EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx)
Somerville, TX · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 21.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx): how the 21.9K lbs splits
21.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.8K lbs 99.9%
- Water Discharges 23 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx)'s 21.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Creosote.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Somerville, TX, in the wood products sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 21.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,038 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) is pounds #782 and chemical-count #987 at 21.9K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fxi Inc. - Brenham; Longwood Elastomers Inc; Blue Bell Creameries LP; Mic Group LLC - Brenham West. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Texas: Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex; Jeld-Wen; Culpeper of Fruitland LLC; Cana Inc.. Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Creosote; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex and Jeld-Wen.
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) inside Burleson's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) reports the 219th-largest volume (21.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Burleson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Creosote alone is 99.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex and Jeld-Wen.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Burleson's reported pounds (21.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Inc (somerville Tx)'s total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Inc (somerville Tx)'s air releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) Form-R facts
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See how Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× 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 Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (5.9K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) 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: Creosote.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 5.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote | 21.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 44 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Inc (somerville Tx)
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Fxi Inc. - Brenham, Longwood Elastomers Inc, Blue Bell Creameries LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex, Jeld-Wen, Culpeper of Fruitland LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Janco Engineered Products LLC, Williams Country Sausage, J C Steele & Sons Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Janco Engineered Products LLC Mishawaka, IN · Plastics and Rubber 21.9K lbs reported
- Williams Country Sausage Union City, TN · Food 21.9K lbs reported
- J C Steele & Sons Inc Statesville, NC · Machinery 21.9K lbs reported
- General Electric Aviation Winfield, KS · Transportation Equipment 21.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koppers Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koppers Performance Chemicals, Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant, Koppers Inc.
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 Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Fxi Inc. - Brenham. Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Somerville, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 100% of Burleson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Janco Engineered Products LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote. 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