EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC
Wever, IA · Parent: Koch Inc
- Total releases
- 4.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC: how the 4.2M lbs splits
4.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.8M lbs 67.1%
- Off-site Transfers 893.4K lbs 21.4%
- Water Discharges 478.7K lbs 11.5%
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's 4.2M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.4%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wever, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 948.2K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 4.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 490 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 Wever LLC is pounds #10 and chemical-count #19 at 4.2M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Burlington Generating Station; Climax Molybdenum Co; Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Lsb Chemical L.l.c; Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte; Nucera Solutions LLC; Dow Sabine River Operations. Other Koch Inc sites in this extract: Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site; Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC; Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wever, IA: 4.2M lbs across 14 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsb Chemical L.l.c and Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte.
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.2M 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 Wever LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC reports the 92nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 67.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Lsb Chemical L.l.c and Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 67.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's total reported releases rose from 569.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 948.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's off-site transfers rose from 200 lb in 2022 to 206.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's air releases rose from 408.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 583.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC's water releases fell from 160.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 158.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC Form-R facts
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56% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (1.1M lbs to 948.2K lbs).
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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 | 1.1M lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 875.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 716.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 569.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 948.2K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.8M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 145.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 45.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 40.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 19.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 18.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 14.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 271 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 105 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC in Lee
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Burlington Generating Station, Climax Molybdenum Co, Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc- Fort Madison Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Lsb Chemical L.l.c, Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte, Nucera Solutions LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC on cumulative reported pounds (4.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Bonanza Power Plant, Lsb Chemical L.l.c, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Enterprise Fresh Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site, Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC, Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend 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), Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Burlington Generating Station. Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wever, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 16.4% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bonanza Power Plant (Δ 4.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koch Fertilizer Wever LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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