EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Phifer Inc
Tuscaloosa, AL
- Total releases
- 175.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Phifer Inc: how the 175.0K lbs splits
175.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 175.0K lbs 100.0%
Phifer Inc's 175.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Tetrachloroethylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Phifer Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tuscaloosa, AL, in the textiles sector. It reported 13.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 175.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,478 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. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing; Southern Heat Exchanger Corp; Southern Heat Exchanger Corp; Black Warrior Roofing. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside Alabama: Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co; Owens Corning; Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant; Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene.
Phifer Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 175.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co and Owens Corning.
Phifer Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
175K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Phifer Inc: Tetrachloroethylene-led volume
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Phifer Inc reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Tetrachloroethylene alone is 64.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Alabama include Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co and Owens Corning.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Phifer Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Tetrachloroethylene at 64.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Phifer Inc's total reported releases fell from 18.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phifer Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phifer Inc's air releases fell from 18.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Phifer Inc 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 Phifer Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 175.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (50.9K lbs to 13.1K lbs).
Phifer Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Phifer Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% 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: Tetrachloroethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 65.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 27.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 18.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Tetrachloroethylene | 112.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Trichloroethylene | 62.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Phifer Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Phifer Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing, Southern Heat Exchanger Corp, Southern Heat Exchanger Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co, Owens Corning, Milliken & Co-Pendleton Finishing Plant.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Phifer Inc on cumulative reported pounds (175.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include US Dod Usaf Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Belgioioso Cheese Inc. Polly-O Campbell Plant, American Phoenix Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- US Dod Usaf Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jber, AK · Other 175.1K lbs reported
- Belgioioso Cheese Inc. Polly-O Campbell Plant Campbell, NY · Food 174.9K lbs reported
- American Phoenix Inc. Eau Claire, WI · Plastics and Rubber 174.8K lbs reported
- The Ames Cos Inc. Harrisburg, PA · Fabricated Metals 175.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene; nearby reporters include Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing. Phifer Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Phifer Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Tetrachloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Phifer Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tuscaloosa, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 313210 · Textiles. 1.6% of Tuscaloosa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Usaf Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (Δ 51 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Phifer Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Tetrachloroethylene. 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