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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 56
Surface Water releases 2017 (lbs): 16,379,973
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2017 (lbs): 1,423,800
Pounds released post-treatment 2017 (lbs): 16,450,827
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2017: 122,589,666

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TYSON POULTRY INC PINE BLUFF JEFFERSON PARKWAY PLANT PINE BLUFF AR Peracetic acid 0 212,633 16,883 75,973,794 61.97%
TYSON CHICKEN INC DEXTER MO Peracetic acid 0 79,445 6,308 28,385,707 23.16%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Chromium compounds 13 0 13 6,500,000 5.30%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Nitrate compounds 2,343,121 0 2,343,121 1,476,166 1.20%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Nitrate compounds 2,122,495 0 2,122,495 1,337,172 1.09%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Nitrate compounds 1,735,141 0 1,735,141 1,093,139 0.89%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Nitrate compounds 1,650,711 0 1,650,711 1,039,948 0.85%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 1,484,230 0 1,484,230 935,065 0.76%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Nitrate compounds 1,116,641 0 1,116,641 703,484 0.57%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Nitrate compounds 876,323 0 876,323 552,083 0.45%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Hydrogen sulfide 275 0 275 495,000 0.40%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Nitrate compounds 710,155 0 710,155 447,398 0.36%
TYSON POULTRY INC - NASHVILLE PROCESSING PLANT NASHVILLE AR Nitrate compounds 597,832 0 597,832 376,634 0.31%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Nitrate compounds 553,002 0 553,002 348,391 0.28%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Hydrogen sulfide 185 0 185 333,000 0.27%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Nitrate compounds 465,296 0 465,296 293,136 0.24%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Nitrate compounds 363,630 0 363,630 229,087 0.19%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Nitrate compounds 342,742 0 342,742 215,927 0.18%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Nitrate compounds 317,442 0 317,442 199,988 0.16%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Nitrate compounds 287,741 0 287,741 181,277 0.15%
TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING SHELBYVILLE TN Nitrate compounds 266,527 0 266,527 167,912 0.14%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Nitrate compounds 200,686 0 200,686 126,432 0.10%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Nitrate compounds 197,041 0 197,041 124,136 0.10%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Hydrogen sulfide 62 0 62 111,960 0.09%
TYSON POULTRY INC-NEW HOLLAND COMPLEX NEW HOLLAND PA Nitrate compounds 174,051 0 174,051 109,652 0.09%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Nitrate compounds 159,256 0 159,256 100,331 0.08%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Peracetic acid 0 250 20 89,325 0.07%
TYSON POULTRY INC TEXARKANA AR Nitrate compounds 123,973 0 123,973 78,103 0.06%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Hydrogen sulfide 39 0 39 69,840 0.06%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Hydrogen sulfide 37 0 37 66,420 0.05%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Hydrogen sulfide 35 0 35 63,540 0.05%
TYSON FARMS INC HARMONY NC Nitrate compounds 90,541 0 90,541 57,041 0.05%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Hydrogen sulfide 26 0 26 46,260 0.04%
TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS INC VERNON TX Sodium nitrite 0 3,737 3,668 36,679 0.03%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Nitrate compounds 56,996 0 56,996 35,907 0.03%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Nitrate compounds 53,865 0 53,865 33,935 0.03%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Hydrogen sulfide 17 0 17 30,600 0.02%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Hydrogen sulfide 16 0 16 28,260 0.02%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Nitrate compounds 40,799 0 40,799 25,703 0.02%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEW LONDON PLANT NEW LONDON WI Nitrate compounds 32,177 0 32,177 20,272 0.02%
TYSON POULTRY INC GREEN FOREST AR Glycol ethers 0 835 66 11,934 0.01%
TYSON FARMS INC - UNION CITY PROCESSING UNION CITY TN Hydrogen sulfide 6 0 6 11,160 0.01%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Hydrogen sulfide 5 0 5 9,540 0.01%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Hydrogen sulfide 3 0 3 4,500 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Hydrogen sulfide 2 0 2 3,960 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP GEORGIA DIV LLC - PROCESSING PLANT CAMILLA GA Nitrate compounds 3,800 11,000 3,800 2,394 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP EUFAULA DIV LLC BAKER HILL AL Nitrate compounds 3,700 0 3,700 2,331 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Hydrogen sulfide 0 20 1 2,034 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC VAN BUREN AR Peracetic acid 0 5 0 1,787 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - PROCESSING FACILITY GLEN ALLEN VA Glycol ethers 7 0 7 1,260 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO ZEELAND MI Sodium nitrite 6 0 6 60 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP KENTUCKY DIV LLC PROCESSING PLANT ALBANY KY Nitrate compounds 1 0 1 1 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - GRANNIS PROCESSING PLANT GRANNIS AR Ammonia 42 0 42 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC VIENNA GA Ammonia 0 7 3 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC BERRYVILLE AR Ammonia 0 27 11 0 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP GEORGIA DIV LLC - PROCESSING PLANT CAMILLA GA Ammonia 250 28,930 11,851 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC DARDANELLE AR Ammonia 14 0 14 0 0.00%
HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANYTARBORO TARBORO NC Nitrate compounds 0 4,155 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC SCRANTON AR Ammonia 118 0 118 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - SEGUIN POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT SEGUIN TX Nitrate compounds 0 123,955 0 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC WALDRON AR Ammonia 55 0 55 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERANCEVILLE VA Ammonia 41 0 41 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT BROKEN BOW OK Ammonia 490 0 490 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC-CENTER TX P ROCESSING CENTER TX Ammonia 117 0 117 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - ALBERTVILLE PROCESSING PLANT ALBERTVILLE AL Ammonia 0 6,801 2,727 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - HOPE PROCESSING PLANT HOPE AR Ammonia 101 0 101 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-GOODLETTSVILLE GOODLETTSVILLE TN Ammonia 0 385 154 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY COLUMBUS JUNCTION IA Ammonia 124 0 124 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WATERLOO IOWA WATERLOO IA Ammonia 0 56,370 22,604 0 0.00%
THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO NEWBERN TN Nitrate compounds 0 88,184 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-PERRY PERRY IA Ammonia 5,748 0 5,748 0 0.00%
TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL INC PORTLAND IN Ammonia 0 228 91 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOGANSPORT IN LOGANSPORT IN Ammonia 0 15,410 6,179 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT CARTHAGE MS Ammonia 294 0 294 0 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP KENTUCKY DIV LLC PROCESSING PLANT ALBANY KY Ammonia 30 0 30 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC PROCESSING & RENDERING ROBARDS KY Ammonia 0 5 2 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL HILLSDALE IL Ammonia 811 0 811 0 0.00%
EQUITY GROUP EUFAULA DIV LLC BAKER HILL AL Ammonia 170 0 170 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT BLOUNTSVILLE AL Ammonia 157 0 157 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC LEXINGTON NE Ammonia 116 0 116 0 0.00%
TYSON PREPARED FOODS-SOUTH H UTCHINSON KS SOUTH HUTCHINSON KS Nitrate compounds 0 8,103 0 0 0.00%
TYSON PREPARED FOODS-SOUTH H UTCHINSON KS SOUTH HUTCHINSON KS Ammonia 0 292 117 0 0.00%
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC EMPORIA KS Ammonia 0 250 100 0 0.00%
KEYSTONE FOODS LLC - ALABAMA DIV GADSDEN AL Ammonia 0 790 317 0 0.00%
TYSON POULTRY INC - PROCESSING PLANT SEDALIA MO Ammonia 311 0 311 0 0.00%
KEYSTONE FOODS LLC - ALABAMA DIV GADSDEN AL Nitrate compounds 0 90,000 0 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - NOEL COMPLEX NOEL MO Ammonia 294 0 294 0 0.00%
TYSON CHICKEN INC - ALBERTVILLE PROCESSING PLANT ALBERTVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 0 691,983 0 0 0.00%
TYSON FARMS INC FOREST MS Ammonia 41 0 41 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 2017, 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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