EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pierre Foods
Cincinnati, OH · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 86.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pierre Foods: how the 86.0K lbs splits
86.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 66.7K lbs 77.5%
- Off-site Transfers 19.3K lbs 22.5%
Pierre Foods's 86.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 22.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pierre Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cincinnati, OH, in the food sector. It reported 56.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 86.0K lbs in total across its 2021-2022 reporting years. That ranks 4,910 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. Pierre Foods is pounds #299 and chemical-count #993 at 86.0K 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: Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc.; Ampac Plastics LLC; Ge Engine Services Acsc/c Container Pl.; Package Design & Mfg. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: Red Arrow Products Co LLC; Provimi Na Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Perdue Foods LLC - Monterey Processing Plant. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Pierre Foods stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.5% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 86.0K lbs (2021–2022). 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 Provimi Na Inc.
Pierre Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
86K 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
Pierre Foods: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pierre Foods reports the 527th-largest volume (86.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Red Arrow Products Co LLC and Provimi Na Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pierre Foods's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Pierre Foods Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pierre Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 86.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2022, total releases increased by 91% (29.5K lbs to 56.5K lbs).
Pierre Foods: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2022
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Pierre Foods year-over-year reported totals (increased by 91% from 2021 to 2022). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 56.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 86.0K lbs | - |
Pierre Foods · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pierre Foods
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc., Ampac Plastics LLC, Ge Engine Services Acsc/c Container Pl., 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, Provimi Na Inc, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pierre Foods on cumulative reported pounds (86.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Joslyn Sunbank Co LLC, Show Me Ethanol LLC, Towerjazz Texas. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc.. Pierre Foods stamps LIGHT 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 Pierre Foods TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pierre Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cincinnati, OH, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2021–2022 (2 years). NAICS 311991 · Food. 0.8% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Joslyn Sunbank Co LLC (Δ 84 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pierre Foods stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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