EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc
Vicksburg, MS · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 23.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc: how the 23.0K lbs splits
23.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.0K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 20 lbs 0.1%
Tyson Farms Inc's 23.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vicksburg, MS, in the food sector. It reported 10.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 23.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 7,931 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. Tyson Farms Inc is pounds #135 and chemical-count #234 at 23.0K 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: Electrolux Professional Group; Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 14; Vicksburg Forest Products LLC Waltersville Lumber Mill; International Paper-Vicksburg Mill. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Winland Foods Inc.; Kemps LLC; Stremicks Heritage Foods; Hp Hood LLC. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Tyson Farms Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.0K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Winland Foods Inc. and Kemps LLC.
Tyson Farms Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Farms Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc reports the 791st-largest volume (23.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Winland Foods Inc. and Kemps LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Farms Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Tyson Farms Inc Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Farms Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
34.3× more than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Farms Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 128% (4.5K lbs to 10.2K lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 128% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 23.0K lbs | - |
Tyson Farms Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Electrolux Professional Group, Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 14, Vicksburg Forest Products LLC Waltersville Lumber Mill, 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. Winland Foods Inc., Kemps LLC, Stremicks Heritage Foods.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc on cumulative reported pounds (23.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Corning Pharmaceutical Glass LLC, Dayton Bag & Burlap, Behr Process LLC - Allentown. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Corning Pharmaceutical Glass LLC Vineland, NJ · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 23.0K lbs reported
- Dayton Bag & Burlap Dayton, OH · Textile Product 23.0K lbs reported
- Behr Process LLC - Allentown Allentown, PA · Chemicals 23.0K lbs reported
- US Cbp Marfa Border Patrol Sm Arms Range #TX13811 Marfa, TX · Other 23.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing 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 Electrolux Professional Group. Tyson 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 Tyson Farms Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Farms Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vicksburg, MS, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (3 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.1% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Corning Pharmaceutical Glass LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson 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