EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Inc
Dayton, OH · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 85.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cargill Inc: how the 85.4K lbs splits
85.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 84.5K lbs 99.0%
- Off-site Transfers 862 lbs 1.0%
Cargill Inc's 85.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.0%. 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
Cargill Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dayton, OH, in the food sector. It reported 13.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 85.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,924 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Inc is pounds #300 and chemical-count #448 at 85.4K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton; Yoder Industries Inc.; Rubber Seal; Yoder Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: Red Arrow Products Co LLC; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc; Provimi Na Inc. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Methanol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead.
Cargill Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 85.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Red Arrow Products Co LLC and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Cargill Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
85K 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
Cargill Inc: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc reports the 529th-largest volume (85.4K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 56.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Ohio include Red Arrow Products Co LLC and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (56.6% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Cargill Inc Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
28% less than the comparison
4.0× more than 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 Cargill Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 85.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (22.3K lbs to 13.8K lbs).
Cargill Inc: 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 Cargill Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 21.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 13.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 13.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 47.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 25.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 11.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 869 lbs | Carcinogen |
Cargill Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton, Yoder Industries Inc., Rubber Seal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Red Arrow Products Co LLC, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc on cumulative reported pounds (85.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant, Fabri Cote, Lucerne Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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, Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead; nearby reporters include Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton. Cargill Inc 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 Cargill Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dayton, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 2.3% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant (Δ 30 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Inc 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