EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC
Duncombe, IA · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC: how the 3.4M lbs splits
3.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.3M lbs 98.0%
- Water Discharges 40.4K lbs 1.2%
- Land Disposal 21.2K lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 5.9K lbs 0.2%
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC's 3.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 TRACE-CARC
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Duncombe, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 702.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 3.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 580 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC is pounds #15 and chemical-count #61 at 3.4M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: New Cooperative Inc-Duncombe Mill; Ccm - Ft. Dodge South; Certainteed Gypsum; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Lanxess - Central; Basf Corp - Beaumont; Itafos Conda LLC; Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co.. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lanxess - Central and Basf Corp - Beaumont.
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC inside Webster's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC reports the 110th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.4% of every pound reported in Webster. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 93.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Lanxess - Central and Basf Corp - Beaumont.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Webster's reported pounds (4.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC's total reported releases fell from 805.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 702.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC's land releases fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC's air releases fell from 784.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 688.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC Form-R facts
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See how Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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9.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (623.4K lbs to 702.5K lbs).
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 623.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 670.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 594.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 805.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 702.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.2M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 140.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 64.7K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 971 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 605 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 8 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including New Cooperative Inc-Duncombe Mill, Ccm - Ft. Dodge South, Certainteed Gypsum, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Lanxess - Central, Basf Corp - Beaumont, Itafos Conda LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Lanxess - Central, Basf Corp - Beaumont, Smc Nye Mine Site. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include New Cooperative Inc-Duncombe Mill. Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Duncombe, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 84.4% of Webster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess - Central (Δ 6.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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