Lead compounds
Lead compounds at US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant have more than halved since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Total reported releases 159k lb rose modestly year over year (+10%). Total releases concentrations are up 21% since 2010.
25201 E 78 HWY, Independence, Missouri · 332992 · Fabricated Metals · operated by US Department Of Defense
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Copper compounds
Copper compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Lead compounds
Lead compounds concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrite concentrations have more than doubled since 2012.
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexane concentrations have fallen 22% since 2016.
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) concentrations have fallen 42% since 2010.
Toluene
Toluene concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Antimony
Antimony concentrations have fallen 26% since 2010.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (20 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 30,980. Why we surface this →
35.1%
Low-income
24.0%
People of color
8.7%
Under age 5
14.0%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.