Doe Fermilab.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Syntech Cedar Port, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC, Unison Engine Components. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Syntech Cedar Port Baytown, TX · Chemicals 1.3K lbs reported
- Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC West Fargo, ND · Machinery 1.3K lbs reported
- Unison Engine Components Asheville, NC · Transportation Equipment 1.3K lbs reported
- Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan Sheridan, OR · Other 1.3K 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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC. U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility 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.
Use and verify this record
This U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wallops Island, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 927110 · Other. 0.1% of Accomack TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Syntech Cedar Port (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 42.9%). 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