EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Lexington, NE · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 11.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: how the 11.5M lbs splits
11.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 11.3M lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 95.9K lbs 0.8%
- Off-site Transfers 33.3K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 2.0K lbs <0.1%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's 11.5M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lexington, NE, in the food sector. It reported 2.0M lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 11.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 184 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 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: Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -; Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.; Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -; Curbtender Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Mullins Cheese Inc; Jbs Plainwell; Pryor Solae; Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Nebraska TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=183)
- Clean Harbors Enviro...
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc 8
What this shows Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads Nebraska chemical count. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #30. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.9% water discharges) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mullins Cheese Inc and Jbs Plainwell.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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 inside Dawson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.1% of every pound reported in Dawson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Mullins Cheese Inc and Jbs Plainwell.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dawson's reported pounds (11.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's total reported releases rose from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's off-site transfers rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's water releases rose from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's air releases rose from 19.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 26% (2.7M lbs to 2.0M lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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 | 2.7M lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 2.7M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 1.9M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 2.0M lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 11.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 105.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 17.0K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 740 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -, Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc., Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -, 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. Mullins Cheese Inc, Jbs Plainwell, Pryor Solae.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc on cumulative reported pounds (11.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Isp Technologies Inc, International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill, Nutrien US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
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 Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County.
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 Unverferth Manufacturing Co Inc - Lexington Div -. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc 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 Fresh Meats Inc 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 Fresh Meats Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lexington, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 99.1% of Dawson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Isp Technologies Inc (Δ 51.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc 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