EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant
Albertville, AL · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 20.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant: how the 20.7K lbs splits
20.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.9K lbs 62.1%
- Off-site Transfers 7.9K lbs 37.9%
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's 20.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 62.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 37.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Albertville, AL, in the food sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 20.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,162 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Albertville Fresh Plant; Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2; Mueller Co.; Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC; Brakebush Brothers; Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.; True West Beef LLC. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Compare Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Albertville Fresh Plant Albertville · 14.8K lbs
- Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2 Albertville · 461 lbs
- Mueller Co. Albertville · 738.4K lbs
- Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1 Albertville · 568 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC (OH) · Brakebush Brothers (NC) · Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc. (NY)
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Albertville, AL: 20.7K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 62.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC and Brakebush Brothers.
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant reports the 804th-largest volume (20.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 90.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC and Brakebush Brothers.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 90.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 18.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's air releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41% more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2933% (60 lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2933% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 60 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 30 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 18.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 18.7K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.0K lbs | - |
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant in Marshall
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Albertville Fresh Plant, Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2, Mueller Co., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (20.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ethicon Inc, Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp, Gavilon Fertilizer LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Ethicon Inc Cornelia, GA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 20.7K lbs reported
- Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp Binghamton, NY · Fabricated Metals 20.7K lbs reported
- Gavilon Fertilizer LLC Moorhead, MN · Chemicals 20.7K lbs reported
- Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC Cincinnati, OH · Food 20.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
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 Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Albertville Fresh Plant. Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN 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 Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Albertville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.6% of Marshall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ethicon Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 62.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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