EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County
Columbus Junction, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 7.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County: how the 7.4M lbs splits
7.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 7.1M lbs 95.6%
- Air Releases 323.1K lbs 4.4%
- Land Disposal 3.5K lbs <0.1%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County's 7.4M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus Junction, IA, in the food sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 7.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 288 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. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County is pounds #8 and chemical-count #118 at 7.4M 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: W2 Fuel LLC; Potters Industries LLC; Midamerican Energy-Louisa Generating Station; Bayer Cropscience LP. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant; Koch Foods of Gadsden; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (95.6% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant and Koch Foods of Gadsden.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.4M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County inside Louisa's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County reports the 21st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 75.0% of every pound reported in Louisa. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant and Koch Foods of Gadsden.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Louisa's reported pounds (9.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County's total reported releases fell from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County's water releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County's air releases fell from 52.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County's land releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (1.5M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.8M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 5 |
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) | 7.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 174.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 152.1K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including W2 Fuel LLC, Potters Industries LLC, Midamerican Energy-Louisa 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. Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant, Koch Foods of Gadsden, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County on cumulative reported pounds (7.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery, Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant, Graphic Packaging International LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery Pascagoula, MS · Petroleum 7.4M lbs reported
- Advansix Inc Hopewell Plant Hopewell, VA · Chemicals 7.4M lbs reported
- Graphic Packaging International LLC Macon, GA · Paper 7.3M lbs reported
- International Paper-Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL · Paper 7.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include W2 Fuel LLC. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County 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.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus Junction, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 75.0% of Louisa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery (Δ 16.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County 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