Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

5.1 5.2 5.3

Chemicals

Reported by

Wood Preserving

Facilities

Fugitive Air 

Emissions

Point Source 

Air Emissions

Surface Water 

Discharges

Creosote 1,950,641 404,693 20.7467% 337,105.0 230,486.0 104,278.0 2,152.0 Benzo(ghi)perylene 98,352 28 0.0287% 4.0 0.0 0.4 2.3 Anthracene 171,896 573 0.3335% 336.5 169.8 166.7 0.0 

Dibenzofuran 17,440 868 4.9748% 539.6 235.3 304.3 0.0 

Naphthalene 2,860,993 8,195 0.2864% 7,651.2 2,249.4 5,401.8 0.0 Phenanthrene 378,556 3,333 0.8805% 2,233.0 915.5 1,317.5 0.0 Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) 1,365,740 13,900 1.0178% 5,814.4 1,950.8 3,739.0 115.2 

Pentachlorophenol 2,740 2,226 81.2567% 497.3 51.0 20.8 425.6 

Hexachlorobenzene 43,076 0 0.0000% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (DDLCs) 319.13 0.65 0.2025% 0.1316 0.0028 0.0018 0.1267 

Arsenic 3,218,919 4,034 0.1253% 555.0 0.0 1.0 554.0 

Arsenic Compounds 94,614,488 29,540 0.0312% 290.6 5.0 5.0 280.6 Chromium 12,168,712 1,124 0.0092% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Chromium Compounds 50,515,953 30,976 0.0613% 731.1 5.0 5.0 721.1 Copper 15,428,111 6,730 0.0436% 795.0 0.0 0.0 795.0 

Copper Compounds 163,294,352 51,339 0.0314% 734.8 7.0 17.5 702.8 Lead 21,886,209 353 0.0016% 310.9 8.4 32.6 0.0 

Lead Compounds 481,892,384 3,481 0.0007% 1,673.4 3.3 122.0 0.0 Ammonia 153,980,696 28,389 0.0184% 28,389.2 27,516.9 872.4 0.0 

Methanol 152,112,344 87,135 0.0573% 87,135.0 26,773.0 60,362.0 0.0 

Styrene 40,754,413 676 0.0017% 676.0 39.0 637.0 0.0 

Mixture 383,305 5 0.0013% 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL, Chemicals Reported

by Wood Preservers: 1,197,139,640 677,599 0.0566% 475,477.3 290,420.3 177,282.9 5,748.7 

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals: 4,086,232,974 677,599 0.0166%

All 

Industry 

Total 

Releases,

by

Chemical

Wood 

Preserving 

Industry 

Total 

Releases,

by

Chemical

Wood 

Preserving 

Industry 

Percent 

of 

Total 

Releases

On-Site Releases

Total 

On-site 

Releases

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals, 

Toxicity-Weighted: 3.37748E+13 2.88E+09 0.0085%

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

Chemicals

Reported by

Wood Preserving

Facilities

CreosoteBenzo(ghi)peryleneAnthraceneDibenzofuranNaphthalenePhenanthrenePolycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs)PentachlorophenolHexachlorobenzeneDioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (DDLCs)ArsenicArsenic CompoundsChromiumChromium CompoundsCopperCopper CompoundsLeadLead CompoundsAmmoniaMethanolStyreneMixture

TOTAL, Chemicals Reported

by Wood Preservers:

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals:

Total 

On-site 

Land 

Releases

RCRA 

Subtitle C 

Landfills

Other 

Landfills Land Treatment

RCRA 

Subtitle C 

Surface 

Impoundments

Other 

Surface 

Impoundments

189.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0003 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 

270.0 0.0 42.6 43.8 0.0 0.0 

1,548.1 0.0 1,547.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

2,025.4 0.0 1,589.6 43.8 0.0 7.5 

On-Site Releases

Section 5.5

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals, 

Toxicity-Weighted:

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by 

on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

Chemicals

Reported by

Wood Preserving

Facilities

CreosoteBenzo(ghi)peryleneAnthraceneDibenzofuranNaphthalenePhenanthrenePolycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs)PentachlorophenolHexachlorobenzeneDioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (DDLCs)ArsenicArsenic CompoundsChromiumChromium CompoundsCopperCopper CompoundsLeadLead CompoundsAmmoniaMethanolStyreneMixture

TOTAL, Chemicals Reported

by Wood Preservers:

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals:

Transfers to 

POTWs Non 

Metals

POTWs (Metal 

and Metal 

Compounds)

Transfers to 

Recycling

Transfers to 

Energy 

Recovery

Transfers to 

Treatment

67,588.0 1,425,077.0 2,960.0 0.0 0.0 500,463.0 854,066.0 

24.2 947.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 518.0 404.4 

236.8 236.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 328.0 328.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 544.0 544.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

1,100.0 1,100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,085.9 89,936.7 186.7 0.0 0.3 47,376.4 34,287.4 1,729.0 23,404.0 200.0 0.0 846.0 8,080.0 12,549.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.5145 9.7546 0.0600 0.0000 0.2517 2.7914 6.1371 

3,478.9 3,478.9 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

29,249.0 29,249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

1,123.9 1,123.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

30,245.0 30,245.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

5,934.9 5,934.9 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

50,524.3 50,604.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

41.6 41.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

1,807.8 1,807.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

202,041.8 1,664,069.1 3,347.7 32.0 846.6 556,440.2 901,312.9 

Off-Site Transfers and Releases

Total 

Transfers 

Off-site for 

Further 

Waste 

Management

Section 6.1 Section 6.2

Total

Off-site

Releases

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals, 

Toxicity-Weighted:

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by 

on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

Chemicals

Reported by

Wood Preserving

Facilities

CreosoteBenzo(ghi)peryleneAnthraceneDibenzofuranNaphthalenePhenanthrenePolycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs)PentachlorophenolHexachlorobenzeneDioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (DDLCs)ArsenicArsenic CompoundsChromiumChromium CompoundsCopperCopper CompoundsLeadLead CompoundsAmmoniaMethanolStyreneMixture

TOTAL, Chemicals Reported

by Wood Preservers:

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals:

Total

Waste

Managed

Total Production 

Related 

Waste Managed

8.4

Recycled 

On-site

8.5

Recycled 

Off-site

8.2

Energy 

Recovery 

On-site

8.3

Energy 

Recovery 

Off-site

8.6

Treated 

On-site

20,682,309.0 20,618,171.0 18,885,910.0 0.0 0.0 467,216.0 34,255.

29,895.5 29,785.6 28,893.1 0.0 0.0 458.4 50.

573.3 573.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.867.6 867.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

8,195.2 8,195.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3,332.9 3,332.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

2,080,699.9 2,075,002.2 1,982,350.0 0.3 0.0 44,868.5 2,615.

798,164.3 797,283.2 773,991.0 840.0 0.0 7,796.0 231.

1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

766.5400 766.2773 755.7631 0.2498 0.0000 2.7069 0.893

3,862.7 1,462.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

19,731.6 19,731.6 1,136.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

1,151.0 1,151.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

23,650.2 20,345.2 1,876.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.49,105.0 49,105.0 43,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.60,465.3 59,985.3 28,439.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

352.5 352.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

2,405.3 2,405.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

28,389.2 28,389.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.87,135.0 87,135.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

676.0 676.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.

23,881,730.0 23,804,718.0 21,746,354.8 840.5 0.0 520,341.6 37,153.

Section 8 - Waste Management

Production Related Waste Management 

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by on EPA's Envirofacts website. 
Calendar Year 2007 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data for Facilities Conducting Wood Preserv

TOTAL, All Reported Chemicals, 

Toxicity-Weighted:

Data in table was taken directly from the EPA TRI database. Initial data was downloaded using the EPA program, TRI.NET. Missing facility data was gathered by 

on EPA's Envirofacts website.