EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant
Follansbee, WV · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 0.2%
- Water Discharges 5 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Naphthalene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Follansbee, WV, in the petroleum sector. It reported 9.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 1,204 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant is pounds #19 and chemical-count #39 at 1.1M lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mountain State Carbon LLC; Wheeling-Nippon Steel; Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co; Precoat Metals. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside West Virginia: Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility; Haverhill Coke Co LLC; Toledo Refining Co LLC; Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C.. Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar); Koppers Performance Chemcials. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Dibenzofuran; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility and Haverhill Coke Co LLC.
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant inside Brooke's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.7% of every pound reported in Brooke. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Naphthalene alone is 73.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 77.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility and Haverhill Coke Co LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Brooke's reported pounds (4.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant Form-R facts
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See how Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Follansbee Tar Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 99% (1.1M lbs to 9.6K lbs).
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019
- 2020 0
What this shows Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Naphthalene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1M lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 9.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 837.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenanthrene | 135.6K lbs | - |
| Dibenzofuran | 77.9K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 49.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Anthracene | 34.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 2.4K lbs | - |
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Mountain State Carbon LLC, Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility, Haverhill Coke Co LLC, Toledo Refining Co LLC.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility, Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility, Skier's Choice Inc. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility Corsicana, TX · Chemicals 1.1M lbs reported
- Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility Tulsa, OK · Petroleum 1.1M lbs reported
- Skier's Choice Inc Maryville, TN · Transportation Equipment 1.1M lbs reported
- Fca US Jefferson North Assembly Plant Detroit, MI · Transportation Equipment 1.1M 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 Inc, Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar).
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 Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, Dibenzofuran, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Mountain State Carbon LLC. Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Follansbee Tar Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Follansbee, WV, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 324199 · Petroleum. 26.7% of Brooke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility (Δ 979 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene. 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