EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant
Nashville, AR · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 2.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant: how the 2.8M lbs splits
2.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.8M lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 19.3K lbs 0.7%
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant's 2.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nashville, AR, in the food sector. It reported 363.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 678 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: Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc; Hill Jan Plating LLC; Certainteed Gypsum Nashville; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: Adm; Central Bi-Products; Adm Soybean Processing; Tate & Lyle Sagamore. 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); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.3% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Adm and Central Bi-Products.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant inside Howard's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant reports the 70th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 77.4% of every pound reported in Howard. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Adm and Central Bi-Products.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Howard's reported pounds (3.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 400.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 363.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant's air releases rose from 200 lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant's water releases fell from 400.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 359.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
118.5× more than the comparison
40% 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 Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (770.5K lbs to 363.0K lbs).
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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 | 770.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 824.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 447.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 400.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 363.0K lbs | 2 |
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) | 2.8M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 14.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 5.0K lbs | - |
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc, Hill Jan Plating LLC, Certainteed Gypsum Nashville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Adm, Central Bi-Products, Adm Soybean Processing.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc, Procter & Gamble Mgf St Louis, Adm. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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), Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant 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 Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant 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 Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nashville, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 77.4% of Howard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc (Δ 2.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant 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