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
WATER Form-R mix
Cox Wood of Alabama: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.4K lbs 100.0%
Cox Wood of Alabama's 1.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Pentachlorophenol.
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.
Compare Cox Wood of Alabama with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. Vance · 905.2K lbs
- Smp Automotive Systems Alabama Cottondale · 215.0K lbs
- Warrior Met Coal LLC Brookwood · 1.5K lbs
- Merichem Technologies LLC Catalyst Plant Tuscaloosa · 6.3K lbs
Similar-scale Wood Products sites elsewhere: Culpeper of Cove City LLC (NC) · Ufp Stockertown LLC (PA) · John A. Biewer of Illinois (IL)
Cox Wood of Alabama stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 5 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Culpeper of Cove City LLC and Ufp Stockertown LLC.
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
Cox Wood of Alabama: Pentachlorophenol-led volume
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. Scale peers outside Alabama include Culpeper of Cove City LLC and Ufp Stockertown LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cox Wood of Alabama's pounds in one chemical - here Pentachlorophenol at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Cox Wood of Alabama Form-R facts
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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 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).
Cox Wood of Alabama: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cox Wood of Alabama year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Pentachlorophenol.
| 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 |
Cox Wood of Alabama · WATER-pathway site
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.
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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.
Use and verify this record
This Cox Wood of Alabama TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CARC-HEAVY · lead Pentachlorophenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cox Wood of Alabama totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Woodstock, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.0% of Tuscaloosa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cooper Power Systems LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cox Wood of Alabama stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Pentachlorophenol. 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