Facility detail

PILGRIM'S PRIDE GAINESVILLE PROCESSING PLANT

949 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501

Parent company: JBS USA FOOD CO

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Year-over-year total releases

Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.

Top chemical totals

The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.

Full release table

Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.

All values in pounds (lbs)
Year	Ammonia	Peracetic acid	Total (lbs)
2024	3,585	4,305	7,890
2023	—	4,666	4,666
2022	10,422	4,680	15,102
2021	—	3,612	3,612
2020	—	850	850
2019	—	656	656
2018	—	672	672
2017	—	494	494
2016	—	412	412
2015	10,925	—	10,925
2010	19,204	—	19,204
2009	13,519	—	13,519
2007	13,907	—	13,907
2006	13,932	—	13,932
2005	16,799	—	16,799
2004	13,497	—	13,497
2003	14,695	—	14,695
2002	17,786	—	17,786
2001	34,054	—	34,054
2000	22,590	—	22,590
1999	10,414	—	10,414
1998	11,033	—	11,033
1997	9,849	—	9,849
1996	13,267	—	13,267
1995	8,280	—	8,280
1994	8,160	—	8,160
1993	8,200	—	8,200
1992	8,200	—	8,200
1991	35,000	—	35,000
1990	30,000	—	30,000
1989	25,000	—	25,000
1988	25,377	—	25,377
1987	32,300	—	32,300

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