EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC
Emmetsburg, IA · Parent: Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC
- Total releases
- 98.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC: how the 98.2K lbs splits
98.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 86.1K lbs 87.7%
- Air Releases 12.1K lbs 12.3%
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC's 98.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 87.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emmetsburg, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 77.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020, and 98.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 4,628 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. Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC is pounds #124 and chemical-count #253 at 98.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC; Ag Processing Inc; A.i. Processors; Murphy Brown LLC Algona Feed Mill. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant; Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Valero Bluffton Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (87.7% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98.2K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant and Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty.
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
98K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC reports the 918th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant and Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC Form-R facts
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See how Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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78% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 98.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 280% (20.5K lbs to 77.8K lbs).
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 280% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 20.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 77.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 98.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC, Ag Processing Inc, A.i. Processors, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant, Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC on cumulative reported pounds (98.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant, Belgioioso Cheese, U.s/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base. 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.
- Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 98.3K lbs reported
- Belgioioso Cheese Denmark, WI · Food 98.3K lbs reported
- U.s/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base Chesapeake, VA · Other 98.2K lbs reported
- Lhoist Na of Arizona-Apex Plant (part) Las Vegas, NV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 98.2K 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, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg LLC. Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Emmetsburg, IA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 19.5% of Palo Alto TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet-Dsm Project Liberty LLC stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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