EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Inc (denver Co)
Denver, CO · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 5.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Inc (denver Co): how the 5.0K lbs splits
5.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0K lbs 100.0%
Koppers Inc (denver Co)'s 5.0K 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: Creosote.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Inc (denver Co) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Denver, CO, in the wood products sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 5.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 11,221 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Koppers Inc (denver Co) is pounds #119 and chemical-count #118 at 5.0K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Univar Solutions-Denver West; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC; Zimmerman Metals Inc; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Colorado: Free State Lumber Co Inc; Culpeper; Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation; Western Wood Preserving Co. Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Creosote; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Koppers Inc (denver Co) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.0K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Free State Lumber Co Inc and Culpeper.
Koppers Inc (denver Co) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.0K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Inc (denver Co): Creosote-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Inc (denver Co) reports the 266th-largest volume (5.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Creosote alone is 99.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Colorado include Free State Lumber Co Inc and Culpeper.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koppers Inc (denver Co)'s pounds in one chemical - here Creosote at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Koppers Inc (denver Co) Form-R facts
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97% less than the comparison
57% less than the comparison
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 Koppers Inc (denver Co) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 28% (2.9K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Koppers Inc (denver Co): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Koppers Inc (denver Co) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Creosote.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote | 5.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Koppers Inc (denver Co) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Inc (denver Co)
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Univar Solutions-Denver West, Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC, Zimmerman Metals Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Free State Lumber Co Inc, Culpeper, Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Inc (denver Co) on cumulative reported pounds (5.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Kobo Products Inc, Welch Foods Inc., Ennis-Flint Inc - Todd Court Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Kobo Products Inc South Plainfield, NJ · Chemicals 5.0K lbs reported
- Welch Foods Inc. North East, PA · Food 5.0K lbs reported
- Ennis-Flint Inc - Todd Court Facility Thomasville, NC · Chemicals 5.0K lbs reported
- Honeywell Aerospace - Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN · Computers and Electronic Products 5.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koppers Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koppers Performance Chemicals, Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant, Koppers 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 Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions-Denver West. Koppers Inc (denver Co) stamps LIGHT 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 Koppers Inc (denver Co) TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Inc (denver Co) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Denver, CO, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.1% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ennis-Flint Inc - Todd Court Facility (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Inc (denver Co) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote. 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