EPA TRI Facility · Food
Gelita
Sergeant Bluff, IA
- Total releases
- 740.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Gelita: how the 740.3K lbs splits
740.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 593.0K lbs 80.1%
- Off-site Transfers 146.9K lbs 19.8%
- Air Releases 279 lbs <0.1%
Gelita's 740.3K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 80.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 19.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Gelita is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sergeant Bluff, IA, in the food sector. It reported 103.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 740.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,564 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. Gelita is pounds #40 and chemical-count #242 at 740.3K 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: Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North; Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex; The Andersons Inc. - Sergeant Bluff; Sabre Industries. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Sidney Sugars Inc; House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div; J. R. Simplot Co; Jbs Swift Cactus. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Gelita stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (80.1% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 740.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sidney Sugars Inc and House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div.
Gelita vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
740K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gelita: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Gelita reports the 199th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 96.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Sidney Sugars Inc and House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gelita's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 96.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gelita's total reported releases fell from 126.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 103.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gelita's water releases fell from 87.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gelita's air releases fell from 50 lb in 2022 to 39 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gelita's off-site transfers fell from 38.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gelita Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gelita releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 740.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 35% (159.5K lbs to 103.4K lbs).
Gelita: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gelita year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 35% 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 | 159.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 186.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 164.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 126.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 103.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 717.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 22.9K lbs | - |
Gelita · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gelita
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North, Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex, The Andersons Inc. - Sergeant Bluff, 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. Sidney Sugars Inc, House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, J. R. Simplot Co.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gelita on cumulative reported pounds (740.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport, Carlisle Syntec a Div of Carlisle Construction Materia, Mueller Co.. 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.
- U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport Jacksonville, FL · Other 739.6K lbs reported
- Carlisle Syntec a Div of Carlisle Construction Materia Carlisle, PA · Plastics and Rubber 741.6K lbs reported
- Mueller Co. Albertville, AL · Primary Metals 738.4K lbs reported
- Sidney Sugars Inc Sidney, MT · Food 742.1K 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); nearby reporters include Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North. Gelita stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Gelita TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gelita totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sergeant Bluff, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 3.1% of Woodbury TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport (Δ 640 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gelita stamps MID volume · WATER 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