EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Cox Wood of Alabama
Woodstock, AL · Parent: Koppers Utility & Industrial Products
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.4K lbs 100.0%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CARC-HEAVY
Cox Wood of Alabama is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Woodstock, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,359 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: Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.; Smp Automotive Systems Alabama; Warrior Met Coal LLC; Merichem Technologies LLC Catalyst Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: Culpeper of Cove City LLC; Ufp Stockertown LLC; John A. Biewer of Illinois; Homedale Beam & Deck Plant. Other Koppers Utility & Industrial Products sites in this extract: Carolina Pole Leland; Koppers Utility & Industrial Products; Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Pentachlorophenol; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; Copper compounds.
Cox Wood of Alabama has reported 1.4K lbs of toxic releases across 5 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 4 are classified as carcinogens, representing 80% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Wood Products sector. The primary release pathway is water discharges, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Cox Wood of Alabama vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Cox Wood of Alabama reports the 313th-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Pentachlorophenol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cox Wood of Alabama releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (492 lbs to 0 lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Cox Wood of Alabama - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 492 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 418 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 476 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Pentachlorophenol | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cox Wood of Alabama
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc., Smp Automotive Systems Alabama, Warrior Met Coal LLC, 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. Culpeper of Cove City LLC, Ufp Stockertown LLC, John A. Biewer of Illinois.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cox Wood of Alabama on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cooper Power Systems LLC, Henry Co, Thomas Natural Gas Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Cooper Power Systems LLC Waukesha, WI · Electrical Equipment 1.4K lbs reported
- Henry Co Indianapolis, IN · Petroleum 1.4K lbs reported
- Thomas Natural Gas Processing Plant Thomas, OK · Natural Gas Processing 1.4K lbs reported
- West Jordan Batch Plant West Jordan, UT · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koppers Utility & Industrial Products Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carolina Pole Leland, Koppers Utility & Industrial Products, Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC.
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 Pentachlorophenol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.. Cox Wood of Alabama stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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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- 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
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