EPA TRI Facility · Food

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska

Madison, NE · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc

Total releases
89.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska: how the 89.6K lbs splits

89.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 89.3K lbs 99.7%
  • Water Discharges 171 lbs 0.2%
  • Off-site Transfers 60 lbs 0.1%

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's 89.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Madison, NE, in the food sector. It reported 14.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 89.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,824 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. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska is pounds #59 and chemical-count #52 at 89.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Contitech USA LLC; Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div; Actus Nutrition-Norfolk; Lindsay Manufacturing Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: A. Zerega's Sons Inc.; Golden Grain; Jbs Souderton Inc-Beef Plant; Associated Milk Producers Inc.. 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; Peracetic acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium.

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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 89.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include A. Zerega's Sons Inc. and Golden Grain.

#4,824 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

90K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska: Ammonia-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska reports the 518th-largest volume (89.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include A. Zerega's Sons Inc. and Golden Grain.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.6%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's total reported releases rose from 320 lb in 2022 to 14.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 171 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's air releases rose from 320 lb in 2022 to 14.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
89.6K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
6 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska
89.6K lbs
Contitech USA LLC
179.4K lbs

50% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska
6
Contitech USA LLC
6

About the same as 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 Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 89.6K lbs.

Air Releases 89.3K lbs (99.7%)
Water Discharges 171 lbs (0.2%)
Off-site Transfers 60 lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (16.5K lbs to 14.5K lbs).

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 16.5K lbs 4
2020 21.5K lbs 4
2021 36.8K lbs 4
2022 320 lbs 5
2023 14.5K lbs 6

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 88.3K lbs -
Peracetic acid 1.1K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 171 lbs -
Chromium 0 lbs -
Nickel 0 lbs Carcinogen
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska · AIR-pathway site

Madison, NE
41.8172, -97.4652
County TRI context
Madison · 10.4% of county pounds
Parent company
Tyson Foods Inc

Compare beyond Nebraska

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska on cumulative reported pounds (89.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Evonik Corp, Sherwin-Williams Co, Alto Columbia LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium; nearby reporters include Contitech USA LLC. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska 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 Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Madison, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 10.4% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Evonik Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska 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