EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
American Electric Power Amos Plant
Winfield, WV · Parent: American Electric Power
- Total releases
- 14.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
American Electric Power Amos Plant: how the 14.3M lbs splits
14.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.7M lbs 46.9%
- Land Disposal 5.2M lbs 36.7%
- Air Releases 2.2M lbs 15.4%
- Water Discharges 147.4K lbs 1.0%
American Electric Power Amos Plant's 14.3M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 46.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 36.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
American Electric Power Amos Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winfield, WV, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 3.1M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 14.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 139 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Electric Power Amos Plant is pounds #2 and chemical-count #8 at 14.3M lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ac&s Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Safety-Kleen Systems Poca (poc); Catalyst Refiners Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside West Virginia: Coal Creek Station; Oak Grove Steam Electric Station; Springerville Generating Station; W H Sammis Plant. Other American Electric Power sites in this extract: American Electric Power Welsh Plant; Rockport Plant; American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant; Mountaineer Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Arsenic compounds; Vanadium compounds.
American Electric Power Amos Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Winfield, WV: 14.3M lbs across 20 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 46.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coal Creek Station and Oak Grove Steam Electric Station.
American Electric Power Amos Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Electric Power Amos Plant inside Putnam's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, American Electric Power Amos Plant reports the 14th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Putnam. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Coal Creek Station and Oak Grove Steam Electric Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Putnam's reported pounds (14.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Electric Power Amos Plant's total reported releases rose from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 3.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power Amos Plant's off-site transfers rose from 929.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power Amos Plant's water releases rose from 32.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Electric Power Amos Plant's air releases rose from 350.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 407.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Electric Power Amos Plant Form-R facts
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See how American Electric Power Amos Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
766.7× more than the comparison
43% more than the comparison
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 American Electric Power Amos Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (2.8M lbs to 3.1M lbs).
American Electric Power Amos Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows American Electric Power Amos Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8M lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 2.6M lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 3.5M lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 2.2M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 3.1M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 3.7M lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 1.5M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 987.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 944.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 763.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 656.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 424.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 411.1K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 309.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium compounds | 161.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 71.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 46.0K lbs | - |
| Beryllium compounds | 27.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
American Electric Power Amos Plant in Putnam
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Electric Power Amos Plant
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Ac&s Inc, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Safety-Kleen Systems Poca (poc), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Coal Creek Station, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Springerville Generating Station.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Electric Power Amos Plant on cumulative reported pounds (14.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, Coal Creek Station, Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC New Augusta, MS · Paper 14.4M lbs reported
- Coal Creek Station Underwood, ND · Electric Utilities 14.5M lbs reported
- Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill Jackson, TN · Primary Metals 14.6M lbs reported
- Eq Detroit Inc Detroit, MI · Other 14.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Electric Power Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Rockport Plant, American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant.
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Arsenic compounds, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Ac&s Inc. American Electric Power Amos Plant stamps HEAVY 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 American Electric Power Amos Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Electric Power Amos Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winfield, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.9% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC (Δ 107.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Electric Power Amos Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 46.9%). 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