EPA TRI Facility · Food
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant
Beaver Dam, KY · Parent: Perdue Farms Inc
- Total releases
- 6.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant: how the 6.8M lbs splits
6.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 6.7M lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 32.6K lbs 0.5%
- Off-site Transfers 16.9K lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 5.1K lbs 0.1%
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant's 6.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Beaver Dam, KY, in the food sector. It reported 946.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 6.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 307 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant is pounds #6 and chemical-count #99 at 6.8M lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Daicel Safety Systems Americas Inc; Neo Industries (kentucky) Inc.; McHenry Brass Inc; Real Alloy Recycling LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Koch Foods of Gadsden; Sanderson Farms LLC; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant; Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC. Other Perdue Farms Inc sites in this extract: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va; Perdue Foods LLC - Georgetown Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.2% water discharges) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koch Foods of Gadsden and Sanderson Farms LLC.
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8M 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
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant inside Ohio's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant reports the 24th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 39.8% of every pound reported in Ohio. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Koch Foods of Gadsden and Sanderson Farms LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ohio's reported pounds (17.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 946.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant's air releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant's land releases rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (1.2M lbs to 946.8K lbs).
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 1.2M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.9M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 946.8K lbs | 4 |
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) | 6.8M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 33.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (6.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Limestone Electric Generating Station, East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Limestone Electric Generating Station Jewett, TX · Electric Utilities 6.8M lbs reported
- East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC East Dubuque, IL · Chemicals 6.8M lbs reported
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 Waupaca, WI · Primary Metals 6.8M lbs reported
- Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant Mulberry, FL · Chemicals 6.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Perdue Farms Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va.
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, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Daicel Safety Systems Americas Inc. Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant 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 Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant 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.
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Beaver Dam, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 39.8% of Ohio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Limestone Electric Generating Station (Δ 2.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant 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