EPA TRI Facility · Food
Chr Hansen Inc
Milwaukee, WI
- Total releases
- 98.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chr Hansen Inc: how the 98.6K lbs splits
98.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 96.2K lbs 97.6%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 2.4%
Chr Hansen Inc's 98.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Chr Hansen Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milwaukee, WI, in the food sector. It reported 20.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 98.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,615 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chr Hansen Inc is pounds #166 and chemical-count #338 at 98.6K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-West Allis; Quad/graphics Inc; Blast Cleaning Technologies; Motor Castings Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility; California Dairies Inc Turlock North; California Dairies Inc Los Banos; Novus Arkansas LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Chr Hansen Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility and California Dairies Inc Turlock North.
Chr Hansen Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
99K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chr Hansen Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Chr Hansen Inc reports the 497th-largest volume (98.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility and California Dairies Inc Turlock North.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chr Hansen Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chr Hansen Inc's total reported releases fell from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chr Hansen Inc's air releases fell from 531 lb in 2022 to 428 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chr Hansen Inc's off-site transfers fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chr Hansen Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chr Hansen Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 98.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (19.0K lbs to 20.1K lbs).
Chr Hansen Inc: 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 Chr Hansen Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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 | 19.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 19.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 19.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 20.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 20.1K lbs | 3 |
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) | 96.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Chr Hansen Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Darling Ingredients Inc-Winchester Facility, California Dairies Inc Turlock North, California Dairies Inc Los Banos.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chr Hansen Inc on cumulative reported pounds (98.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Nachi America Inc, Woodharbor Doors & Cabinetry, Worthington Cylinder Corp. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Nachi America Inc Greenwood, IN · Fabricated Metals 98.6K lbs reported
- Woodharbor Doors & Cabinetry Mason City, IA · Furniture 98.7K lbs reported
- Worthington Cylinder Corp Columbus, OH · Fabricated Metals 98.6K lbs reported
- Sawyer Oilfield Products Brownwood, TX · Plastics and Rubber 98.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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), Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-West Allis. Chr Hansen Inc 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.
Use and verify this record
This Chr Hansen Inc 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.
Chr Hansen Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milwaukee, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 1.0% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nachi America Inc (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chr Hansen Inc 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