EPA TRI Facility · Paper
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth
Port Wentworth, GA · Parent: International Paper Co
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.5M lbs 92.3%
- Water Discharges 205.1K lbs 7.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 7.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Port Wentworth, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 391.8K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 702 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. International Paper Co - Port Wentworth is pounds #24 and chemical-count #9 at 2.7M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp; Emd Performance Materials Corp; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Gold Bond Building Products - Savannah. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations; Westrock Tacoma Mill; Water Quality Center; Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.. Other International Paper Co sites in this extract: International Paper Co; International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill; International Paper Riegelwood Mill; International Paper. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen sulfide.
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.3% air releases) across 23 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations and Westrock Tacoma Mill.
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, International Paper Co - Port Wentworth reports the 90th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Georgia include Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations and Westrock Tacoma Mill.
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
- International Paper Co - Port Wentworth's total reported releases fell from 426.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 391.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co - Port Wentworth's water releases rose from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co - Port Wentworth's air releases fell from 399.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 350.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- International Paper Co - Port Wentworth's chemicals reported fell from 19 in 2022 to 18 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth Form-R facts
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See how International Paper Co - Port Wentworth stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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11.5× more 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 International Paper Co - Port Wentworth releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (623.3K lbs to 391.8K lbs).
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows International Paper Co - Port Wentworth year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 623.3K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 654.4K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 578.3K lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 426.3K lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 391.8K lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 475.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 245.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 184.3K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 98.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 96.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 59.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 45.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 40.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 27.0K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 22.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 638 lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 635 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 618 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 610 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 564 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 261 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 132 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to International Paper Co - Port Wentworth
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, Emd Performance Materials Corp, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations, Westrock Tacoma Mill, Water Quality Center.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest International Paper Co - Port Wentworth on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Solvay Chemicals Inc, Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Scepter Inc. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other International Paper Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including International Paper Co, International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill, International Paper Riegelwood Mill.
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 Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. International Paper Co - Port Wentworth stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 International Paper Co - Port Wentworth TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Port Wentworth, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 21.7% of Chatham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solvay Chemicals Inc (Δ 20.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
International Paper Co - Port Wentworth stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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