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Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 10
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 7,115,173
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 6,114,574
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 3,050,960,836
Percentage of national total 2022 surface water and POTW hazard: 1.0%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 44%
EJ: Minority Share: 51%

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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.)
(Links on facility names lead to full TRI reports. Links on chemical names lead to New Jersey Right To Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets that have information on chemical health effects.)
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PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP DE QUEEN PROCESSING PLANT DE QUEEN AR Peracetic acid 0 525,001 2,362,504,500 77.43%
JBS SWIFT CACTUS CACTUS TX Chromium 0 2,559 435,064,000 14.26%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ATHENS PROCESSING PLANT ATHENS GA Peracetic acid 0 9,857 44,356,501 1.45%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE GUNTERSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT GUNTERSVILLE AL Peracetic acid 0 8,302 37,359,000 1.22%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA FRESH FACILITY CHATTANOOGA TN Peracetic acid 0 5,597 25,186,500 0.83%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE COMPLEX CANTON CANTON GA Peracetic acid 0 5,170 23,265,000 0.76%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MOOREFIELD FRESH FACILITY MOOREFIELD WV Peracetic acid 0 5,022 22,598,999 0.74%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE DOUGLAS PROCESSING PLANT DOUGLAS GA Peracetic acid 0 4,991 22,459,500 0.74%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE GAINESVILLE PROCESSING PLANT GAINESVILLE GA Peracetic acid 0 4,680 21,060,000 0.69%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MARSHVILLE PROCESSING FACILITY MARSHVILLE NC Peracetic acid 0 3,416 15,371,999 0.50%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA DEBONE/COOK FACILIT CHATTANOOGA TN Peracetic acid 0 3,111 13,997,790 0.46%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP BROADWAY FACILITY TIMBERVILLE VA Peracetic acid 0 1,542 6,938,999 0.23%
PILGRIM'S ARCADIA PROCESSING PLANT ARCADIA WI Peracetic acid 0 1,190 5,356,080 0.18%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CARROLLTON PROCESSING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Peracetic acid 0 960 4,321,845 0.14%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP LUFKIN PROCESSING PLANT LUFKIN TX Peracetic acid 0 750 3,375,001 0.11%
SWIFT PORK MARSHALLTOWN IA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 2,837,284 1,787,489 0.06%
JBS PLAINWELL PLAINWELL MI Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,003,104 0 1,261,956 0.04%
SWIFT BEEF CO GRAND ISLAND NE Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 1,921,817 1,210,744 0.04%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MT PLEASANT COMPLEX MOUNT PLEASANT TX Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1,679,431 0 1,058,041 0.03%
JBS SOUDERTON INC - RENDERING DIV SOUDERTON PA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 648,303 0 408,431 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ENTERPRISE PROCESSING PLANT ENTERPRISE AL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 580,928 0 365,984 0.01%
JBS PORK OTTUMWA IA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 498,471 0 314,036 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP SANFORD FACILITY SANFORD NC Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 463,005 0 291,694 0.01%
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP MAYFIELD KY FACILITY HICKORY KY Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 445,597 0 280,726 0.01%
JBS/SWIFT PORK CO BEARDSTOWN IL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 377,170 0 237,618 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE LIVE OAK PROCESSING PLANT LIVE OAK FL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 337,628 0 212,706 0.01%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE ELBERTON PROCESSING PLANT ELBERTON GA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 97 223,415 140,812 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MOOREFIELD FRESH FACILITY MOOREFIELD WV Nitric acid 0 327 88,290 0.00%
TO-RICOS LTD AIBONITO PR Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 60,414 38,061 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE SUMTER PROCESSING PLANT SUMTER SC Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 52,853 0 33,297 0.00%
PILGRIM'S COLD SPRINGS PROCESSING PLANT COLD SPRING MN Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 23,562 0 14,844 0.00%
PILGRIMS PRIDE RUSSELLVILLE PROCESSING PLANT RUSSELLVILLE AL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 624 0 393 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 is reportable under this listing) 40 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 44,416 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MOOREFIELD FRESH FACILITY MOOREFIELD WV Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 0 12,959 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 is reportable under this listing) 122 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 is reportable under this listing) 37 0 0 0.00%
PILGRIM'S PRIDE GAINESVILLE PROCESSING PLANT GAINESVILLE GA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 2 10,355 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 is reportable under this listing) 2 289 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 is reportable under this listing) 40 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 is reportable under this listing) 150 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 is reportable under this listing) 54 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 5,800 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 is reportable under this listing) 2,564 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 is reportable under this listing) 147 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 20,565 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 is reportable under this listing) 133 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 63,424 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 is reportable under this listing) 328 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 is reportable under this listing) 325 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 7,520 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 is reportable under this listing) 457 0 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 5,780 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 is reportable under this listing) 0 318,061 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 2022, 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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