EPA TRI Facility · Food

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant

Salisbury, MD · Parent: Perdue Farms Inc

Total releases
1.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant: how the 2.2K lbs splits

2.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 2.0K lbs 91.8%
  • Off-site Transfers 180 lbs 8.2%

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salisbury, MD, in the food sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,624 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant is pounds #74 and chemical-count #130 at 1.2K lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Plymouth Tube Co; Spartech LLC; Trinity Sterile; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md. Similar-scale Food peers outside Maryland: Kerry Inc. Rothschild; Custom Craft Poultry LLC; Burke Corp; Tillamook County Creamery Assoc. Other Perdue Farms Inc sites in this extract: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid.

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Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kerry Inc. Rothschild and Custom Craft Poultry LLC.

#13,624 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant: Peracetic acid-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant reports the 1,162nd-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Maryland include Kerry Inc. Rothschild and Custom Craft Poultry LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Peracetic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 6 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
1.2K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Peracetic acid

Compare this facility

See how Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant
1.2K lbs
Plymouth Tube Co
180.6K lbs

99% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant
1
Plymouth Tube Co
6

83% 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 Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.

Air Releases 2.0K lbs (91.8%)
Off-site Transfers 180 lbs (8.2%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 579% (148 lbs to 1.0K lbs).

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 579% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Peracetic acid.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 148 lbs 1
2020 9 lbs 1
2021 7 lbs 1
2022 6 lbs 1
2023 1.0K lbs 1
2024 1.0K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Peracetic acid 2.2K lbs -

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site

Salisbury, MD
38.3659, -75.6053
County TRI context
Wicomico · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Perdue Farms Inc

Compare beyond Maryland

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Roseburg Forest Products - Roanoke Valley Lumber, Space Lok Ink, Baker Paint Manufacturing. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Plymouth Tube Co. Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant stamps LIGHT 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.

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This Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salisbury, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.1% of Wicomico TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Roseburg Forest Products - Roanoke Valley Lumber (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid. 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