EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cj Bio America
Fort Dodge, IA
- Total releases
- 179.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cj Bio America: how the 179.0K lbs splits
179.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 151.7K lbs 84.8%
- Air Releases 27.3K lbs 15.2%
Cj Bio America's 179.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cj Bio America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Dodge, IA, in the food sector. It reported 28.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 179.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,448 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. Cj Bio America is pounds #88 and chemical-count #189 at 179.0K 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: Cargill Inc; Valero Renewable Fuels LLC; Elanco Fort Dodge; Green County Redi-Mix. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: K81 - Goodland Oilseeds; Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Shamrock Foods Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Cj Bio America stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.8% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 179.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include K81 - Goodland Oilseeds and Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories.
Cj Bio America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
179K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cj Bio America: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cj Bio America reports the 386th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 82.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include K81 - Goodland Oilseeds and Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cj Bio America's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 82.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cj Bio America's total reported releases fell from 29.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cj Bio America's off-site transfers fell from 21.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cj Bio America Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cj Bio America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 179.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (56.8K lbs to 28.4K lbs).
Cj Bio America: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cj Bio America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 34.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 29.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 29.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 28.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 148.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 30.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Cj Bio America · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cj Bio America on cumulative reported pounds (179.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Spansion LLC, Powerton Generating Station, Hydrite Chemical 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.
- Spansion LLC Austin, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 178.9K lbs reported
- Powerton Generating Station Pekin, IL · Electric Utilities 179.1K lbs reported
- Hydrite Chemical Co. Cottage Grove, WI · Chemicals 179.1K lbs reported
- Carter Creek Gas Plant Evanston, WY · Natural Gas Processing 178.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Cargill Inc. Cj Bio America stamps MID 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.
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This Cj Bio America TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cj Bio America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Dodge, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311119 · Food. 4.4% of Webster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spansion LLC (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cj Bio America stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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