EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)
Galesburg, IL · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 30.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il): how the 30.9K lbs splits
30.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 30.9K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)'s 30.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Creosote.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Galesburg, IL, in the wood products sector. It reported 7.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 30.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,253 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) is pounds #295 and chemical-count #403 at 30.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heat & Control Inc; National Coatings Inc; Gates Corp; Smithfield-Monmouth. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Illinois: Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div; Stella-Jones Corp; Midwest Manufacturing Treating Plant; Stella-Jones Corp. 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. (galesburg Il) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div and Stella-Jones Corp.
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il): Creosote-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) reports the 205th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.9% of its sector. 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 Illinois include Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div and Stella-Jones Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)'s pounds in one chemical - here Creosote at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)'s total reported releases rose from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)'s air releases rose from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 49% (5.3K lbs to 7.9K lbs).
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) year-over-year reported totals (increased by 49% 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: Creosote.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 5.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 7.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote | 30.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 62 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il)
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Heat & Control Inc, National Coatings Inc, Gates Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div, Stella-Jones Corp, Midwest Manufacturing Treating Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) on cumulative reported pounds (30.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Parker Trutec, U.S. Dod Usaf Davis-Monthan Afb, Quad Greenfield LLC. 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.
- Parker Trutec Springfield, OH · Fabricated Metals 30.9K lbs reported
- U.S. Dod Usaf Davis-Monthan Afb Tucson, AZ · Other 30.9K lbs reported
- Quad Greenfield LLC Greenfield, IA · Chemicals 30.9K lbs reported
- Allied Aviation Fueling Co of Texas Dfw Airport, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 30.9K 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 Heat & Control Inc. Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) 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. (galesburg Il) 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. (galesburg Il) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Galesburg, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 9.0% of Knox TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Parker Trutec (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il) 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