EPA TRI Facility · Food
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake, MN · Parent: Milk Specialties Global (dba Actus Nutrition)
- Total releases
- 23.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake: how the 23.5K lbs splits
23.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 23.5K lbs 100.0%
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake's 23.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mountain Lake, MN, in the food sector. It reported 2.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 23.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,875 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake is pounds #174 and chemical-count #184 at 23.5K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC; Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC; Sanborn Manufacturing; Agco Corp. Jackson Operations. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Frito-Lay Inc; The Kraft Heinz Co; Schreiber Foods; Cumberland Dairy. Other Milk Specialties Global (dba Actus Nutrition) sites in this extract: Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac; Actus Nutrition - Monroe; Actus Nutrition-Norfolk; Actus Nutrition - Visalia. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frito-Lay Inc and The Kraft Heinz Co.
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake inside Cottonwood's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake reports the 786th-largest volume (23.5K lbs). This one site accounts for 28.9% of every pound reported in Cottonwood. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Frito-Lay Inc and The Kraft Heinz Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cottonwood's reported pounds (81.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake's total reported releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake's off-site transfers fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
59% less than the comparison
63% 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 Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (1.9K lbs to 2.0K lbs).
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 8.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 13.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 10.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC, Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC, Sanborn Manufacturing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Frito-Lay Inc, The Kraft Heinz Co, Schreiber Foods.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake on cumulative reported pounds (23.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Bestolife Corp, Novelis Alr Rolled Products Inc, Phillips 66 Terminal. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Bestolife Corp Irving, TX · Petroleum 23.5K lbs reported
- Novelis Alr Rolled Products Inc Ashville, OH · Fabricated Metals 23.5K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Terminal Hartford, IL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 23.5K lbs reported
- Calumet Gas Processing Plant Calumet, OK · Natural Gas Processing 23.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Milk Specialties Global (dba Actus Nutrition) Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac, Actus Nutrition - Monroe, Actus Nutrition-Norfolk.
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 Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC. Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nonylphenol Ethoxylates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mountain Lake, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 28.9% of Cottonwood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bestolife Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nonylphenol Ethoxylates. 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