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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 55
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 20,859,035
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 195,234
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 20,934,612
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 78,296,995
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.030%

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Chromium and chromium compounds 65 0 65 32,500,000 41.51%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Hydrogen sulfide 9,524 0 9,524 17,143,200 21.90%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Hydrogen sulfide 3,810 0 3,810 6,858,000 8.76%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WWTP DAKOTA CITY NE Hydrogen sulfide 3,460 0 3,460 6,228,000 7.95%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WWTP DAKOTA CITY NE Nitrate compounds 4,424,530 0 4,424,530 2,787,454 3.56%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Hydrogen sulfide 820 0 820 1,476,000 1.89%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Nitrate compounds 2,061,250 0 2,061,250 1,298,587 1.66%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Nitrate compounds 1,923,440 0 1,923,440 1,211,767 1.55%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Nitrate compounds 1,810,330 0 1,810,330 1,140,508 1.46%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Nitrate compounds 1,529,869 0 1,529,869 963,817 1.23%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Nitrate compounds 1,218,516 0 1,218,516 767,665 0.98%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 1,183,432 0 1,183,432 745,562 0.95%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Nitrate compounds 901,842 0 901,842 568,160 0.73%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Nitrate compounds 898,335 0 898,335 565,951 0.72%
TYSON FARMS INC BUENA VISTA GA Nitrate compounds 834,269 0 834,269 525,589 0.67%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Hydrogen sulfide 0 1,291 292 525,179 0.67%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Nitrate compounds 679,124 0 679,124 427,848 0.55%
TYSON FOODS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Nitrate compounds 615,811 0 615,811 387,961 0.50%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Nitrate compounds 482,763 0 482,763 304,141 0.39%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WWTP DAKOTA CITY NE Glycol ethers 1,640 0 1,640 295,200 0.38%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Nitrate compounds 321,444 0 321,444 202,510 0.26%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Nitrate compounds 279,366 0 279,366 176,001 0.22%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Nitrate compounds 265,917 0 265,917 167,528 0.21%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Nitrate compounds 205,863 0 205,863 129,694 0.17%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Nitrate compounds 197,571 0 197,571 124,470 0.16%
TYSON FARMS INC HARMONY NC Nitrate compounds 151,310 0 151,310 95,325 0.12%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Nitrate compounds 145,177 0 145,177 91,462 0.12%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Nitrate compounds 131,752 0 131,752 83,004 0.11%
TYSON POULTRY INC-PROCESSING PLANT CUMMING GA Nitrate compounds 125,181 0 125,181 78,864 0.10%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC DENISON IA Hydrogen sulfide 0 184 42 74,851 0.10%
TYSON PROCESSING SERVICES INC OMAHA NE Sodium nitrite 0 7,195 7,062 70,619 0.09%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC PERRY IA Nitrate compounds 106,573 0 106,573 67,141 0.09%
TYSON POULTRY INC TEXARKANA AR Nitrate compounds 93,503 0 93,503 58,907 0.08%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Nitrate compounds 88,361 0 88,361 55,667 0.07%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Nitrate compounds 58,473 0 58,473 36,838 0.05%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Nitrate compounds 43,847 0 43,847 27,624 0.04%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Nitrate compounds 34,770 0 34,770 21,905 0.03%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEW LONDON PLANT NEW LONDON WI Nitrate compounds 21,193 0 21,193 13,352 0.02%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEW LONDON PLANT NEW LONDON WI Sodium nitrite 43 0 43 427 0.00%
TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS INC VERNON TX Sodium nitrite 0 19 19 186 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Sodium nitrite 3 0 3 30 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO TRAVERSE CITY MI Ethylene glycol 0 29 2 1 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Ammonia 850 0 850 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Ammonia 229 0 229 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WWTP DAKOTA CITY NE Ammonia 800 0 800 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Ammonia 540 0 540 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Ammonia 368 0 368 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Ammonia 169 0 169 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Ammonia 250 0 250 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Ammonia 57 0 57 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Ammonia 297 0 297 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC BUENA VISTA GA Ammonia 120 0 120 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Ammonia 0 79,429 31,851 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Ammonia 115 0 115 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Ammonia 28 0 28 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Ammonia 250 0 250 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Ammonia 272 0 272 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Ammonia 221 0 221 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Ammonia 291 0 291 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Ammonia 82 0 82 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Ammonia 57 0 57 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-PROCESSING PLANT CUMMING GA Ammonia 99 0 99 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC DENISON IA Ammonia 0 26,032 10,439 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC PERRY IA Ammonia 452 0 452 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Ammonia 68 0 68 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Ammonia 5 0 5 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Ammonia 219 0 219 0 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Ammonia 19 0 19 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO TRAVERSE CITY MI Ammonia 0 39 16 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYTARBORO TARBORO NC Nitrate compounds 0 728 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC MONROE NC Ammonia 0 18,197 7,297 0 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO-FLORENCE ALABAMA FLORENCE AL Nitrate compounds 0 1,769 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-GOODLETTSVILLE GOODLETTSVILLE TN Ammonia 0 586 235 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEWBERN TN Ammonia 0 2,929 1,175 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEWBERN TN Nitrate compounds 0 11,759 0 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS PLANT-WHOLLY OWNED SUB OF TYSON FOODS INC STORM LAKE IA Ammonia 0 1,823 731 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WATERLOO IA Ammonia 0 39,750 15,940 0 0.00%
TYSON DELI INC CHEROKEE IA Nitric acid 0 2,281 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC EMPORIA KS Ammonia 0 24 10 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC PINE BLUFF JEFFERSON PARKWAY PLANT PINE BLUFF AR Ammonia 0 90 36 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC SHERMAN TX Ammonia 0 1,080 433 0 0.00%

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and estimated releases from transfers to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2014, 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.

Quantity of toxic post-treatment releases: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water plus released after treatment at POTW's.

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