EPA TRI Facility · Food
Adm
Lincoln, NE · Parent: Archer Daniels Midland Co
- Total releases
- 4.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Adm: how the 4.8M lbs splits
4.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.7M lbs 97.1%
- Off-site Transfers 141.0K lbs 2.9%
Adm's 4.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Adm is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lincoln, NE, in the food sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 442 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Adm is pounds #6 and chemical-count #41 at 4.8M lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: The Cleaver Brooks Co Inc.; Neenah Foundry Co Lincoln Operations; Stucki Roller Bearing - Nebraska; Contitech USA LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant; Quincy Oilseeds Complex; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant. Other Archer Daniels Midland Co sites in this extract: Adm Decatur Complex; Adm Corn Processing; Adm Corn Processing; Quincy Oilseeds Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Lead compounds.
Adm stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.1% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. 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 Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant and Quincy Oilseeds Complex.
Adm 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
Adm inside Lancaster's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Adm reports the 34th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.9% of every pound reported in Lancaster. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 97.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant and Quincy Oilseeds Complex.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lancaster's reported pounds (8.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Adm's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm's off-site transfers fell from 49.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adm's air releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Adm 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 Adm releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 32% (830.0K lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Adm: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Adm year-over-year reported totals (increased by 32% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 830.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 957.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 829.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 4.7M lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 119.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 20.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 437 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 121 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 29 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Adm · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Adm
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including The Cleaver Brooks Co Inc., Neenah Foundry Co Lincoln Operations, Stucki Roller Bearing - Nebraska, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 182 other reporting facilities in Nebraska.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant, Quincy Oilseeds Complex, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Adm on cumulative reported pounds (4.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Monument Gas Plant, Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc, Cpi USA North Carolina LLC. 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.
- Monument Gas Plant Monument, NM · Natural Gas Processing 4.8M lbs reported
- Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc Safford, AZ · Metal Mining 4.8M lbs reported
- Cpi USA North Carolina LLC Roxboro, NC · Electric Utilities 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 Archer Daniels Midland Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Adm Decatur Complex, Adm Corn Processing, Adm Corn Processing.
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 n-Hexane, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include The Cleaver Brooks Co Inc.. Adm stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Adm TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Adm totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lincoln, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 57.9% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Monument Gas Plant (Δ 2.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Adm stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane. 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