EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC
Shenandoah, IA · Parent: Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 130.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC: how the 130.4K lbs splits
130.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 130.4K lbs 100.0%
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC's 130.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shenandoah, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 26.6K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 130.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,023 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. Green Plains Shenandoah LLC is pounds #103 and chemical-count #53 at 130.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Eaton - Shenandoah; Chs Shenandoah Feed; Central Iowa Ready Mix Shenandoah; Central Iowa Ready Mix Shenandoah. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc.; St. Marks Powder Inc.; Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co Inc; Sherwin-Williams Co. Other Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc sites in this extract: Green Plains Obion LLC; Green Plains Wood River LLC; Green Plains Otter Tail LLC; Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Methanol; n-Hexane; Acrolein.
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 130.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc. and St. Marks Powder Inc..
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
130K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC inside Fremont's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Green Plains Shenandoah LLC reports the 772nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.3% of every pound reported in Fremont. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 52.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc. and St. Marks Powder Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Fremont's reported pounds (349.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Green Plains Shenandoah LLC's total reported releases fell from 31.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Shenandoah LLC's air releases fell from 31.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Shenandoah LLC's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Green Plains Shenandoah LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3343.8× more than the comparison
5.0× more than the comparison
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 Green Plains Shenandoah LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 130.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (27.9K lbs to 26.6K lbs).
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC: 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 Green Plains Shenandoah LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 27.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 19.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 24.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 31.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 26.6K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 32.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 22.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 20.7K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 19.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 16.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 849 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 358 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 246 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Green Plains Shenandoah LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Eaton - Shenandoah, Chs Shenandoah Feed, Central Iowa Ready Mix Shenandoah, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc., St. Marks Powder Inc., Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Green Plains Shenandoah LLC on cumulative reported pounds (130.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include U.S. Chemical Storage LLC, Mastercraft Industries Inc, Middletown Power LLC. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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. Chemical Storage LLC Wilkesboro, NC · Fabricated Metals 130.4K lbs reported
- Mastercraft Industries Inc Rice Lake, WI · Furniture 130.4K lbs reported
- Middletown Power LLC Middletown, CT · Electric Utilities 130.3K lbs reported
- Power Pipe & Tank LLC Amarillo, TX · Plastics and Rubber 130.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Green Plains Obion LLC, Green Plains Wood River LLC, Green Plains Otter Tail LLC.
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, n-Hexane, Acrolein; nearby reporters include Eaton - Shenandoah. Green Plains Shenandoah LLC 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 Green Plains Shenandoah LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shenandoah, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 37.3% of Fremont TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Chemical Storage LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Green Plains Shenandoah LLC 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