EPA TRI Facility · Food
Jbs Pork
Ottumwa, IA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 3.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Jbs Pork: how the 3.3M lbs splits
3.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 3.1M lbs 94.4%
- Off-site Transfers 176.9K lbs 5.3%
- Air Releases 9.2K lbs 0.3%
Jbs Pork's 3.3M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Jbs Pork is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ottumwa, IA, in the food sector. It reported 448.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 587 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. Jbs Pork is pounds #16 and chemical-count #239 at 3.3M 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: John Deere Ottumwa Works; Praxis Mid America; Ottumwa Generating Station; Cargill Corn Milling. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Central Bi-Products; Louis Dreyfus Co Agricultural Products LLC; Wm Bolthouse Farms Inc. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Jbs Pork stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (94.4% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C. and Central Bi-Products.
Jbs Pork vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.3M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jbs Pork inside Wapello's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Jbs Pork reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 75.4% of every pound reported in Wapello. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C. and Central Bi-Products.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wapello's reported pounds (4.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jbs Pork's total reported releases fell from 504.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 448.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs Pork's air releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs Pork's water releases fell from 498.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 442.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs Pork's off-site transfers rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jbs Pork Form-R facts
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See how Jbs Pork stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
45.7× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Jbs Pork releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (863.5K lbs to 448.5K lbs).
Jbs Pork: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Jbs Pork year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 863.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 762.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 752.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 504.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 448.5K 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) | 3.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 23.0K lbs | - |
Jbs Pork · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jbs Pork
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including John Deere Ottumwa Works, Praxis Mid America, Ottumwa Generating Station, 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. Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., Central Bi-Products, Louis Dreyfus Co Agricultural Products LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jbs Pork on cumulative reported pounds (3.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC, US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton, King America Finishing 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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), Ammonia; nearby reporters include John Deere Ottumwa Works. Jbs Pork stamps HEAVY 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 Jbs Pork TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Jbs Pork totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ottumwa, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 75.4% of Wapello TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC (Δ 5.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jbs Pork stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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