EPA TRI Facility · Food
Peterson Farms Inc.
Shelby, MI
- Total releases
- 2.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Peterson Farms Inc.: how the 2.0K lbs splits
2.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.5K lbs 72.9%
- Water Discharges 407 lbs 19.9%
- Air Releases 149 lbs 7.3%
Peterson Farms Inc.'s 2.0K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 72.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 19.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Peterson Farms Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shelby, MI, in the food sector. It reported 444 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,775 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Peterson Farms Inc. is pounds #490 and chemical-count #390 at 2.0K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Barber Steel Foundry Corporation; Aludyne Montague LLC; Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3; Howmet Corp - Plant 4. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Perdue Foods LLC - Milford Processing Plant; Chemstar Products Co; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy; Blendhouse Allerton Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Peterson Farms Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (72.9% land disposal) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Milford Processing Plant and Chemstar Products Co.
Peterson Farms Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.0K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Peterson Farms Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Peterson Farms Inc. reports the 1,122nd-largest volume (2.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Perdue Foods LLC - Milford Processing Plant and Chemstar Products Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Peterson Farms Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 92.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Peterson Farms Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 529 lb in 2022 to 444 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peterson Farms Inc.'s water releases rose from 24 lb in 2022 to 332 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peterson Farms Inc.'s air releases rose from 14 lb in 2022 to 111 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peterson Farms Inc.'s land releases fell from 490 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Peterson Farms Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Peterson Farms Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (418 lbs to 444 lbs).
Peterson Farms Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Peterson Farms Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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 | 418 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 352 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 306 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 529 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 444 lbs | 2 |
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) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 139 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 10 lbs | - |
Peterson Farms Inc. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Peterson Farms Inc.
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Barber Steel Foundry Corporation, Aludyne Montague LLC, Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Perdue Foods LLC - Milford Processing Plant, Chemstar Products Co, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Peterson Farms Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Ecolab Inc, Specialty Fabrication & Powder Coating LLC, VV9000 LLC. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Barber Steel Foundry Corporation. Peterson Farms Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 Peterson Farms Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · 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.
Peterson Farms Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shelby, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 5.6% of Oceana TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ecolab Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Peterson Farms Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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