EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Applegate Fibers South
Decatur, AL · Parent: Applegate Insulation
- Total releases
- 21 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Applegate Fibers South: how the 21 lbs splits
21 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18 lbs 81.8%
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs 18.2%
Applegate Fibers South's 21 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 18.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Applegate Fibers South is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 8 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 21 lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 17,926 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods; Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc.; Ineos Styrolution America LLC. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: Ahf Products; Indicom Buildings Inc.; Battle Lumber Co Inc; Interfor U.S. Inc. - Bay Springs. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Applegate Fibers South stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21 lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ahf Products and Indicom Buildings Inc..
Applegate Fibers South vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21 lbs 31st percentile higher than 31% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Applegate Fibers South in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Applegate Fibers South reports the 451st-largest volume (21 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Ahf Products and Indicom Buildings Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Applegate Fibers South Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Applegate Fibers South releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 46% (14 lbs to 8 lbs).
Applegate Fibers South: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Applegate Fibers South year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 21 lbs | - |
Applegate Fibers South · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Applegate Fibers South
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods, Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Ahf Products, Indicom Buildings Inc., Battle Lumber Co Inc.
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant. Applegate Fibers South stamps TRACE 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.
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This Applegate Fibers South TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Applegate Fibers South totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, AL, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 0.0% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Air Liquide Advanced Materials Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Applegate Fibers South stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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