EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc
Oakland, MS · Parent: Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc: how the 3.2K lbs splits
3.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.1K lbs 97.0%
- Water Discharges 98 lbs 3.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc's 3.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Oakland, MS, in the food sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 11,996 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc is pounds #180 and chemical-count #248 at 3.2K lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: K& D Cultured Marble Inc.; Mmc Materials Inc - Batesville; Advanced Distributor Products LLC; Resolute Fp US Inc - Grenada Mill. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Danisco USA; Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans; Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant; Qualitech Inc.. Other Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc. sites in this extract: Ajinomoto Foods N.a.; Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.2K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Danisco USA and Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.2K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc reports the 1,074th-largest volume (3.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Danisco USA and Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (3.2K lbs to 0 lbs).
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.2K lbs | - |
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including K& D Cultured Marble Inc., Mmc Materials Inc - Batesville, Advanced Distributor Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Olympus Terminals LLC, Fci Bennettsville, Isovolta/u.s. Samica. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ajinomoto Foods N.a., Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc.
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; nearby reporters include K& D Cultured Marble Inc.. Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc 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 Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Oakland, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (3 years). NAICS 311412 · Food. 12.7% of Yalobusha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Olympus Terminals LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc stamps LIGHT 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