EPA TRI Facility · Food
American Yeast Corp Tennessee
Memphis, TN
- Total releases
- 177.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Yeast Corp Tennessee: how the 177.7K lbs splits
177.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 140.2K lbs 78.9%
- Off-site Transfers 37.5K lbs 21.1%
American Yeast Corp Tennessee's 177.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.1%. 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
American Yeast Corp Tennessee is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the food sector. It reported 39.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 177.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,461 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Yeast Corp Tennessee is pounds #111 and chemical-count #206 at 177.7K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ktg (usa) Inc.; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Llc.- Memphis Roofing; Buckman Laboratories Inc; Nexair LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Danone US Llc.; Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid.
American Yeast Corp Tennessee stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.9% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 177.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
American Yeast Corp Tennessee vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
178K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Yeast Corp Tennessee: Acetaldehyde-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, American Yeast Corp Tennessee reports the 389th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 78.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 78.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Yeast Corp Tennessee's pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 78.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Yeast Corp Tennessee's total reported releases rose from 36.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Yeast Corp Tennessee's off-site transfers rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Yeast Corp Tennessee's air releases fell from 30.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Yeast Corp Tennessee Form-R facts
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See how American Yeast Corp Tennessee stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 American Yeast Corp Tennessee releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 177.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (32.2K lbs to 39.5K lbs).
American Yeast Corp Tennessee: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Yeast Corp Tennessee year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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 | 32.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 34.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 35.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 36.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 39.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 140.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 34.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
American Yeast Corp Tennessee · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Yeast Corp Tennessee
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Ktg (usa) Inc., Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Llc.- Memphis Roofing, Buckman Laboratories Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Danone US Llc..
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Yeast Corp Tennessee on cumulative reported pounds (177.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Titan Coatings Inc, White River Marine Group. 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.
- Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. Los Angeles, CA · Food 177.7K lbs reported
- Titan Coatings Inc Bessemer, AL · Chemicals 177.6K lbs reported
- White River Marine Group New Bern, NC · Transportation Equipment 177.8K lbs reported
- Rochling Industrial Cleveland South Euclid, OH · Chemicals 177.5K 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
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Ktg (usa) Inc.. American Yeast Corp Tennessee stamps MID 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 American Yeast Corp Tennessee TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Yeast Corp Tennessee totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 0.9% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Yeast Corp Tennessee stamps MID 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