EPA TRI Facility · Food
Koch Foods of Gadsden
Gadsden, AL · Parent: Koch Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 7.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
Koch Foods of Gadsden is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gadsden, AL, in the food sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 7.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 297 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Stamped Products Inc; Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Rainbow City Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Sanderson Farms LLC. Other Koch Foods Inc sites in this extract: Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Koch Foods of Fairfield; Koch Foods of Alabama. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Koch Foods of Gadsden has reported 7.0M lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Food sector. The primary release pathway is water discharges, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Koch Foods of Gadsden reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 94.4% of every pound reported in Etowah. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.5% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Koch Foods of Gadsden files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 311615 (Food). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 7.0M lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 4 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
The dominant release pathway is water discharges at 7.0M lbs (99.5% of total volume), followed by air releases at 0.5%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals increased by 8% - from 1.3M lbs to 1.4M lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Koch Foods Inc alongside Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Koch Foods of Fairfield; Koch Foods of Alabama. Nearest other TRI reporters: Stamped Products Inc; Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Rainbow City Plant. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Sanderson Farms LLC.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Koch Foods of Gadsden has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open Stamped Products Inc for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koch Foods of Gadsden's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Foods of Gadsden's air releases rose from 961 lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Foods of Gadsden's water releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koch Foods of Gadsden releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (1.3M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Koch Foods of Gadsden - annual TRI totals
- 2019
2019
1 million lbs
- 2020
2020
1 million lbs
- 2021
2021
1 million lbs
- 2022
2022
2 million lbs
- 2023
2023
1 million lbs
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 7.0M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 29.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koch Foods of Gadsden
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Stamped Products Inc, Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, ordered by distance.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County.
Other Koch Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley, Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC, Koch Foods of Fairfield.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Stamped Products Inc. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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- Compare Koch Foods of Gadsden with nearby reporter Stamped Products Inc before treating rank as risk. Open Stamped Products Inc
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant outside Alabama. Open Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant
Rank and named neighbors (Stamped Products Inc, Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Koch Foods of Gadsden. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.