EPA TRI Facility · Food
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point
Moss Point, MS · Parent: Omega Protein Inc
- Total releases
- 138.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point: how the 138.8K lbs splits
138.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 132.9K lbs 95.8%
- Water Discharges 5.8K lbs 4.1%
- Off-site Transfers 97 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point's 138.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Moss Point, MS, in the food sector. It reported 5.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 138.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,900 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. Omega Protein Inc Moss Point is pounds #76 and chemical-count #219 at 138.8K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Pascagoula; Enterprise Gas Processing LLC Pascagoula Gas Processing Pla; Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Viobin Products LLC; Zentis North American Operating LLC; Pringles Manufacturing; Hp Hood LLC Batavia. Other Omega Protein Inc sites in this extract: Omega Protein-Abbeville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 138.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Viobin Products LLC and Zentis North American Operating LLC.
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
139K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Omega Protein Inc Moss Point reports the 434th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Viobin Products LLC and Zentis North American Operating LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Omega Protein Inc Moss Point's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Omega Protein Inc Moss Point's total reported releases fell from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Protein Inc Moss Point's air releases fell from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Protein Inc Moss Point's water releases fell from 741 lb in 2022 to 496 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Omega Protein Inc Moss Point releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 138.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 87% (41.6K lbs to 5.5K lbs).
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Omega Protein Inc Moss Point year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 87% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 41.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 47.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 28.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 15.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 138.8K lbs | - |
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Omega Protein Inc Moss Point
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point, Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Pascagoula, Enterprise Gas Processing LLC Pascagoula Gas Processing Pla, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Viobin Products LLC, Zentis North American Operating LLC, Pringles Manufacturing.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Omega Protein Inc Moss Point on cumulative reported pounds (138.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Viobin Products LLC, Gemtron Corp, Univar Solutions USA. 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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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).
Other Omega Protein Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Omega Protein-Abbeville Plant.
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 Azz Galvanizing Services-Moss Point. Omega Protein Inc Moss Point stamps MID 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 Omega Protein Inc Moss Point TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Moss Point, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311710 · Food. 1.2% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC (Δ 79 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Omega Protein Inc Moss Point stamps MID 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