EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.
Tuscumbia, AL · Parent: Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc
- Total releases
- 2.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tuscumbia, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 980 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,310 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hexpol Muscle Shoals; Flexco Corp; Mid-South Central Extrusion Die; North American Lighting. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc.; Qubicaamf Bowling Products; Culpeper Wood Preservers; Ahf Products. Other Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc sites in this extract: Great Southern Wood - Md Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds.
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. has reported 2.7K lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 25% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Wood Products sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, 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.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. reports the 293rd-largest volume (2.7K lbs).
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.
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 321114 (Wood Products). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 2.7K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 4 distinct chemicals, 1 of which (25%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds.
The dominant release pathway is off-site transfers at 2.7K lbs (100.0% of total volume). The facility is operated under parent company Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc alongside Great Southern Wood - Md Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hexpol Muscle Shoals; Flexco Corp; Mid-South Central Extrusion Die; North American Lighting. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc.; Qubicaamf Bowling Products; Culpeper Wood Preservers; Ahf Products.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Hexpol Muscle Shoals for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 862 lb in 2022 to 980 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 862 lb in 2022 to 980 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Reported total releases by year
Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
2019
0 million lbs
- 2020 0
2020
0 million lbs
- 2021 0
2021
0 million lbs
- 2022 0
2022
0 million lbs
- 2023 0
2023
0 million lbs
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 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 817 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 862 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 980 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 787 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 742 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Hexpol Muscle Shoals, Flexco Corp, Mid-South Central Extrusion Die, ordered by distance.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc., Qubicaamf Bowling Products, Culpeper Wood Preservers.
Other Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Great Southern Wood - Md Inc., Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc., Great Southern Wood - Va Inc..
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Copper And Copper Compounds, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Hexpol Muscle Shoals. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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- See whether releases reported by Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. are rising or falling over time (watch Copper And Copper Compounds in the chemical mix). View trends
- Compare Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. with nearby reporter Hexpol Muscle Shoals before treating rank as risk. Open Hexpol Muscle Shoals
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc. outside Alabama. Open Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc.
Rank and named neighbors (Hexpol Muscle Shoals, Flexco Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.