EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Bell Lumber & Pole Co.
New Brighton, MN
- Total releases
- 59 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Bell Lumber & Pole Co.: how the 59 lbs splits
59 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 30 lbs 50.4%
- Water Discharges 23 lbs 39.3%
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs 10.3%
Bell Lumber & Pole Co.'s 59 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 39.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Pentachlorophenol.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Brighton, MN, in the wood products sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 59 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,053 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bell Lumber & Pole Co. is pounds #369 and chemical-count #160 at 59 lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rti Remmele Engineering Plant 10; Ascentek Inc.; Aqseptence Group Inc; Boston Scientific-Crm. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Minnesota: Mid South Lumber Inc.; Harrigan Lumber Co Inc; Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber Llc.; Stella-Jones Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Pentachlorophenol; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; Hexachlorobenzene.
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in New Brighton, MN: 59 lbs across 4 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mid South Lumber Inc. and Harrigan Lumber Co Inc.
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
59 lbs 34th percentile higher than 34% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Bell Lumber & Pole Co. reports the 428th-largest volume (59 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Mid South Lumber Inc. and Harrigan Lumber Co Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bell Lumber & Pole Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (18 lbs to 10 lbs).
Bell Lumber & Pole Co.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bell Lumber & Pole Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Pentachlorophenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 11 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Pentachlorophenol | 58 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. in Ramsey
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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 Pentachlorophenol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Hexachlorobenzene; nearby reporters include Rti Remmele Engineering Plant 10. Bell Lumber & Pole Co. stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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 Bell Lumber & Pole Co. TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Pentachlorophenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Brighton, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.0% of Ramsey TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prl Industries Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bell Lumber & Pole Co. stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.4%). 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