EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy
Nashville, TN · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 11.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy: how the 11.2K lbs splits
11.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 45 lbs 0.4%
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy's 11.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Nashville, TN, in the food sector. It reported 2.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 11.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,569 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. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy is pounds #292 and chemical-count #373 at 11.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nashville Wire Products; Midsouth Wire; Clemons Concrete Coatings; Mplx Terminals LLC - Nashville Downtown Tn Terminal. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Ingredion; Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.; Packerland Whey Products Inc. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ingredion and Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy reports the 923rd-largest volume (11.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Ingredion and Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy's total reported releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy's off-site transfers fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (2.9K lbs to 2.8K lbs).
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy: 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.8K 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) | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 35 lbs | - |
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nashville Wire Products, Midsouth Wire, Clemons Concrete Coatings, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy on cumulative reported pounds (11.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Skolnik Industries, Oneok Hydrocarbon L.P. - Hutchinson Fractionation Facility, Allied Molded Products LLC. 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.
- Skolnik Industries Chicago, IL · Fabricated Metals 11.2K lbs reported
- Oneok Hydrocarbon L.P. - Hutchinson Fractionation Facility Hutchinson, KS · Natural Gas Processing 11.2K lbs reported
- Allied Molded Products LLC Palmetto, FL · Plastics and Rubber 11.2K lbs reported
- Coastal Chemical Co. LLC - Odessa - Tm Odessa, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 11.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Nashville Wire Products. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy 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.
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This Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy 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.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Nashville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 1.3% of Davidson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Skolnik Industries (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy 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