EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sanderson Farms LLC
Flowood, MS · Parent: Sanderson Farms LLC
- Total releases
- 38.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sanderson Farms LLC: how the 38.4K lbs splits
38.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 38.0K lbs 99.1%
- Off-site Transfers 353 lbs 0.9%
Sanderson Farms LLC's 38.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sanderson Farms LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Flowood, MS, in the food sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 38.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,750 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 #127 and chemical-count #173 at 38.4K 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: Nucor Steel Jackson Inc; Traditions Meal Solutions; Armstrong Flooring Inc; Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 8. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Trident Seafoods / St Paul; Koch Foods of Fairfield. 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 LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.1% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 38.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Sanderson Farms LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
38K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sanderson Farms LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sanderson Farms LLC reports the 684th-largest volume (38.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sanderson Farms LLC'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 LLC's total reported releases rose from 8.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's off-site transfers fell from 72 lb in 2022 to 50 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's air releases rose from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand 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: 38.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (14.1K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Sanderson Farms LLC: 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 LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 14.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 70 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 38.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sanderson Farms LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanderson Farms LLC
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Nucor Steel Jackson Inc, Traditions Meal Solutions, Armstrong Flooring Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Trident Seafoods / St Paul.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanderson Farms LLC on cumulative reported pounds (38.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Daimler Trucks Na LLC, Stella-Jones Corp, Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Daimler Trucks Na LLC Portland, OR · Transportation Equipment 38.4K lbs reported
- Stella-Jones Corp Winslow, IN · Wood Products 38.4K lbs reported
- Chemical Solvents Inc--Denison Facility Cleveland, OH · Hazardous Waste 38.3K lbs reported
- Dal-Tile Dickson Dickson, TN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 38.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Nucor Steel Jackson Inc. Sanderson Farms LLC 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 LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) 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 Flowood, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311412 · Food. 0.9% of Rankin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Daimler Trucks Na LLC (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanderson Farms LLC 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