Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC WATERLOO IOWA
501 N ELK RUN RD, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Parent company: TYSON FOODS INC
Carcinogen
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
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 | Certain glycol ethers | Nitric acid | Phosphoric acid | Total (lbs) |
| 2024 | 77,183 | 278 | — | — | — | 77,461 |
| 2023 | 58,673 | 720 | — | — | — | 59,393 |
| 2022 | 68,972 | 540 | — | — | — | 69,512 |
| 2021 | 39,940 | 500 | — | — | — | 40,440 |
| 2020 | 52,456 | 255 | — | — | — | 52,711 |
| 2019 | 40,105 | 5 | — | — | — | 40,110 |
| 2018 | 31,301 | 25 | — | — | — | 31,326 |
| 2017 | 22,040 | 25 | — | — | — | 22,065 |
| 2016 | 31,610 | 25 | — | — | — | 31,635 |
| 2015 | 21,260 | 3,040 | — | — | — | 24,300 |
| 2014 | 15,860 | — | — | — | — | 15,860 |
| 2013 | 26,580 | — | — | — | — | 26,580 |
| 2012 | 17,650 | — | — | — | — | 17,650 |
| 2011 | 24,110 | — | — | — | — | 24,110 |
| 2010 | 44,980 | — | — | 5 | — | 44,985 |
| 2009 | 40,993 | — | — | — | — | 40,993 |
| 2008 | 28,424 | — | — | — | — | 28,424 |
| 2007 | 39,200 | — | — | — | — | 39,200 |
| 2006 | 59,850 | — | — | — | — | 59,850 |
| 2005 | 58,650 | — | — | — | — | 58,650 |
| 2004 | 34,350 | — | — | — | — | 34,350 |
| 2003 | 38,850 | — | — | 5 | — | 38,855 |
| 2002 | 34,300 | — | — | 5 | — | 34,305 |
| 2001 | 29,550 | — | 250 | 5 | — | 29,805 |
| 2000 | 43,750 | — | — | 5 | — | 43,765 |
| 1999 | 49,750 | — | — | 5 | — | 49,775 |
| 1998 | 49,550 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 49,560 |
| 1997 | 33,330 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 33,340 |
| 1996 | 34,350 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 34,360 |
| 1995 | 21,262 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 21,272 |
| 1994 | 47,450 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 47,460 |
| 1993 | 27,110 | — | — | — | 5 | 27,120 |
| 1992 | 14,000 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 14,015 |
| 1991 | 16,005 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16,015 |
| 1990 | 2,700 | — | — | — | 5 | 2,705 |
▎ 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.