EPA TRI Facility · Food
Adm Soybean Processing
Des Moines, IA · Parent: Archer Daniels Midland Co
- Total releases
- 2.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Adm Soybean Processing: how the 2.8M lbs splits
2.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7M lbs 94.6%
- Off-site Transfers 153.2K lbs 5.4%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%
Adm Soybean Processing's 2.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Adm Soybean Processing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the food sector. It reported 458.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 676 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Adm Soybean Processing is pounds #18 and chemical-count #88 at 2.8M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Liberty Ready Mix; Central Iowa Ready Mix; Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines; Construction Products Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Adm; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant; Central Bi-Products; Tate & Lyle Sagamore. Other Archer Daniels Midland Co sites in this extract: Adm Decatur Complex; Adm Corn Processing; Adm Corn Processing; Quincy Oilseeds Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Lead compounds.
Adm Soybean Processing stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.6% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. 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 Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant.
Adm Soybean Processing 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
Adm Soybean Processing inside Polk's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Adm Soybean Processing reports the 68th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 79.8% of every pound reported in Polk. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 94.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Adm and Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Polk's reported pounds (3.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Adm Soybean Processing's total reported releases fell from 597.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 458.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Soybean Processing's off-site transfers fell from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 945 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Soybean Processing's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm Soybean Processing's air releases fell from 559.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 458.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Adm Soybean Processing Form-R facts
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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 Adm Soybean Processing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (555.5K lbs to 458.9K lbs).
Adm Soybean Processing: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Adm Soybean Processing year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 555.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 547.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 658.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 597.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 458.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 110.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 37.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 902 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 88 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 16 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Adm Soybean Processing · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Adm Soybean Processing
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Liberty Ready Mix, Central Iowa Ready Mix, Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Adm, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant, Central Bi-Products.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Adm Soybean Processing on cumulative reported pounds (2.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Adm, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Nashville Processing Plant, Zimmer Power Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Archer Daniels Midland Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Adm Decatur Complex, Adm Corn Processing, Adm Corn 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 n-Hexane, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Liberty Ready Mix. Adm Soybean Processing stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Adm Soybean Processing TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Adm Soybean Processing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 79.8% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Adm (Δ 4.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Adm Soybean Processing stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane. 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