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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 89.6K lbs.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Contitech USA LLC, Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div, Actus Nutrition-Norfolk, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. A. Zerega's Sons Inc., Golden Grain, Jbs Souderton Inc-Beef Plant.
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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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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, 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