EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant
Broken Bow, OK · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 7.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant: how the 7.2M lbs splits
7.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 7.1M lbs 98.7%
- Off-site Transfers 47.3K lbs 0.7%
- Air Releases 43.2K lbs 0.6%
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's 7.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Broken Bow, OK, in the food sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 7.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 293 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant is pounds #8 and chemical-count #137 at 7.2M lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oklahoma Pole & Lumber Co; Dominance Industries Inc (dba Pan Pacific Products); Huberengineered Woods LLC; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Idabel Sawmill. Similar-scale Food peers outside Oklahoma: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Koch Foods of Gadsden; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.7% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County and Koch Foods of Gadsden.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.2M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant reports the 22nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County and Koch Foods of Gadsden.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 98.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 47.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's water releases rose from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant's air releases fell from 7.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 61% (1.3M lbs to 2.1M lbs).
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 61% 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 | 1.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 2.1M lbs | 4 |
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) | 7.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 70.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 7.8K lbs | - |
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Oklahoma Pole & Lumber Co, Dominance Industries Inc (dba Pan Pacific Products), Huberengineered Woods LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Oklahoma.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County, Koch Foods of Gadsden, Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (7.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part), Alloy Resource Corp, American Electric Power Welsh 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.
- Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part) Baton Rouge, LA · Petroleum 7.2M lbs reported
- Alloy Resource Corp Muskegon, MI · Primary Metals 7.2M lbs reported
- American Electric Power Welsh Plant Pittsburg, TX · Electric Utilities 7.2M lbs reported
- Seminole Generating Station Palatka, FL · Electric Utilities 7.1M lbs reported
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 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Oklahoma Pole & Lumber Co. Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Broken Bow, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 19.2% of Mccurtain TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part) (Δ 30.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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