EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Inc
Iowa Falls, IA · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cargill Inc: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 98.4%
- Off-site Transfers 26.4K lbs 1.6%
Cargill Inc's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cargill Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Iowa Falls, IA, in the food sector. It reported 414.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 984 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 is pounds #24 and chemical-count #181 at 1.6M 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: Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls; Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls LLC; Pine Lake Corn Processors; Agroliquid - Williams. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Cargill Inc; Lynn Dairy/lynn Proteins. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Methanol.
Cargill Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.4% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant and Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC.
Cargill Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M 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
Cargill Inc inside Hardin's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc reports the 132nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 81.8% of every pound reported in Hardin. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 74.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant and Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hardin's reported pounds (2.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Inc's total reported releases rose from 339.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 414.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's air releases rose from 334.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 408.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's off-site transfers rose from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Inc 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 Cargill Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 57% (264.5K lbs to 414.7K lbs).
Cargill 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 Cargill Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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 | 264.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 295.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 302.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 339.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 414.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 410.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 6.3K lbs | - |
Cargill Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls, Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls LLC, Pine Lake Corn Processors, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant, Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC, Cargill Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Lcra Fayette Power Project, American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant, Kohler Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
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- Federal Cartridge Co-Cci Lewiston, ID · Fabricated Metals 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill 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, Cyclohexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls. Cargill 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 Cargill Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Iowa Falls, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 81.8% of Hardin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lcra Fayette Power Project (Δ 2.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill 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