EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Green Plains Obion LLC
Rives, TN · Parent: Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 192.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Green Plains Obion LLC: how the 192.2K lbs splits
192.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 192.2K lbs 100.0%
Green Plains Obion LLC's 192.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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-MID
Green Plains Obion LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rives, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 32.5K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 192.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,314 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. Green Plains Obion LLC is pounds #108 and chemical-count #32 at 192.2K 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: Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC; Darling Ingredients Inc.; The Hillshire Brands Co; Kohler Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Pergan Marshall LLC; Hexion Inc.; Versaflex; Novo Nordisk Dapi-Us. Other Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc sites in this extract: Green Plains Shenandoah LLC; Green Plains Wood River LLC; Green Plains Otter Tail LLC; Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ammonia; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Green Plains Obion LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 192.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pergan Marshall LLC and Hexion Inc..
Green Plains Obion LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
192K 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
Green Plains Obion LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Green Plains Obion LLC reports the 645th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Pergan Marshall LLC and Hexion Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Green Plains Obion LLC's total reported releases fell from 38.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Obion LLC's air releases fell from 38.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Obion LLC's chemicals reported fell from 12 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Green Plains Obion LLC Form-R facts
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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 Green Plains Obion LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 192.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (50.5K lbs to 32.5K lbs).
Green Plains Obion LLC: 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 Green Plains Obion LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 50.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 30.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 40.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 38.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 32.5K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 53.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 38.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 35.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 17.8K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 17.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 12.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 860 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 455 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 212 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 32 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Green Plains Obion LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Green Plains Obion LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC, Darling Ingredients Inc., The Hillshire Brands Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Pergan Marshall LLC, Hexion Inc., Versaflex.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Green Plains Obion LLC on cumulative reported pounds (192.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Molded Fiber Glass Companies/texas, Parker Offshore LLC, Marmen Energy Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Molded Fiber Glass Companies/texas Gainesville, TX · Plastics and Rubber 192.4K lbs reported
- Parker Offshore LLC Beaufort, NC · Transportation Equipment 192.4K lbs reported
- Marmen Energy Co Brandon, SD · Fabricated Metals 192.0K lbs reported
- Lippert Components Inc Continental Stamping Goshen, IN · Machinery 192.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Green Plains Shenandoah LLC, Green Plains Wood River LLC, Green Plains Otter Tail 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 Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC. Green Plains Obion LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Green Plains Obion LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Green Plains Obion LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rives, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 7.4% of Obion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Molded Fiber Glass Companies/texas (Δ 129 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Green Plains Obion LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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