EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Storm Lake, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 163.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: how the 163.8K lbs splits
163.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 163.8K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 73 lbs <0.1%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's 163.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Storm Lake, IA, in the food sector. It reported 47.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 163.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,582 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 is pounds #91 and chemical-count #245 at 163.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc; Furst McNess Co; Rembrandt Enterprises Inc.; Valero Renewable Fuels Albert City*. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Riviana Foods; Commonwealth Dairy LLC; Omega Protein-Abbeville Plant; Proliant Dairy Ingredients. 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 Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 163.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Riviana Foods and Commonwealth Dairy LLC.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
164K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% 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 inside Buena Vista's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc reports the 402nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 34.6% of every pound reported in Buena Vista. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Riviana Foods and Commonwealth Dairy LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Buena Vista's reported pounds (473.4K 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's total reported releases rose from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's air releases rose from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 47.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
51% 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 163.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 232% (14.2K lbs to 47.1K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 232% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 26.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 38.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 37.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 47.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 162.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc, Furst McNess Co, Rembrandt Enterprises Inc., 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. Riviana Foods, Commonwealth Dairy LLC, Omega Protein-Abbeville Plant.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc on cumulative reported pounds (163.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station, Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre, Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility. 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.
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station Prewitt, NM · Electric Utilities 163.8K lbs reported
- Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre Belpre, OH · Chemicals 163.9K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility Three Rivers, TX · Chemicals 163.7K lbs reported
- Riviana Foods Memphis, TN · Food 164.0K 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 Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Storm Lake, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 34.6% of Buena Vista TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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