EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ziegenfelder
Wheeling, WV
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ziegenfelder: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 100.0%
Ziegenfelder's 1.4K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ziegenfelder is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wheeling, WV, in the food sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 13,372 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ziegenfelder is pounds #136 and chemical-count #170 at 1.4K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Wheeling (whe); Aes Industries Inc; Swisher International Inc; Ohio County Coal Resources Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside West Virginia: Nestle Purina Petcare; Hillshire Brands Co; Performix Nutrition Systems LLC; Silver Springs Citrus LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Ziegenfelder stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle Purina Petcare and Hillshire Brands Co.
Ziegenfelder vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ziegenfelder: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ziegenfelder reports the 1,150th-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Nestle Purina Petcare and Hillshire Brands Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ziegenfelder's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Ziegenfelder Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ziegenfelder releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.4K lbs | - |
Ziegenfelder · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ziegenfelder
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Safety-Kleen Systems Wheeling (whe), Aes Industries Inc, Swisher International Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Nestle Purina Petcare, Hillshire Brands Co, Performix Nutrition Systems LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ziegenfelder on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tci Texarkana Inc., Balchem Corp, B.w.freeman Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Wheeling (whe). Ziegenfelder stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Ziegenfelder TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ziegenfelder totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wheeling, WV, latest year 2019. NAICS 311520 · Food. 0.4% of Ohio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tci Texarkana Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ziegenfelder stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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