EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sanderson Farms Inc
Laurel, MS · Parent: Sanderson Farms LLC
- Total releases
- 55.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sanderson Farms Inc: how the 55.6K lbs splits
55.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 47.5K lbs 85.5%
- Off-site Transfers 8.1K lbs 14.5%
Sanderson Farms Inc's 55.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sanderson Farms Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Laurel, MS, in the food sector. It reported 18.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 55.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,888 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. Sanderson Farms Inc is pounds #110 and chemical-count #166 at 55.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Essmueller Co; Howard Industries Inc.; Championx-Laurel; Mmc Materials Inc - Laurel. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Suiza Dairy Corp; Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Vancouver Facility; Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc; Gerber Products Co. Other Sanderson Farms LLC sites in this extract: Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Sanderson Farms Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.5% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 55.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Suiza Dairy Corp and Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Vancouver Facility.
Sanderson Farms Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sanderson Farms Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sanderson Farms Inc reports the 607th-largest volume (55.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Suiza Dairy Corp and Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Vancouver Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sanderson Farms Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sanderson Farms Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms Inc's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 17.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sanderson Farms Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sanderson Farms Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 55.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 89% (9.9K lbs to 18.7K lbs).
Sanderson Farms Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sanderson Farms Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 89% 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 | 9.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 17.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 55.6K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sanderson Farms Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanderson Farms Inc
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Essmueller Co, Howard Industries Inc., Championx-Laurel, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Suiza Dairy Corp, Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Vancouver Facility, Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanderson Farms Inc on cumulative reported pounds (55.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Solenis LLC, Basf Corp, Precoat Metals. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Essmueller Co. Sanderson Farms 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 Sanderson Farms Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sanderson Farms Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Laurel, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.9% of Jones TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solenis LLC (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanderson Farms 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