EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville
Hanceville, AL · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 4.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville: how the 4.4M lbs splits
4.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 4.2M lbs 97.0%
- Air Releases 129.5K lbs 3.0%
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville's 4.4M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hanceville, AL, in the food sector. It reported 811.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 4.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 476 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Louisiana-Pacific Corp.; Cullman Casting Corp; Reliance Worldwide Corp; Rehau Automotive LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Cargill Corn Milling; Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Chromium.
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.0% water discharges) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Corn Milling and Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant.
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville inside Cullman's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville reports the 39th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 92.0% of every pound reported in Cullman. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Cargill Corn Milling and Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cullman's reported pounds (4.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville's total reported releases rose from 650.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 811.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville's air releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville's water releases rose from 630.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 780.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.7× more than the comparison
17% less 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 Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (939.6K lbs to 811.5K lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 939.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 913.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 650.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 811.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4.2M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 95.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 34.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Cullman Casting Corp, Reliance Worldwide Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Cargill Corn Milling, Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville on cumulative reported pounds (4.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Westrock Cp LLC, Energizer Holdings Inc, Mountaineer Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Chromium; nearby reporters include Louisiana-Pacific Corp.. Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hanceville, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 92.0% of Cullman TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westrock Cp LLC (Δ 3.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Hanceville stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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