EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill
Johnsonburg, PA
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5M lbs 85.9%
- Water Discharges 207.4K lbs 12.2%
- Off-site Transfers 18.2K lbs 1.1%
- Land Disposal 14.1K lbs 0.8%
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 12.2%. 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
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Johnsonburg, PA, in the paper sector. It reported 326.2K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2024, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,079 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill is pounds #34 and chemical-count #42 at 1.4M lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alpha Precision Group Sintered Metals; Hoeganaes Corp; Allegheny Coatings; Metaldyne Sintered Components Ridgway. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Pennsylvania: Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC; Sonoco Products Co; Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.9% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC and Sonoco Products Co.
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill inside Elk's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill reports the 111th-largest volume (1.4M lbs). This one site accounts for 89.3% of every pound reported in Elk. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC and Sonoco Products Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Elk's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill's total reported releases fell from 302.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 282.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill's land releases fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill's off-site transfers fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 150 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill's water releases rose from 40.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
318.1× more than the comparison
4.7× 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 Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 29% (252.8K lbs to 326.2K lbs).
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill year-over-year reported totals (increased by 29% from 2019 to 2024). 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 252.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 271.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 265.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 302.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 282.6K lbs | 14 |
| 2024 | 326.2K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 5 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 623.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 474.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 149.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 147.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 110.3K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 60.6K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 47.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 35.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 31.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 120 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Alpha Precision Group Sintered Metals, Hoeganaes Corp, Allegheny Coatings, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC, Sonoco Products Co, Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Oge Energy Corp Sooner Generating Station, Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC, Crown Beverage Packaging. 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.
- Oge Energy Corp Sooner Generating Station Red Rock, OK · Electric Utilities 1.4M lbs reported
- Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC Caldwell, ID · Food 1.4M lbs reported
- Crown Beverage Packaging Worland, WY · Fabricated Metals 1.4M lbs reported
- Isp Chemicals LLC Calvert City, KY · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Alpha Precision Group Sintered Metals. Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill 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 Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Johnsonburg, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 89.3% of Elk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gaf Keystone Llc/new Columbia Facility (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill 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