Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
TYSON FARMS INC. - BLOUNTSVILLE PROCESSING PLANT
67240 MAIN ST, BLOUNTSVILLE, AL, 35031
Parent company: TYSON FOODS INC
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 | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | Ammonia | Chlorine | Hydrogen sulfide | Peracetic acid | Total (lbs) |
| 2024 | 944,158 | 4,380 | — | — | 2,220 | 950,758 |
| 2023 | 871,017 | 510 | — | — | 2,340 | 873,867 |
| 2022 | 760,119 | 11,096 | — | — | 20 | 771,235 |
| 2021 | 482,925 | 1,575 | — | — | 20 | 484,520 |
| 2020 | 808,652 | 557 | — | — | 20 | 809,229 |
| 2019 | 1,400,000 | 869 | — | — | 20 | 1,400,889 |
| 2018 | 1,282,957 | — | — | 3,419 | 20 | 1,286,396 |
| 2017 | 1,484,230 | 307 | — | 5,963 | 250 | 1,490,750 |
| 2016 | 1,474,957 | 571 | — | — | — | 1,475,528 |
| 2015 | 891,328 | 255 | — | — | — | 891,583 |
| 2014 | 1,183,431 | 255 | — | — | — | 1,183,686 |
| 2013 | 1,291,221 | 255 | — | — | 5 | 1,291,481 |
| 2012 | 1,435,171 | 8,365 | — | — | — | 1,443,536 |
| 2011 | 1,373,711 | 10,073 | — | — | — | 1,383,784 |
| 2010 | 1,276,186 | 10,017 | — | — | — | 1,286,203 |
| 2009 | 1,488,673 | 9,972 | — | — | — | 1,498,645 |
| 2008 | 1,448,821 | 14,382 | — | — | — | 1,463,203 |
| 2007 | 650,206 | 13,971 | — | — | — | 664,177 |
| 2006 | 816,546 | — | — | — | — | 816,546 |
| 2005 | 873,232 | 10,095 | — | — | — | 883,327 |
| 2004 | 1,271,263 | 15,099 | — | — | — | 1,286,362 |
| 2003 | — | 20,175 | — | — | — | 20,175 |
| 2002 | — | 10,061 | — | — | — | 10,061 |
| 2000 | — | 19,084 | — | — | — | 19,084 |
| 1999 | — | 9,500 | — | — | — | 9,500 |
| 1998 | — | 9,065 | 25,615 | — | — | 34,680 |
| 1997 | — | 9,000 | 10,650 | — | — | 19,650 |
| 1996 | — | — | 7,800 | — | — | 7,800 |
| 1995 | — | 15,820 | 11,088 | — | — | 26,908 |
| 1993 | — | 10,413 | — | — | — | 10,413 |
| 1992 | — | 10,200 | 8,700 | — | — | 18,900 |
| 1991 | — | 9,980 | 7,800 | — | — | 17,780 |
| 1989 | — | 6,010 | 5,100 | — | — | 11,110 |
| 1988 | — | 36,000 | — | — | — | 36,000 |
| 1987 | — | 36,000 | — | — | — | 36,000 |
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.