EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ag Processing Inc
Sheldon, IA · Parent: Ag Processing Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ag Processing Inc: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 83 lbs <0.1%
Ag Processing Inc's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ag Processing Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sheldon, IA, in the food sector. It reported 369.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,121 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. Ag Processing Inc is pounds #28 and chemical-count #313 at 1.3M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc; Kent Nutrition Group - Sheldon; Poet Biorefining - Ashton; Associated Milk Producers Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Ag Processing Inc; F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds; Cargill Gainesville; Northern Sun-Div of Adm. Other Ag Processing Inc sites in this extract: Agp Processing Inc; Ag Processing Inc; Ag Processing Inc; Ag Processing Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Ag Processing Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ag Processing Inc and F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds.
Ag Processing Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ag Processing Inc inside O'brien's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ag Processing Inc reports the 152nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.4% of every pound reported in O'brien. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Ag Processing Inc and F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of O'brien's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ag Processing Inc's total reported releases rose from 269.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 369.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ag Processing Inc's off-site transfers rose from 9 lb in 2022 to 33 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ag Processing Inc's air releases rose from 269.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 369.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ag Processing Inc Form-R facts
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19.0× more than the comparison
75% 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 Ag Processing Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 60% (230.3K lbs to 369.3K lbs).
Ag Processing Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ag Processing Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 60% 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 | 230.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 178.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 241.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 269.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 369.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.3M lbs | - |
Ag Processing Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ag Processing Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc, Kent Nutrition Group - Sheldon, Poet Biorefining - Ashton, 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. Ag Processing Inc, F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds, Cargill Gainesville.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ag Processing Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc, Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC, Filmtec 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc Birmingham, AL · Primary Metals 1.3M lbs reported
- Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC Philadelphia, PA · Chemicals 1.3M lbs reported
- Filmtec Corp Edina, MN · Plastics and Rubber 1.3M lbs reported
- Howmet Aerospace Cleveland Works Cuyahoga Heights, OH · Fabricated Metals 1.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ag Processing Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Agp Processing Inc, Ag Processing Inc, Ag Processing Inc.
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; nearby reporters include Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc. Ag Processing Inc stamps HEAVY 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 Ag Processing Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ag Processing Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sheldon, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 84.4% of O'brien TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc (Δ 833 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ag Processing Inc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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