EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars
Le Mars, IA · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 6.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars: how the 6.4K lbs splits
6.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.4K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 15 lbs 0.2%
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars's 6.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Le Mars, IA, in the food sector. It reported 6.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,709 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. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars is pounds #262 and chemical-count #278 at 6.4K 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: Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant; Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant; Plymouth Energy LLC; Kent Nutrition Group Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Sugar Creek Packing Co.; Safeway Tempe Milk Plant; Lala Branded Products LLC; Alamo Dynamic LLC DBA Dynamic Foods. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sugar Creek Packing Co. and Safeway Tempe Milk Plant.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.4K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars reports the 998th-largest volume (6.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Sugar Creek Packing Co. and Safeway Tempe Milk Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars Form-R facts
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See how Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars: 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.4K 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) | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 15 lbs | - |
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant, Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant, Plymouth Energy LLC, 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. Sugar Creek Packing Co., Safeway Tempe Milk Plant, Lala Branded Products LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars on cumulative reported pounds (6.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sugar Creek Packing Co., Safeway Tempe Milk Plant, Ademco Inc. 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.
- Sugar Creek Packing Co. Fairfield, OH · Food 6.4K lbs reported
- Safeway Tempe Milk Plant Tempe, AZ · Food 6.4K lbs reported
- Ademco Inc San Diego, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 6.4K lbs reported
- Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P Columbus, WI · Chemicals 6.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars 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.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Le Mars, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 3.6% of Plymouth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sugar Creek Packing Co. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars 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