EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant
Sedalia, MO · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 4.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant: how the 4.8M lbs splits
4.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 4.6M lbs 96.4%
- Air Releases 124.0K lbs 2.6%
- Off-site Transfers 40.1K lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 8.1K lbs 0.2%
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant's 4.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 96.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sedalia, MO, in the food sector. It reported 962.8K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 448 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. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant is pounds #13 and chemical-count #84 at 4.8M 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: Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility; Maxion Wheels Sedalia LLC; Waterloo Industries Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Missouri: Adm; Quincy Oilseeds Complex; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (96.4% water discharges) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Adm and Quincy Oilseeds Complex.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant inside Pettis's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant reports the 35th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 74.9% of every pound reported in Pettis. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 96.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Adm and Quincy Oilseeds Complex.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pettis's reported pounds (6.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 933.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 962.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 24.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant's land releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant's air releases fell from 13.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (1.0M lbs to 962.8K lbs).
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 1.0M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 822.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 933.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 962.8K lbs | 5 |
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) | 4.6M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 150.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 20.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 240 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility, Maxion Wheels Sedalia LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Adm, Quincy Oilseeds Complex, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (4.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant, Barry Steam Plant, Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 4.8M lbs reported
- Barry Steam Plant Bucks, AL · Electric Utilities 4.8M lbs reported
- Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations Carson, CA · Petroleum 4.8M lbs reported
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Baytown, TX · Chemicals 4.8M 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant 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 Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant 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.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sedalia, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 74.9% of Pettis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - West Plant (Δ 3.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant 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