Toxic Releases / Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

CAS N511 · 258,716,953 lb reported released from 1,602 facilities (TRI 2024).

By State

TX19,371,938 lb · 104 facilities FL18,695,451 lb · 23 facilities VA13,883,989 lb · 51 facilities LA11,570,027 lb · 37 facilities AL10,652,729 lb · 53 facilities MS9,440,650 lb · 29 facilities IN9,435,788 lb · 44 facilities NV9,279,516 lb · 18 facilities ID9,154,888 lb · 35 facilities NC8,731,280 lb · 42 facilities OK8,492,498 lb · 19 facilities OH8,064,177 lb · 79 facilities IL7,668,764 lb · 64 facilities WA7,302,407 lb · 47 facilities TN6,980,975 lb · 44 facilities IA6,305,259 lb · 37 facilities NE6,237,331 lb · 20 facilities KY6,191,711 lb · 33 facilities AR6,173,028 lb · 31 facilities GA6,155,610 lb · 40 facilities WI5,649,216 lb · 93 facilities PA5,498,809 lb · 46 facilities CA5,298,656 lb · 77 facilities NY5,063,289 lb · 69 facilities WY5,054,857 lb · 4 facilities DE4,844,850 lb · 4 facilities KS4,251,736 lb · 18 facilities NJ4,153,322 lb · 20 facilities MI3,881,940 lb · 71 facilities OR3,217,047 lb · 42 facilities AK2,534,528 lb · 3 facilities MO2,469,474 lb · 33 facilities SC2,300,296 lb · 32 facilities NM2,221,222 lb · 10 facilities ME2,145,617 lb · 8 facilities WV1,943,016 lb · 7 facilities MN1,869,602 lb · 52 facilities SD1,584,602 lb · 9 facilities CO1,334,137 lb · 30 facilities UT882,293 lb · 33 facilities MA729,327 lb · 22 facilities HI456,073 lb · 2 facilities MT365,271 lb · 11 facilities MD322,087 lb · 7 facilities AZ261,121 lb · 17 facilities VT169,559 lb · 7 facilities CT168,777 lb · 11 facilities RI100,044 lb · 4 facilities NH92,544 lb · 4 facilities ND64,890 lb · 5 facilities DC735 lb · 1 facilities

Facilities Reporting the Largest Releases

1ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS OPERATIONS LLC · CANTONMENT, FL17,609,934 lb (2024)2U.S. ARMY RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT · RADFORD, VA11,201,153 lb (2024)3MCCAIN FOODS USA INC. · BURLEY, ID5,618,759 lb (2024)4CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP (ROCKPORT WORKS ) · ROCKPORT, IN5,580,638 lb (2024)5DYNO NOBEL INC-CHEYENNE PLANT · CHEYENNE, WY5,054,659 lb (2024)6US ARMY HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT · KINGSPORT, TN4,587,369 lb (2024)7DELAWARE CITY REFINERY · DELAWARE CITY, DE3,961,469 lb (2024)8SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL · TAR HEEL, NC3,668,983 lb (2024)9CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP · COSHOCTON, OH3,383,767 lb (2024)10LAMB WESTON INC RICHLAND FACILITY · RICHLAND, WA3,299,337 lb (2024)11PRYOR SOLAE · PRYOR, OK3,144,395 lb (2024)12NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC · CARLIN, NV3,140,393 lb (2024)13NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS · GHENT, KY3,117,940 lb (2024)14LSB CHEMICAL L.L.C. · PRYOR, OK2,667,155 lb (2024)15ECOVYST CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES LLC · KANSAS CITY, KS2,535,048 lb (2024)16JBS PLAINWELL · PLAINWELL, MI2,445,247 lb (2024)17USS-CLAIRTON PLANT · CLAIRTON, PA2,432,899 lb (2024)18TYSON FRESH MEATS INC · LEXINGTON, NE2,347,338 lb (2024)19NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - TURQUOISE RIDGE · GOLCONDA, NV2,315,726 lb (2024)20PHILLIPS 66 CO-BAYWAY REFINERY · LINDEN, NJ2,273,100 lb (2024)21MCCAIN FOODS USA INC · OTHELLO, WA2,237,841 lb (2024)22WOOD RIVER REFINERY · ROXANA, IL2,190,312 lb (2024)23VALERO REFINING - TEXAS L.P. HOUSTON REFINERY · HOUSTON, TX2,051,661 lb (2024)24SOUTHWEST CHEESE LLC · CLOVIS, NM1,982,168 lb (2024)25BASF CORP ATTAPULGUS OPS · ATTAPULGUS, GA1,972,720 lb (2024)26SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP-CRETE · CRETE, NE1,916,586 lb (2024)27TYSON FARMS INC. - CARTHAGE MS PROCESSING PLANT · CARTHAGE, MS1,903,680 lb (2024)28PERDUE FOODS LLC - LEWISTON PROCESSING PLANT · LEWISTON WOODVILLE, NC1,901,062 lb (2024)29MCCAIN FOODS USA INC · EASTON, ME1,861,768 lb (2024)30SANDERSON FARMS LLC · BRYAN, TX1,785,358 lb (2024)31TYSON POULTRY INC. · CLARKSVILLE, AR1,729,854 lb (2024)32TYSON FRESH MEATS INC - JOSLIN IL · HILLSDALE, IL1,707,843 lb (2024)33CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO. DIV OF CHEVRON USA INC. · EL SEGUNDO, CA1,704,400 lb (2024)34BP PRODUCTS NA WHITING BUSINESS UNIT · WHITING, IN1,700,000 lb (2024)35PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MT PLEASANT COMPLEX · MOUNT PLEASANT, TX1,647,563 lb (2024)36MULLINS CHEESE INC · MOSINEE, WI1,587,670 lb (2024)37TYSON FRESH MEATS INC-LOUISA COUNTY · COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA1,571,739 lb (2024)38POGO MINE · DELTA JUNCTION, AK1,453,814 lb (2024)39KRATON CORP · BELPRE, OH1,418,600 lb (2024)40JBS/SWIFT PORK CO · BEARDSTOWN, IL1,405,274 lb (2024)41ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLC · BALDWINSVILLE, NY1,373,179 lb (2024)42MCCAIN FOODS USA INC · WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI1,369,893 lb (2024)43ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC · TEXAS CITY, TX1,345,045 lb (2024)44TYSON POULTRY INC-BROKEN BOW PROCESSING PLANT · BROKEN BOW, OK1,288,198 lb (2024)45KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN · GADSDEN, AL1,278,613 lb (2024)46CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO PASCAGOULA REFINERY · PASCAGOULA, MS1,272,000 lb (2024)47SANDERSON FARMS LLC · COLLINS, MS1,240,416 lb (2024)48CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN LLC · DONALDSONVILLE, LA1,224,744 lb (2024)49VALERO REFINING-TEXAS LP · TEXAS CITY, TX1,200,000 lb (2024)50PERDUE FOODS LLC - CROMWELL PROCESSING PLANT · BEAVER DAM, KY1,132,444 lb (2024)

Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data File. Figures are amounts facilities reported releasing to air, water and land — they are not a measure of exposure, concentration or health risk.