EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Drexel Chemical Co
Cordele, GA · Parent: Drexel Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Drexel Chemical Co: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.7K lbs 79.5%
- Air Releases 317 lbs 14.4%
- Water Discharges 135 lbs 6.1%
Drexel Chemical Co's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 79.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Dimethoate.
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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Drexel Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cordele, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,651 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Drexel Chemical Co is pounds #400 and chemical-count #30 at 2.2K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co; Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility; Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc.; West Fraser Ewp Cordele. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Exfluor Research; Macdermid Printing Solutions; Northtec Bristol; Sun Chemical Corp Amelia Plant. Other Drexel Chemical Co sites in this extract: Drexel Chemical Co; Drexel Chemical Co; Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility; Drexel Chemical. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dimethoate; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Copper And Copper Compounds; Captan.
Drexel Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (79.5% land disposal) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exfluor Research and Macdermid Printing Solutions.
Drexel Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Drexel Chemical Co: Dimethoate-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Drexel Chemical Co reports the 2,621st-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Dimethoate alone is 81.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Exfluor Research and Macdermid Printing Solutions.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Drexel Chemical Co's pounds in one chemical - here Dimethoate at 81.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Drexel Chemical Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Drexel Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.9K lbs to 7 lbs).
Drexel Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Drexel Chemical Co 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: Dimethoate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 148 lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 134 lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dimethoate | 1.8K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 65 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 61 lbs | - |
| Captan | 45 lbs | - |
| Carbaryl | 45 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 45 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diazinon | 45 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 45 lbs | - |
| Malathion | 37 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6 lbs | - |
| Propiconazole | 6 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 4 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Drexel Chemical Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Drexel Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co, Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility, Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Exfluor Research, Macdermid Printing Solutions, Northtec Bristol.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Drexel Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal, Nipg Waterloo, Tempur Production USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal Vernon, CA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 2.2K lbs reported
- Nipg Waterloo Waterloo, IN · Fabricated Metals 2.2K lbs reported
- Tempur Production USA LLC Albuquerque, NM · Furniture 2.2K lbs reported
- Hartzell Propeller Piqua, OH · Transportation Equipment 2.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Drexel Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Drexel Chemical Co, Drexel Chemical Co, Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility.
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 Dimethoate, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Copper And Copper Compounds, Captan; nearby reporters include Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co. Drexel Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Drexel Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Dimethoate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Drexel Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cordele, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325320 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Crisp TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Drexel Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Dimethoate. 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