EPA TRI Facility · Food
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc
Cofield, NC · Parent: Perdue Farms Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 100.0%
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cofield, NC, in the food sector. It reported 237.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,213 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc is pounds #36 and chemical-count #75 at 1.1M lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nucor Steel Hertford County; Enviva Pellets LLC - Ahoskie Facility; Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC; Resinall Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Empirical Foods (ssc); Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; George's Chicken LLC; Adm Soybean Processing Plant. Other Perdue Farms Inc sites in this extract: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds.
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Empirical Foods (ssc) and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc reports the 167th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 86.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Empirical Foods (ssc) and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 86.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc's total reported releases rose from 208.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 237.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc's air releases rose from 208.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 237.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc Form-R facts
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See how Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 45% (163.5K lbs to 237.6K lbs).
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 45% 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 | 163.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 249.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 265.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 208.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 237.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 977.1K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 147.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Selenium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Nucor Steel Hertford County, Enviva Pellets LLC - Ahoskie Facility, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Empirical Foods (ssc), Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, George's Chicken LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Naval Base Guam-Apra Harbor WWTP, Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc, US Army Maneuver Support Center Imld-Pw-E. 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.
- Naval Base Guam-Apra Harbor WWTP Santa Rita, GU · Other 1.1M lbs reported
- Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc Mount Pleasant, TN · Primary Metals 1.1M lbs reported
- US Army Maneuver Support Center Imld-Pw-E Fort Leonard Wood, MO · Other 1.1M lbs reported
- Empirical Foods (ssc) South Sioux City, NE · Food 1.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Perdue Farms Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant, Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex.
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, Cyclohexane, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Nucor Steel Hertford County. Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc stamps HEAVY 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.
Use and verify this record
This Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cofield, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 15.0% of Hertford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Naval Base Guam-Apra Harbor WWTP (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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