EPA TRI Facility · Food
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing
Pocahontas, AR · Parent: Peco Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 1.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing: how the 1.0M lbs splits
1.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 938.3K lbs 91.2%
- Air Releases 90.8K lbs 8.8%
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing's 1.0M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 91.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pocahontas, AR, in the food sector. It reported 82.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,276 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Esna Arkansas; Frit Industries; Acme Brick Co Jonesboro; Utility Trailer Manufacturing. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: 250 - Kershaw Oilseeds; Western Sugar Cooperative; Lactalis American Group Inc; The Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Grayson. Other Peco Foods Inc sites in this extract: Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing; Peco Foods Inc - Canton Fulton Street; Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing; Peco Foods Inc - Batesville Processing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (91.2% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 250 - Kershaw Oilseeds and Western Sugar Cooperative.
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing inside Randolph's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing reports the 177th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Randolph. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 90.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include 250 - Kershaw Oilseeds and Western Sugar Cooperative.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Randolph's reported pounds (1.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing's total reported releases fell from 157.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing's water releases fell from 136.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing's air releases fell from 21.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing Form-R facts
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See how Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
863.8× more than the comparison
25% 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 Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (148.2K lbs to 82.6K lbs).
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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 | 148.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 147.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 493.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 157.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 82.6K lbs | 5 |
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) | 934.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 81.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 5 lbs | - |
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Esna Arkansas, Frit Industries, Acme Brick Co Jonesboro, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. 250 - Kershaw Oilseeds, Western Sugar Cooperative, Lactalis American Group Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing on cumulative reported pounds (1.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Tenaris Koppel, Equistar Chemicals LP, Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations. 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 Peco Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing, Peco Foods Inc - Canton Fulton Street, Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing.
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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Esna Arkansas. Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing 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 Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing 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.
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pocahontas, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 99.9% of Randolph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tenaris Koppel (Δ 592 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Peco Foods Inc - Pocahontas Processing 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