EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison
Denison, IA · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 194.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison: how the 194.0K lbs splits
194.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 166.3K lbs 85.7%
- Off-site Transfers 27.5K lbs 14.2%
- Water Discharges 177 lbs 0.1%
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison's 194.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Denison, IA, in the food sector. It reported 34.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 194.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,290 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. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison is pounds #83 and chemical-count #188 at 194.0K 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: Central Iowa Ready Mix; The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC - Denison Facility; Monogram Quality Foods; Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp). Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc.; Wyoming Sugar Co. Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.7% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 194.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc. and Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
194K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison inside Crawford's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison reports the 368th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 72.2% of every pound reported in Crawford. Scale peers outside Iowa include Saputo Cheese USA Inc. and Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Crawford's reported pounds (268.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison's total reported releases fell from 34.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison's off-site transfers rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison's water releases rose from 27 lb in 2022 to 38 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison's air releases fell from 33.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison Form-R facts
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282.4× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 194.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (45.2K lbs to 34.1K lbs).
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison: 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 44.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 35.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 34.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 34.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 98.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 96.0K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Central Iowa Ready Mix, The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC - Denison Facility, Monogram Quality Foods, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant, Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc..
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison on cumulative reported pounds (194.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Hobas Pipe USA Inc., Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Sulphur Springs, TX · Food 194.0K lbs reported
- Hobas Pipe USA Inc. Houston, TX · Plastics and Rubber 194.2K lbs reported
- Textron Aviation/pawnee Campus Wichita, KS · Transportation Equipment 194.2K lbs reported
- Chem Fluer/firmenich Inc Newark, NJ · Chemicals 193.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Central Iowa Ready Mix. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Denison, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 72.2% of Crawford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Denison stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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