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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 35
Surface Water releases 2019 (lbs): 18,596,095
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,191,165
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2019: 422,885,678
Percentage of national total 2019 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.1%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 20%

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Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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TYSON POULTRY INC - BERRY STREET PLANT SPRINGDALE AR Peroxyacetic acid 0 90,423 406,903,500 96.22%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Chromium compounds 15 0 2,550,000 0.60%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Nitrate compounds 2,700,000 0 1,701,000 0.40%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Nitrate compounds 2,700,000 0 1,701,000 0.40%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Nitrate compounds 1,900,000 0 1,197,000 0.28%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 1,400,000 0 882,000 0.21%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Nitrate compounds 1,400,000 0 882,000 0.21%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Nitrate compounds 1,300,000 0 819,000 0.19%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Nitrate compounds 1,100,000 0 693,000 0.16%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Nitrate compounds 970,000 0 611,100 0.14%
TYSON FARMS INC RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS - HANCEVILLE HANCEVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 910,000 0 573,300 0.14%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Hydrogen sulfide 270 0 486,000 0.11%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Nitrate compounds 770,000 0 485,100 0.11%
TYSON FARMS INC WILKESBORO NC Nitrate compounds 0 470,000 296,100 0.07%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Nitrate compounds 440,000 0 277,200 0.07%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Nitrate compounds 410,000 0 258,300 0.06%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Nitrate compounds 403,195 0 254,012 0.06%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Nitrate compounds 390,000 0 245,700 0.06%
TYSON POULTRY INC PINE BLUFF JEFFERSON PARKWAY PLANT PINE BLUFF AR Glycol ethers 0 1,200 216,000 0.05%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Nitrate compounds 305,700 0 192,591 0.05%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Nitrate compounds 280,000 0 176,400 0.04%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Nitrate compounds 220,000 0 138,600 0.03%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Nitrate compounds 210,000 0 132,300 0.03%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Hydrogen sulfide 70 0 126,000 0.03%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Nitrate compounds 200,000 0 126,000 0.03%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Hydrogen sulfide 65 0 117,000 0.03%
TYSON FARMS INC - SEGUIN POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT SEGUIN TX Nitrate compounds 140 160,000 100,888 0.02%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Nitrate compounds 160,000 0 100,800 0.02%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Hydrogen sulfide 50 0 90,000 0.02%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Nitrate compounds 130,000 0 81,900 0.02%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEWBERN TN Nitrate compounds 0 120,000 75,600 0.02%
TYSON FARMS INC HARMONY NC Nitrate compounds 92,000 0 57,960 0.01%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Hydrogen sulfide 30 0 54,000 0.01%
TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS INC VERNON TX Sodium nitrite 0 4,081 40,810 0.01%
KEYSTONE FOODS LLC - ALABAMA DIV GADSDEN AL Nitrate compounds 0 64,000 40,320 0.01%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Nitrate compounds 55,000 0 34,650 0.01%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Nitrate compounds 39,000 0 24,570 0.01%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Hydrogen sulfide 13 0 23,400 0.01%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Nitrate compounds 37,000 0 23,310 0.01%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEW LONDON PLANT NEW LONDON WI Nitrate compounds 32,000 0 20,160 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS - TEXARKANA TEXARKANA AR Nitrate compounds 32,000 0 20,160 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS - HANCEVILLE HANCEVILLE AL Hydrogen sulfide 11 0 19,800 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Hydrogen sulfide 10 0 18,000 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS PLANT-WHOLLY OWNED SUB OF TYSON FOODS INC STORM LAKE IA Nitrate compounds 0 20,000 12,600 0.00%
TYSON DELI INC CONCORDIA MO Nitrate compounds 0 8,500 5,355 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP KENTUCKY DIV LLC PROCESSING PLANT ALBANY KY Nitrate compounds 970 0 611 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Sodium nitrite 31 0 310 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WATERLOO IOWA WATERLOO IA Nitric acid 0 1 270 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Ammonia 430 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Ammonia 37 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC WILKESBORO NC Ammonia 0 6,300 0 0.00%
TYSON FOODS INC COLUMBIA SC Ammonia 28 550 0 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP GEORGIA DIV LLC - PROCESSING PLANT CAMILLA GA Ammonia 0 17,000 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Ammonia 200 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS - HANCEVILLE HANCEVILLE AL Ammonia 630 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-GOODLETTSVILLE GOODLETTSVILLE TN Ammonia 0 310 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Ammonia 40 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Ammonia 400 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Ammonia 1,500 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - FOREST MS T2 FOREST MS Ammonia 0 1 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Ammonia 39 0 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC PROCESSING & RENDERING ROBARDS KY Ammonia 0 6,200 0 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP KENTUCKY DIV LLC PROCESSING PLANT ALBANY KY Ammonia 920 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Ammonia 0 110,000 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Ammonia 68 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WATERLOO IOWA WATERLOO IA Ammonia 0 52,000 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Ammonia 70 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Ammonia 910 0 0 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS ST JOSEPH MISSOURI SAINT JOSEPH MO Ammonia 0 420 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Ammonia 1,183 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Ammonia 330 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Ammonia 640 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC PINE BLUFF JEFFERSON PARKWAY PLANT PINE BLUFF AR Ammonia 0 40,000 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Ammonia 180 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Ammonia 42 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC GREEN FOREST AR Ammonia 0 770 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - BERRY STREET PLANT SPRINGDALE AR Ammonia 0 11,909 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-RANDALL ROAD CORNISH PLANT/LONG HAUL TRUCK SPRINGDALE AR Ammonia 0 2,500 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Ammonia 450 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Ammonia 97 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Ammonia 210 0 0 0.00%
ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS ENID OK Ammonia 0 4,000 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Ammonia 60 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Ammonia 61 0 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO HALTOM CITY TX Ammonia 0 1,000 0 0.00%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2019, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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