EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dakota Yeast LLC
Wahpeton, ND
- Total releases
- 69.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Dakota Yeast LLC: how the 69.5K lbs splits
69.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 69.3K lbs 99.7%
- Water Discharges 177 lbs 0.3%
Dakota Yeast LLC's 69.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Dakota Yeast LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wahpeton, ND, in the food sector. It reported 30.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 69.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 5,386 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; Masonite Wahpeton; Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment; Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Dakota: Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory; New Dairy Kentucky LLC; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility; Dairy Farmers of America - Garden City. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ammonia.
Dakota Yeast LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory and New Dairy Kentucky LLC.
Dakota Yeast LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dakota Yeast LLC: Acetaldehyde-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dakota Yeast LLC reports the 567th-largest volume (69.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 73.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 73.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory and New Dairy Kentucky LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dakota Yeast LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 73.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Dakota Yeast LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dakota Yeast LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 73% (17.3K lbs to 30.0K lbs).
Dakota Yeast LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Dakota Yeast LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 73% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 22.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 30.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 51.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 18.3K lbs | - |
Dakota Yeast LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dakota Yeast LLC
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Masonite Wahpeton, Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory, New Dairy Kentucky LLC, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dakota Yeast LLC on cumulative reported pounds (69.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Redfield Energy LLC, Ash Grove Cement Co Montana City Plant, Sgl Carbon LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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 Acetaldehyde, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative. Dakota Yeast LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Dakota Yeast LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dakota Yeast LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wahpeton, ND, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 3.6% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Redfield Energy LLC (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dakota Yeast LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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