EPA TRI Facility · Food

Cargill Inc Corn Milling

Cedar Rapids, IA · Parent: Cargill Inc

Total releases
351.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Cargill Inc Corn Milling: how the 351.3K lbs splits

351.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 335.1K lbs 95.4%
  • Off-site Transfers 15.8K lbs 4.5%
  • Water Discharges 368 lbs 0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Cargill Inc Corn Milling's 351.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Propylene oxide.

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY

Cargill Inc Corn Milling is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the food sector. It reported 62.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 351.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,380 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. Cargill Inc Corn Milling is pounds #62 and chemical-count #123 at 351.3K 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: Ingredion Inc; Cargill Inc; Kings Material Inc; Diamond V Mills LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Cs Beef Packers; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc.; Mondelez Global LLC; Provimi N.a. Inc.. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene oxide; Acetaldehyde; Chloroform; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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Cargill Inc Corn Milling stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.4% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 351.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cs Beef Packers and Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc..

#2,380 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 9.2% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Cargill Inc Corn Milling vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

351K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Cargill Inc Corn Milling: Propylene oxide-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc Corn Milling reports the 289th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene oxide alone is 74.5% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up more than 99.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Cs Beef Packers and Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc..

Concentrated means ≥60% of Cargill Inc Corn Milling's pounds in one chemical - here Propylene oxide at 74.5%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Cargill Inc Corn Milling's total reported releases fell from 89.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cargill Inc Corn Milling's water releases fell from 305 lb in 2022 to 8 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cargill Inc Corn Milling's off-site transfers fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 745 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cargill Inc Corn Milling's air releases fell from 87.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 61.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Cargill Inc Corn Milling Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
351.3K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-HEAVY chem count
5 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Propylene oxide

Compare this facility

See how Cargill Inc Corn Milling stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Cargill Inc Corn Milling
351.3K lbs
Ingredion Inc
181.7K lbs

93% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Cargill Inc Corn Milling
5
Ingredion Inc
11

55% 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 Cargill Inc Corn Milling releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 351.3K lbs.

Air Releases 335.1K lbs (95.4%)
Off-site Transfers 15.8K lbs (4.5%)
Water Discharges 368 lbs (0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (63.7K lbs to 62.6K lbs).

Cargill Inc Corn Milling: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Cargill Inc Corn Milling year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Propylene oxide.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 63.7K lbs 3
2020 72.8K lbs 3
2021 62.6K lbs 3
2022 89.6K lbs 4
2023 62.6K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Propylene oxide 261.7K lbs Carcinogen
Acetaldehyde 62.7K lbs Carcinogen
Chloroform 26.9K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 8 lbs -
Lead compounds 6 lbs -

Cargill Inc Corn Milling · AIR-pathway site

Cedar Rapids, IA
41.9698, -91.6476
County TRI context
Linn · 2.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Cargill Inc

Compare beyond Iowa

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc Corn Milling on cumulative reported pounds (351.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Forest River Inc. College Avenue Complex, Gkn Aerospace Chem-Tronics Inc, Ply Gem. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Propylene oxide, Acetaldehyde, Chloroform, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ingredion Inc. Cargill Inc Corn Milling stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Cargill Inc Corn Milling TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Propylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Cargill Inc Corn Milling totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 2.9% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Forest River Inc. College Avenue Complex (Δ 243 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Cargill Inc Corn Milling stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Propylene oxide. 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