EPA TRI Facility · Food
Koch Foods of Fairfield
Fairfield, OH · Parent: Koch Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 38.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Koch Foods of Fairfield: how the 38.7K lbs splits
38.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 38.7K lbs 100.0%
Koch Foods of Fairfield's 38.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Koch Foods of Fairfield is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fairfield, OH, in the food sector. It reported 7.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 38.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,735 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. Koch Foods of Fairfield is pounds #437 and chemical-count #778 at 38.7K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Fairfield (fai); Sugar Creek Packing Co.; Pacific Manufacturing; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: Trident Seafoods / St Paul; Newly Weds Foods LLC; Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div; Sanderson Farms LLC. Other Koch Foods Inc sites in this extract: Koch Foods of Gadsden; Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Koch Foods of Alabama. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Koch Foods of Fairfield stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 38.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trident Seafoods / St Paul and Newly Weds Foods LLC.
Koch Foods of Fairfield vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koch Foods of Fairfield: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Koch Foods of Fairfield reports the 681st-largest volume (38.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Trident Seafoods / St Paul and Newly Weds Foods LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koch Foods of Fairfield's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koch Foods of Fairfield's total reported releases fell from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Foods of Fairfield's off-site transfers fell from 8.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koch Foods of Fairfield Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Koch Foods of Fairfield stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2046.4× more than the comparison
50% less 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 Koch Foods of Fairfield releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 38.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (7.0K lbs to 7.3K lbs).
Koch Foods of Fairfield: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Koch Foods of Fairfield year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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 | 7.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 7.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 38.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Koch Foods of Fairfield · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koch Foods of Fairfield
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Safety-Kleen Systems Fairfield (fai), Sugar Creek Packing Co., Pacific Manufacturing, 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. Trident Seafoods / St Paul, Newly Weds Foods LLC, Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koch Foods of Fairfield on cumulative reported pounds (38.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Antennas for Communications, Caterpillar Inc. Decatur Fac., Abbott Ball Co Inc. 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.
- Antennas for Communications Ocala, FL · Computers and Electronic Products 38.7K lbs reported
- Caterpillar Inc. Decatur Fac. Decatur, IL · Machinery 38.7K lbs reported
- Abbott Ball Co Inc West Hartford, CT · Fabricated Metals 38.6K lbs reported
- Sunsation Products Inc Clay Township, MI · Transportation Equipment 38.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Foods of Gadsden, Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley, Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC.
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Fairfield (fai). Koch Foods of Fairfield stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Koch Foods of Fairfield TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Koch Foods of Fairfield totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fairfield, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.4% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Antennas for Communications (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koch Foods of Fairfield stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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