EPA TRI Facility · Food
D L Lee & Sons
Alma, GA · Parent: Stampede Meat Inc
- Total releases
- 30.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
D L Lee & Sons: how the 30.6K lbs splits
30.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 30.6K lbs 100.0%
D L Lee & Sons's 30.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
D L Lee & Sons is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alma, GA, in the food sector. It reported 4.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 30.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,277 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. D L Lee & Sons is pounds #218 and chemical-count #528 at 30.6K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lawter Inc; Interfor US Inc Baxley Div; Appling County Pellets; Usnr Baxley. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Byrne Cortlandville; Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc; Concord Further Processing Plant; Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
D L Lee & Sons stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Byrne Cortlandville and Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
D L Lee & Sons vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
D L Lee & Sons inside Bacon's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, D L Lee & Sons reports the 726th-largest volume (30.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Bacon. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Byrne Cortlandville and Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bacon's reported pounds (30.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- D L Lee & Sons's total reported releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- D L Lee & Sons's air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
D L Lee & Sons Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How D L Lee & Sons releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (6.0K lbs to 4.0K lbs).
D L Lee & Sons: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows D L Lee & Sons year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 30.6K lbs | - |
D L Lee & Sons · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to D L Lee & Sons
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Lawter Inc, Interfor US Inc Baxley Div, Appling County Pellets, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Byrne Cortlandville, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc, Concord Further Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest D L Lee & Sons on cumulative reported pounds (30.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Alcoa Wenatchee LLC, Congar International Corp, Citgo Petroleum Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 30.6K lbs reported
- Zf Passive Safety Systems Inc - Mesa Operations Mesa, AZ · Transportation Equipment 30.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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; nearby reporters include Lawter Inc. D L Lee & Sons stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 D L Lee & Sons TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
D L Lee & Sons totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alma, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 100% of Bacon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alcoa Wenatchee LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
D L Lee & Sons stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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