EPA TRI Facility · Food
Simmons Foods
South West City, MO · Parent: Simmons Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 408.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Simmons Foods: how the 408.6K lbs splits
408.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 161.3K lbs 39.5%
- Air Releases 142.2K lbs 34.8%
- Off-site Transfers 105.1K lbs 25.7%
Simmons Foods's 408.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 39.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Simmons Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South West City, MO, in the food sector. It reported 81.4K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 408.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,196 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Simmons Foods is pounds #60 and chemical-count #117 at 408.6K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex; Roxell USA Inc.; Missouri Walnut LLC; US Army National Guard Camp Crowder Ranges. Similar-scale Food peers outside Missouri: United Dairymen of Arizona; 443 - Richmond Oilseeds; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Poultry Processing. Other Simmons Foods Inc sites in this extract: Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County; Simmons Decatur Processing South. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Simmons Foods is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in South West City, MO: 408.6K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 39.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Dairymen of Arizona and 443 - Richmond Oilseeds.
Simmons Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
409K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Simmons Foods in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Simmons Foods reports the 265th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Missouri include United Dairymen of Arizona and 443 - Richmond Oilseeds.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Simmons Foods's total reported releases rose from 79.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Simmons Foods's off-site transfers rose from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Simmons Foods's air releases fell from 31.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Simmons Foods's water releases fell from 27.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Simmons Foods Form-R facts
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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 Simmons Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 408.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (80.9K lbs to 81.4K lbs).
Simmons Foods: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Simmons Foods year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% 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 | 80.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 76.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 90.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 79.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 81.4K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 220.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 160.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 17.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 7.5K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 3.1K lbs | - |
Simmons Foods in Mcdonald
Nearest TRI Facilities to Simmons Foods
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex, Roxell USA Inc., Missouri Walnut LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. United Dairymen of Arizona, 443 - Richmond Oilseeds, Darling Ingredients Inc..
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Simmons Foods on cumulative reported pounds (408.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sumco Southwest Corp, Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville, Adjuvants Unlimited- #3507. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Sumco Southwest Corp Phoenix, AZ · Computers and Electronic Products 408.8K lbs reported
- Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville Woodville, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 408.8K lbs reported
- Adjuvants Unlimited- #3507 Tulsa, OK · Chemicals 408.4K lbs reported
- American Pacific Corp Utah Operations Cedar City, UT · Chemicals 408.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Simmons Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County, Simmons Decatur Processing South.
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Noel Complex. Simmons Foods stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Simmons Foods TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Simmons Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South West City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 18.9% of Mcdonald TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sumco Southwest Corp (Δ 170 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Simmons Foods stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 39.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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