EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's
Lubbock, TX · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 8.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's: how the 8.0K lbs splits
8.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.0K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 35 lbs 0.4%
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's's 8.0K 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 Gandy's is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lubbock, TX, in the food sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,287 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's is pounds #986 and chemical-count #1248 at 8.0K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pro Petroleum LLC; Ingram Concrete - Lubbock North; Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Lubbock; X-Fab Texas Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Nestle Purina Petcare; Tyson Chicken Inc.; Indiana Packers Corp; Daybrook Fisheries 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 Gandy's stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle Purina Petcare and Tyson Chicken Inc..
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.0K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% 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 Gandy's: 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 Gandy's reports the 969th-largest volume (8.0K 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 Texas include Nestle Purina Petcare and Tyson Chicken Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's'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 Gandy's's total reported releases rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's's off-site transfers rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's Form-R facts
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See how Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.9× more than the comparison
78% less than the comparison
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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 95396% (5 lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's: 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 Gandy's year-over-year reported totals (increased by 95396% 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 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K 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) | 8.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 25 lbs | - |
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Pro Petroleum LLC, Ingram Concrete - Lubbock North, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Lubbock, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Nestle Purina Petcare, Tyson Chicken Inc., Indiana Packers Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's on cumulative reported pounds (8.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Rock Products Pasco, Phoenix Color LLC, Compass Minerals America Inc. 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.
- American Rock Products Pasco Pasco, WA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 8.0K lbs reported
- Phoenix Color LLC Hagerstown, MD · Printing 8.0K lbs reported
- Compass Minerals America Inc Duluth, MN · Chemicals 8.0K lbs reported
- Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC Schuylkill Haven, PA · Electrical Equipment 8.0K 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 Pro Petroleum LLC. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's 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 Gandy's 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 Gandy's totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lubbock, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 1.2% of Lubbock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Rock Products Pasco (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's 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