♦ Carcinogen
Creosote
CAS # 8001-58-9
3,351,845 lbs total reported releases across all facilities and years.
Facilities listed below reported releases of this chemical to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). Quantities are self-reported annual totals in pounds, broken out by release pathway. Click any facility name for its full compliance profile.
National Release Trend (2015–2024)
-33% overall
| Year | Total Released (lbs) | Reporting Facilities | vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 518,659 | 65 | — |
| 2016 | 295,618 | 62 | -43% |
| 2017 | 256,353 | 63 | -13% |
| 2018 | 219,990 | 61 | -14% |
| 2019 | 255,231 | 31 | +16% |
| 2020 | 355,314 | 58 | +39% |
| 2021 | 377,718 | 56 | +6% |
| 2022 | 360,550 | 57 | -5% |
| 2023 | 365,861 | 55 | +1% |
| 2024 | 346,549 | 54 | -5% |
Top Releasing Industries
| Industry Sector | Total Released (lbs) | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 0 | 1 |
| Utilities | 0 | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,983,131 | 65 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management | 1,368,714 | 15 |
| Facility | Location | Year | Total (lbs) | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL TIMBER INC,. | SANFORD, NC | 2024 | — | — | — |
| LEO HICKS CREOSOTING CO INC | ALTO, TX | 2024 | — | — | — |
| ADM NORTHERN SUN DIV | ENDERLIN, ND | 2024 | — | — | — |
| KOPPERS, INC. | CICERO, IL | 2024 | — | — | — |
| B & M WOOD PRODUCTS INC | MANOR, GA | 2024 | — | — | — |
| CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC | BUTTONWILLOW, CA | 2024 | 145,137 | 3 | — |
| U.S. ECOLOGY, INC. - NEVADA (BEATTY, NV) | BEATTY, NV | 2024 | 20,802 | 1 | — |
| SUPERIOR TIE & TIMBER CO | VIVIAN, LA | 2024 | 17,713 | 17,713 | — |
| KOPPERS, INC. | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR | 2024 | 12,000 | 12,000 | — |
| DUPONT PONTCHARTRAIN SITE | LA PLACE, LA | 2024 | 11,900 | 2,547 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | ALEXANDRIA, LA | 2024 | 11,245 | 11,213 | 32 |
| CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL | ARLINGTON, OR | 2024 | 10,111 | — | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORPORATION - PINEVILLE FACILITY | PINEVILLE, LA | 2024 | 9,598 | 9,598 | — |
| (VEOLIA) ELEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC - GUM SPRINGS PLANT | ARKADELPHIA, AR | 2024 | 9,471 | 2 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | BANGOR, WI | 2024 | 7,351 | 7,329 | 14 |
| STELLA-JONES CORPORATION | GOSHEN, VA | 2024 | 6,924 | 6,912 | 12 |
| KOPPERS INC. | GALESBURG, IL | 2024 | 6,700 | 6,700 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | RUSSELLVILLE, AR | 2024 | 6,460 | 6,460 | — |
| MISSOURI TIE LLC | REYNOLDS, MO | 2024 | 6,238 | 6,238 | — |
| AMERITIES SOUTH LLC | HOPE, AR | 2024 | 6,130 | 6,130 | — |
| OILFIELD DIVISION | LUFKIN, TX | 2024 | 5,647 | 5,647 | — |
| STELLA JONES CORPORATION | WINSLOW, IN | 2024 | 5,531 | 5,530 | 1 |
| ARBOR PRESERVATIVE SYSTEMS LLC | MEMPHIS, TN | 2024 | 4,647 | 4,647 | — |
| COOPERS CREEK CHEMICAL CORP | WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | 2024 | 4,489 | 4,489 | — |
| BOATRIGHT RAILROAD PRODUCTS | MONTEVALLO, AL | 2024 | 3,444 | 3,444 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORP - BRIERFIELD FACILITY | BRIERFIELD, AL | 2024 | 3,373 | 3,373 | — |
| KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED | FLORENCE, SC | 2024 | 3,300 | 3,300 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | DU BOIS, PA | 2024 | 2,952 | 2,941 | 11 |
| KOPPERS INCORPORATED SALEM PLANT | SALEM, VA | 2024 | 2,901 | 2,900 | 1 |
| KOPPERS INDUSTRIES | SOMERVILLE, TX | 2024 | 2,544 | 2,540 | 4 |
| TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TREATING DIV | JASPER, TX | 2024 | 2,521 | 2,503 | 18 |
| KOPPERS, INC. | GUTHRIE, KY | 2024 | 2,500 | 2,500 | — |
| APPALACHIAN TIMBER SERVICES, LLC, SUTTON | SUTTON, WV | 2024 | 2,309 | 2,309 | — |
| STELLA JONES CORP/MCALISTERVILLE | MC ALISTERVILLE, PA | 2024 | 2,261 | 2,261 | — |
| STELLA-JONES CORPORATION-CLANTON DIVISION | CLANTON, AL | 2024 | 2,257 | 2,256 | 1 |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | FULTON, KY | 2024 | 1,765 | 1,765 | — |
| KOPPERS INC (SUSQUEHANA PA) | MONTGOMERY, PA | 2024 | 1,707 | 1,700 | 7 |
| CHEMOURS DELISLE PLANT | PASS CHRISTIAN, MS | 2024 | 1,607 | 0 | — |
| ACME WOOD PRESERVING, INC., PRINCETON | PRINCETON, WV | 2024 | 750 | 750 | — |
| JULIAN LUMBER CO INC | ANTLERS, OK | 2024 | 750 | 750 | — |
| PERMA TREAT CORPORATION | DURHAM, CT | 2024 | 500 | 500 | — |
| DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY LLC | DELAWARE CITY, DE | 2024 | 452 | 452 | — |
| WOOD PRESERVING, INC | BROOKHAVEN, MS | 2024 | 437 | 393 | 44 |
| FALKVILLE WOOD TREATING INC. | FALKVILLE, AL | 2024 | 77 | 67 | 10 |
| GIANT CEMENT COMPANY | HARLEYVILLE, SC | 2024 | 37 | 37 | — |
| AMERITIES | THE DALLES, OR | 2024 | 5 | 5 | — |
| CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC | KIMBALL, NE | 2024 | 4 | 4 | — |
| HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES | EAST LIVERPOOL, OH | 2024 | 1 | 1 | — |
| CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE LLC | GRANTSVILLE, UT | 2024 | 1 | 1 | — |
| CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC | LA PORTE, TX | 2024 | 0 | 0 | — |