EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.
Lake Panasoffkee, FL · Parent: Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc
- Total releases
- 49.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.: how the 49.2K lbs splits
49.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 49.2K lbs 100.0%
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.'s 49.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Arsenic compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Panasoffkee, FL, in the wood products sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 49.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,160 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. is pounds #151 and chemical-count #80 at 49.2K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Suwannee American Cement Co LLC; Metal Industries LLC - Bushnell Florida; Federal Correctional Complex Coleman; Florida Beef Inc.. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Florida: West Fraser Ewp - Allendale; Georgia Pacific Panel Products Llc/mount Jewett Mdf; Interfor U.S. Inc. - Dequincy Div; Stella-Jones Corp. Other Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc sites in this extract: Great Southern Wood - Md Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Arsenic compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include West Fraser Ewp - Allendale and Georgia Pacific Panel Products Llc/mount Jewett Mdf.
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. reports the 181st-largest volume, placing it in the top 22% of its sector. Scale peers outside Florida include West Fraser Ewp - Allendale and Georgia Pacific Panel Products Llc/mount Jewett Mdf.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. Form-R facts
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50% 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 Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 49.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 104% (3.9K lbs to 8.0K lbs).
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 104% 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: Arsenic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 29.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 8.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic compounds | 11.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Suwannee American Cement Co LLC, Metal Industries LLC - Bushnell Florida, Federal Correctional Complex Coleman, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. West Fraser Ewp - Allendale, Georgia Pacific Panel Products Llc/mount Jewett Mdf, Interfor U.S. Inc. - Dequincy Div.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (49.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Pembrook Gas Plant, Architectural Fiberglass Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- An-Cor Industrial Plastics North Tonawanda, NY · Plastics and Rubber 49.2K lbs reported
- Pembrook Gas Plant Midkiff, TX · Natural Gas Processing 49.2K lbs reported
- Architectural Fiberglass Inc Cleveland, OH · Plastics and Rubber 49.2K lbs reported
- Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. Benton Harbor, MI · Primary Metals 49.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Great Southern Wood - Md Inc., Great Southern Wood - Va Inc., Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia 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 Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Suwannee American Cement Co LLC. Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Panasoffkee, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 9.6% of Sumter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: An-Cor Industrial Plastics (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic compounds. 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