Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at Sanderson Farms INC have more than doubled since 2014 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Sanderson Farms INC
Total reported releases 244k lb more than doubled year over year (+102%). Total releases concentrations have more than doubled since 2014.
2081 SANDERSON WAY, Kinston, North Carolina · 311615 · Food · operated by Sanderson Farms LLC
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) releases at Sanderson Farms INC rose from 109k lb to 240k lb (2.2×) between 2023 and 2024.
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) concentrations have more than doubled since 2014.
Ammonia
Ammonia concentrations have more than halved since 2015.
Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide concentrations have more than doubled since 2012.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (5 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 6,508. Why we surface this →
39.9%
Low-income
33.5%
People of color
3.9%
Under age 5
20.9%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.