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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 20
Surface Water releases 2020 (lbs): 10,467,626
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2020 (lbs): 7,917,027
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2020: 1,295,622,848
Percentage of national total 2020 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.3%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 41%
EJ: Minority Share: 37%

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Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (display facilities) (display chemicals)
(Click on column headers to re-sort table: current sort is by percent of total company hazard.)
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PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP DE QUEEN PROCESSING PLANT DE QUEEN AR Peracetic acid 0 245,538 1,104,921,000 85.28%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE GUNTERSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT GUNTERSVILLE AL Peracetic acid 0 8,033 36,148,501 2.79%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CARROLLTON PROCESSING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Peracetic acid 0 7,511 33,801,119 2.61%
PILGRIM'S ARCADIA PROCESSING PLANT ARCADIA WI Peracetic acid 0 5,900 26,548,560 2.05%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE COMPLEX CANTON CANTON GA Peracetic acid 0 5,734 25,803,001 1.99%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP LUFKIN PROCESSING PLANT LUFKIN TX Peracetic acid 0 5,241 23,584,500 1.82%
JBS SWIFT CACTUS CACTUS TX Chromium 0 808 16,160,000 1.25%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA FRESH FACILITY CHATTANOOGA TN Peracetic acid 0 2,796 12,582,000 0.97%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA DEBONE/COOK FACILIT CHATTANOOGA TN Peracetic acid 0 1,007 4,531,500 0.35%
SWIFT PORK MARSHALLTOWN IA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 4,422,370 2,786,093 0.22%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MT PLEASANT COMPLEX MOUNT PLEASANT TX Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,693,606 0 1,696,972 0.13%
SWIFT BEEF CO GRAND ISLAND NE Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 2,525,515 1,591,074 0.12%
JBS PLAINWELL PLAINWELL MI Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,514,988 0 1,584,443 0.12%
JBS/SWIFT PORK CO BEARDSTOWN IL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1,432,692 0 902,596 0.07%
JBS SOUDERTON INC - RENDERING DIV SOUDERTON PA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1,237,747 0 779,780 0.06%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ENTERPRISE PROCESSING PLANT ENTERPRISE AL Hydrogen sulfide 250 0 450,000 0.03%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP SANFORD FACILITY SANFORD NC Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 695,974 0 438,464 0.03%
JBS PORK OTTUMWA IA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 658,636 0 414,940 0.03%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ENTERPRISE PROCESSING PLANT ENTERPRISE AL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 584,971 0 368,532 0.03%
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP MAYFIELD KY FACILITY HICKORY KY Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 376,241 0 237,032 0.02%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE LIVE OAK PROCESSING PLANT LIVE OAK FL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 173,410 0 109,248 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ELBERTON PROCESSING PLANT ELBERTON GA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 141 113,019 71,291 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE SUMTER PROCESSING PLANT SUMTER SC Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 71,148 0 44,823 0.00%
TO-RICOS LTD AIBONITO PR Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 52,680 33,188 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP DE QUEEN PROCESSING PLANT DE QUEEN AR Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 34,428 21,690 0.00%
PILGRIM'S COLD SPRINGS PROCESSING PLANT COLD SPRING MN Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 18,509 0 11,661 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MARSHVILLE PROCESSING FACILITY MARSHVILLE NC Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 62 1,181 783 0.00%
PILGRIMS PRIDE RUSSELLVILLE PROCESSING PLANT RUSSELLVILLE AL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 90 0 57 0.00%
JBS SOUDERTON INC - RENDERING DIV SOUDERTON PA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 1,977 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP BROADWAY FACILITY TIMBERVILLE VA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 48,687 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP SANFORD FACILITY SANFORD NC Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 224 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE SUMTER PROCESSING PLANT SUMTER SC Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 40 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ELBERTON PROCESSING PLANT ELBERTON GA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 3 248 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE LIVE OAK PROCESSING PLANT LIVE OAK FL Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 39 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIMS PRIDE RUSSELLVILLE PROCESSING PLANT RUSSELLVILLE AL Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 290 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ENTERPRISE PROCESSING PLANT ENTERPRISE AL Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 2,773 0 0 0.00%
SWIFT & CO LOUISVILLE KY Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 30,169 0 0.00%
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP MAYFIELD KY FACILITY HICKORY KY Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 2,212 0 0 0.00%
JBS PLAINWELL PLAINWELL MI Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 495 0 0 0.00%
SWIFT PORK MARSHALLTOWN IA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 58,092 0 0.00%
JBS PORK OTTUMWA IA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 20 0 0 0.00%
JBS USA LLC SWIFT PORK CO WORTHINGTON MN Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 45,536 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S COLD SPRINGS PROCESSING PLANT COLD SPRING MN Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 138 0 0 0.00%
JBS/SWIFT PORK CO BEARDSTOWN IL Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 501 0 0 0.00%
SWIFT BEEF CO GRAND ISLAND NE Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 6,514 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MT PLEASANT COMPLEX MOUNT PLEASANT TX Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 450 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP LUFKIN PROCESSING PLANT LUFKIN TX Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 11,140 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP NACOGDOCHES PROCESSING PLANT NACOGDOCHES TX Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 13,980 0 0.00%
JBS SWIFT CACTUS CACTUS TX Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 263,963 0 0.00%
JBS TOLLESON TOLLESON AZ Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 0 6,938 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 2020, 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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