EPA TRI Facility · Food
Grain Processing Corp
Muscatine, IA · Parent: Kent Corp
- Total releases
- 743.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Grain Processing Corp: how the 743.9K lbs splits
743.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 743.9K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 36 lbs <0.1%
Grain Processing Corp's 743.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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
Grain Processing Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muscatine, IA, in the food sector. It reported 60.4K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 743.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,561 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. Grain Processing Corp is pounds #39 and chemical-count #10 at 743.9K 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: Muscatine Power & Water Generation; Tcc - Muscatine; Central Seating Operations; Hon Co - Oak Steel Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div; J. R. Simplot Co; Sidney Sugars Inc; Jbs Swift Cactus. Other Kent Corp sites in this extract: Grain Processing Corp; Kent Nutrition Group Inc; Kent Nutrition Group Inc; Kent Nutrition Group Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Methanol; Ammonia; Formaldehyde.
Grain Processing Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 743.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div and J. R. Simplot Co.
Grain Processing Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
744K 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
Grain Processing Corp: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Grain Processing Corp reports the 197th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 68.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div and J. R. Simplot Co.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (68.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Grain Processing Corp's total reported releases fell from 189.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Grain Processing Corp's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Grain Processing Corp's air releases fell from 189.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 60.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Grain Processing Corp's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Grain Processing Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Grain Processing Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 743.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 65% (172.4K lbs to 60.4K lbs).
Grain Processing Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Grain Processing Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 172.4K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 162.3K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 159.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 189.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 60.4K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 425.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 80.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 80.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 73.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 58.3K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 12.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 925 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 615 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene oxide | 256 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 222 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 220 lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 123 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 64 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 36 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
Grain Processing Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Grain Processing Corp
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Muscatine Power & Water Generation, Tcc - Muscatine, Central Seating Operations, 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. House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, J. R. Simplot Co, Sidney Sugars Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Grain Processing Corp on cumulative reported pounds (743.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Barium & Chemicals Inc, House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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.
- Barium & Chemicals Inc Steubenville, OH · Chemicals 744.5K lbs reported
- House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div Arcadia, LA · Food 744.9K lbs reported
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant Wayne, MI · Transportation Equipment 745.2K lbs reported
- J. R. Simplot Co Grand Forks, ND · Food 745.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
Other Kent Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Grain Processing Corp, Kent Nutrition Group Inc, Kent Nutrition Group 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 Acetaldehyde, Methanol, Ammonia, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Muscatine Power & Water Generation. Grain Processing Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This Grain Processing Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Grain Processing Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muscatine, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 5.0% of Muscatine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Barium & Chemicals Inc (Δ 574 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Grain Processing Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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