EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il
Hillsdale, IL · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 12.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il: how the 12.2M lbs splits
12.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 12.0M lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 127.9K lbs 1.0%
- Off-site Transfers 50.4K lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 27.0K lbs 0.2%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il's 12.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hillsdale, IL, in the food sector. It reported 2.2M lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 12.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 166 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il is pounds #8 and chemical-count #98 at 12.2M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sandstrom Products Co; McKay's Plating Co; Atlas Roofing Corp; Crown Group East Moline Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Pryor Solae; Jbs Plainwell; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Hydrogen sulfide.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.3% water discharges) across 9 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant and Pryor Solae.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il inside Rock Island's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 90.7% of every pound reported in Rock Island. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant and Pryor Solae.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Rock Island's reported pounds (13.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il's total reported releases rose from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il's water releases rose from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il's air releases rose from 19.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il's land releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 750 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (2.8M lbs to 2.2M lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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 | 2.8M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 3.1M lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 2.6M lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 2.2M lbs | 8 |
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) | 12.0M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 129.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 33.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 23.3K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 9.0K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Sandstrom Products Co, McKay's Plating Co, Atlas Roofing Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Pryor Solae, Jbs Plainwell.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il on cumulative reported pounds (12.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Emd Acquisition LLC, Waelz Sustainable Products LLC, Ecobat Resources Indiana LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Emd Acquisition LLC Henderson, NV · Chemicals 12.2M lbs reported
- Waelz Sustainable Products LLC Logansport, IN · Primary Metals 12.2M lbs reported
- Ecobat Resources Indiana LLC Indianapolis, IN · Primary Metals 12.3M lbs reported
- Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site Victoria, TX · Chemicals 12.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County.
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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Sandstrom Products Co. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il 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 Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il 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 Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hillsdale, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 90.7% of Rock Island TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Emd Acquisition LLC (Δ 19.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il 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