EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.
Conyers, GA · Parent: Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.'s 1.1K 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Conyers, GA, in the wood products sector. It reported 718 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,782 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. Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. is pounds #434 and chemical-count #409 at 1.1K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Prime Resins Inc.; Scott G. Williams LLC; Biolab Inc; Bostik Inc. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Georgia: Stimson Lumber Co. - Gaston; Hixson Lumber Co LLC; Mc Dixon Lumber Co Inc; Pacific Veneer. 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 - Tuscumbia Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stimson Lumber Co. - Gaston and Hixson Lumber Co LLC.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% 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 Preserving Inc.: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. reports the 326th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Stimson Lumber Co. - Gaston and Hixson Lumber Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 145 lb in 2022 to 718 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 145 lb in 2022 to 718 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Great Southern Wood Preserving 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 Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Great Southern Wood Preserving 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 Preserving Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 200 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 145 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 718 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Prime Resins Inc., Scott G. Williams LLC, Biolab Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Stimson Lumber Co. - Gaston, Hixson Lumber Co LLC, Mc Dixon Lumber Co Inc.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Olin Corp Charleston Plant, US Dod Usaf Creech Afb, Mayville Eng. Co. Inc. - Mayville. 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.
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 - 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.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Prime Resins Inc.. Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Preserving Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Conyers, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.1% of Rockdale TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Olin Corp Charleston Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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