EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sanderson Farms LLC
Summit, MS · Parent: Sanderson Farms LLC
- Total releases
- 5.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Sanderson Farms LLC: how the 5.1M lbs splits
5.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 5.1M lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 53.2K lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sanderson Farms LLC's 5.1M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Sanderson Farms LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Summit, MS, in the food sector. It reported 1.2M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 420 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 LLC is pounds #13 and chemical-count #87 at 5.1M 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: Weyerhaeuser Nr Co McComb Wood Products; Brookhaven Chip Mill; Lincoln Lumber Co Inc; Rex Lumber Brookhaven LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Quincy Oilseeds Complex; Adm; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Sanderson Farms LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.0% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quincy Oilseeds Complex and Adm.
Sanderson Farms LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sanderson Farms LLC inside Pike's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sanderson Farms LLC reports the 31st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.0% of every pound reported in Pike. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Quincy Oilseeds Complex and Adm.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pike's reported pounds (5.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sanderson Farms LLC's total reported releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's air releases rose from 11.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's water releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sanderson Farms LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sanderson Farms LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (958.3K lbs to 1.2M lbs).
Sanderson Farms LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sanderson Farms LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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 | 958.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 983.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 925.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.2M lbs | 4 |
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) | 5.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 31.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 22.2K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sanderson Farms LLC · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanderson Farms LLC
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Weyerhaeuser Nr Co McComb Wood Products, Brookhaven Chip Mill, Lincoln Lumber Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 327 other reporting facilities in Mississippi.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Quincy Oilseeds Complex, Adm, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanderson Farms LLC on cumulative reported pounds (5.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill, Scotts Co, Dupont Pontchartrain Works. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co McComb Wood Products. Sanderson Farms LLC stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Sanderson Farms LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Sanderson Farms LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Summit, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 96.0% of Pike TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill (Δ 5.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanderson Farms LLC stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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