EPA TRI Facility · Food
Bio Springer N.a. Corp.
Cedar Rapids, IA · Parent: Lesaffre International
- Total releases
- 17.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bio Springer N.a. Corp.: how the 17.5K lbs splits
17.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.5K lbs 100.0%
Bio Springer N.a. Corp.'s 17.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the food sector. It reported 3.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 17.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,550 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. Bio Springer N.a. Corp. is pounds #220 and chemical-count #272 at 17.5K 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: Red Star Yeast Co LLC; Klinger Paint Co Inc; Adm Corn Processing; Pmx Industries Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Darigold-Rainier; Mwc Michigan Llc.; Greenwood Milk Products; Foster Farms Belgravia Plant. Other Lesaffre International sites in this extract: Red Star Yeast Co LLC; Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darigold-Rainier and Mwc Michigan Llc..
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bio Springer N.a. Corp.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Bio Springer N.a. Corp. reports the 839th-largest volume (17.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Darigold-Rainier and Mwc Michigan Llc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bio Springer N.a. Corp.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bio Springer N.a. Corp.'s total reported releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bio Springer N.a. Corp.'s off-site transfers fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. 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 Bio Springer N.a. Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (3.2K lbs to 3.9K lbs).
Bio Springer N.a. Corp.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bio Springer N.a. Corp. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.9K 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) | 17.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bio Springer N.a. Corp.
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Red Star Yeast Co LLC, Klinger Paint Co Inc, Adm Corn Processing, 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. Darigold-Rainier, Mwc Michigan Llc., Greenwood Milk Products.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bio Springer N.a. Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (17.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hammond Lead Products, E a Allen Lumber Co, Darigold-Rainier. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Lesaffre International Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Red Star Yeast Co LLC, Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp..
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Red Star Yeast Co LLC. Bio Springer N.a. Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Bio Springer N.a. Corp. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311942 · Food. 0.1% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hammond Lead Products (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bio Springer N.a. Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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