EPA TRI Facility · Paper

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC

New Augusta, MS · Parent: Koch Industries Inc

Total releases
14.4M lbs
Chemicals reported
25
Carcinogens
6
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC: how the 14.4M lbs splits

14.4M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 12.7M lbs 88.5%
  • Water Discharges 1.3M lbs 8.8%
  • Land Disposal 389.4K lbs 2.7%

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC's 14.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 88.5% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 8.8%. 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

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Augusta, MS, in the paper sector. It reported 2.9M lbs of releases across 24 chemicals in 2023, and 14.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 138 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC is pounds #3 and chemical-count #5 at 14.4M lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hood Industries Inc.; US Army National Guard Camp Shelby Ranges; Johnson Controls - York International; USA Yeast Co. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Mississippi: International Paper; Suzano Packaging; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; International Paper Georgetown Mill. Other Koch Industries Inc sites in this extract: Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (88.5% air releases) across 25 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Paper and Suzano Packaging.

#138 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.5% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

14M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC inside Perry's TRI pounds

Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC reports the 8th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Perry. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 73.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include International Paper and Suzano Packaging.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Perry's reported pounds (14.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC's total reported releases rose from 2.8 million lb in 2022 to 2.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC's land releases rose from 47.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 316.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC's water releases fell from 149.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC's air releases fell from 2.6 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Paper
HEAVY volume
14.4M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
25 · 6 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

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See how Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC
14.4M lbs
Hood Industries Inc.
329 lbs

43803.0× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC
25
Hood Industries Inc.
3

8.3× 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 Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.4M lbs.

Air Releases 12.7M lbs (88.5%)
Water Discharges 1.3M lbs (8.8%)
Land Disposal 389.4K lbs (2.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (3.2M lbs to 2.9M lbs).

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.2M lbs 23
2020 2.8M lbs 23
2021 2.8M lbs 23
2022 2.8M lbs 23
2023 2.9M lbs 24

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 10.6M lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 994.3K lbs -
Ammonia 914.1K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 464.7K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 461.6K lbs -
Manganese compounds 408.6K lbs -
Acetaldehyde 141.4K lbs Carcinogen
Phenol 124.1K lbs -
Cresol (mixed isomers) 99.2K lbs -
Formaldehyde 74.7K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 45.8K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 28.3K lbs -
Styrene 9.2K lbs Carcinogen
Vanadium compounds 5.8K lbs -
Lead compounds 3.0K lbs -
Formic acid 2.2K lbs -
Chlorine dioxide 1.5K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1.5K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1.5K lbs Carcinogen
Chlorine 1.4K lbs -
Catechol 218 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 70 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 18 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Diisocyanates 0 lbs -

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC · AIR-pathway site

New Augusta, MS
31.2455, -89.0472
County TRI context
Perry · more than 99.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Koch Industries Inc

Compare beyond Mississippi

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC on cumulative reported pounds (14.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include American Electric Power Amos Plant, Coal Creek Station, Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Hood Industries Inc.. Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC 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 Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Augusta, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. more than 99.9% of Perry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electric Power Amos Plant (Δ 107.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC 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