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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 54
Surface Water releases 2015 (lbs): 15,497,673
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2015 (lbs): 194,670
Pounds released post-treatment 2015 (lbs): 15,580,203
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2015: 81,272,963

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Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Chromium and chromium compounds 100 0 100 50,000,000 61.52%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Hydrogen sulfide 6,936 0 6,936 12,484,800 15.36%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Hydrogen sulfide 2,100 0 2,100 3,780,000 4.65%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Hydrogen sulfide 1,743 0 1,743 3,137,400 3.86%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Nitrate compounds 2,362,655 0 2,362,655 1,488,473 1.83%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Nitrate compounds 2,244,020 0 2,244,020 1,413,733 1.74%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Peroxyacetic acid 305 0 305 1,372,500 1.69%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Nitrate compounds 1,878,262 0 1,878,262 1,183,305 1.46%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Nitrate compounds 1,471,710 0 1,471,710 927,177 1.14%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Nitrate compounds 1,174,531 0 1,174,531 739,955 0.91%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 891,328 0 891,328 561,537 0.69%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Hydrogen sulfide 0 1,380 312 561,384 0.69%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Nitrate compounds 867,743 0 867,743 546,678 0.67%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Nitrate compounds 844,719 0 844,719 532,173 0.65%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Nitrate compounds 803,448 0 803,448 506,172 0.62%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Nitrate compounds 616,225 0 616,225 388,222 0.48%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Nitrate compounds 421,880 0 421,880 265,784 0.33%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Nitrate compounds 332,303 0 332,303 209,351 0.26%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Nitrate compounds 256,335 0 256,335 161,491 0.20%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Nitrate compounds 240,127 0 240,127 151,280 0.19%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Nitrate compounds 216,175 0 216,175 136,190 0.17%
TYSON FARMS INC HARMONY NC Nitrate compounds 166,920 0 166,920 105,160 0.13%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Nitrate compounds 136,086 0 136,086 85,734 0.11%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Nitrate compounds 110,857 0 110,857 69,840 0.09%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Nitrate compounds 105,578 0 105,578 66,514 0.08%
TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS INC VERNON TX Sodium nitrite 0 6,776 6,651 66,506 0.08%
TYSON PROCESSING SERVICES INC OMAHA NE Sodium nitrite 0 6,096 5,983 59,832 0.07%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - DENISON DENISON IA Hydrogen sulfide 0 135 31 54,918 0.07%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC PERRY IA Nitrate compounds 85,700 0 85,700 53,991 0.07%
TYSON POULTRY INC TEXARKANA AR Nitrate compounds 75,994 0 75,994 47,876 0.06%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Nitrate compounds 66,166 0 66,166 41,685 0.05%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Nitrate compounds 43,032 0 43,032 27,110 0.03%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Nitrate compounds 29,073 0 29,073 18,316 0.02%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Nitrate compounds 22,332 0 22,332 14,069 0.02%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEW LONDON PLANT NEW LONDON WI Nitrate compounds 18,916 0 18,916 11,917 0.01%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Peroxyacetic acid 0 5 0 1,787 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Sodium nitrite 10 0 10 100 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO TRAVERSE CITY MI Ethylene glycol 0 97 8 4 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC HARMONY NC Ammonia 274 0 274 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Ammonia 122 0 122 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Ammonia 50 0 50 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Ammonia 250 0 250 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC MONROE NC Ammonia 0 15,186 6,090 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYTARBORO TARBORO NC Nitrate compounds 0 48 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC PERRY IA Ammonia 450 0 450 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Ammonia 93 0 93 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Ammonia 13 0 13 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Ammonia 169 0 169 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Ammonia 430 0 430 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Ammonia 65 0 65 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Ammonia 100 0 100 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Ammonia 64 0 64 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 WATERLOO IOWA WATERLOO IA Ammonia 0 51,840 20,788 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Ammonia 223 0 223 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Ammonia 0 95,700 38,376 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - DENISON DENISON IA Ammonia 0 7,190 2,883 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Ammonia 850 0 850 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Ammonia 29 0 29 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Ammonia 169 0 169 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Ammonia 155 0 155 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC DAWSON GA Ammonia 0 800 321 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Ammonia 289 0 289 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Ammonia 264 0 264 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC EMPORIA KS Ammonia 0 11 4 0 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEWBERN TN Nitrate compounds 0 6,703 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Ammonia 152 0 152 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Ammonia 153 0 153 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-GOODLETTSVILLE GOODLETTSVILLE TN Ammonia 0 305 122 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS PLANT-WHOLLY OWNED SUB OF TYSON FOODS INC STORM LAKE IA Ammonia 0 2,308 926 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 2015, 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.

* 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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