EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.

Rocky Mount, VA · Parent: Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc

Total releases
20.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.: how the 20.3K lbs splits

20.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 20.3K lbs 100.0%

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.'s 20.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.

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.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rocky Mount, VA, in the wood products sector. It reported 20.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 8,223 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. is pounds #166 and chemical-count #83 at 20.3K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Trinity Packaging Corp; Blue Ridge Solvents & Coatings; Chemsolv Inc; Cardinal Glass. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Virginia: Dmh Inc; Eggers Div LLC - Neenah; Jeld-Wen; Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex. Other Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc sites in this extract: Great Southern Wood - Md Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Bushnell Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc.; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dmh Inc and Eggers Div LLC - Neenah.

#8,223 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. in the Wood Products sector extract

Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. reports the 224th-largest volume (20.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Dmh Inc and Eggers Div LLC - Neenah.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Wood Products
LIGHT volume
20.3K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-MID chem count
5 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Copper

Compare this facility

See how Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.
20.3K lbs
Trinity Packaging Corp
64.6K lbs

69% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.
5
Trinity Packaging Corp
1

5.0× 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 Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.3K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 20.3K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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: Copper.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 0 lbs 3
2020 0 lbs 3
2021 20.3K lbs 3
2022 0 lbs 3
2023 0 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Copper 6.8K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 6.8K lbs -
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 6.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 0 lbs -
Arsenic compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site

Rocky Mount, VA
37.0099, -79.8937
County TRI context
Franklin · 23.7% of county pounds
Parent company
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc

Compare beyond Virginia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (20.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include World Energy Rome, Parker Hannifin Corp, Halliburton Bossier City Field Camp. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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 Copper, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Trinity Packaging Corp. Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rocky Mount, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 23.7% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: World Energy Rome (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Great Southern Wood - Va Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper. 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