What wastewater pollutants are Tyson Foods producing?

Biological oxygen demand

Microorganisms like bacteria that consume oxygen and compound the suffocating effect of nitrogen and phosphorus.

15m lbs

Nitrogen and phosphorus

39m lbs

Large amounts of these nutrients feed algal blooms that can exacerbate respiratory conditions, clog water infrastructure, and deplete oxygen levels in water causing ‘dead zones’.

Other contaminants

150m lbs

Includes oil and grease, hydrocarbons, cyanide, and an array of heavy metals including mercury, copper, manganese, zinc and iron.

192m lbs

Chloride and sulfates

Excessive concentrations of chloride can harm plants and animals, and cause water pipes to corrode. Too many sulfates in drinking water can cause gastrointestinal issues for humans.

Biological oxygen demand

15m lbs

Microorganisms like bacteria that consume oxygen and compound the suffocating effect of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Nitrogen and phosphorus

39m lbs

Large amounts of these nutrients feed algal blooms that can exacerbate respiratory conditions, clog water infrastructure, and deplete oxygen levels in water causing ‘dead zones’.

Other contaminants

150m lbs

Includes oil and grease, hydrocarbons, cyanide, and an array of heavy metals including mercury, copper, manganese, zinc and iron.

192m lbs

Chloride and sulfates

Excessive concentrations of chloride can harm plants and animals, and cause water pipes to corrode. Too many sulfates in drinking water can cause gastrointestinal issues for humans.

Biological oxygen demand

15m lbs

Microorganisms like bacteria that consume oxygen and compound the suffocating effect of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Nitrogen and phosphorus

39m lbs

Large amounts of these nutrients feed algal blooms that can exacerbate respiratory conditions, clog water infrastructure, and deplete oxygen levels in water causing ‘dead zones’.

150m lbs

Other contaminants

Includes oil and grease, hydrocarbons, cyanide, and an array of heavy metals including mercury, copper, manganese, zinc and iron.

192m lbs

Chloride and sulfates

Excessive concentrations of chloride can harm plants and animals, and cause water pipes to corrode. Too many sulfates in drinking water can cause gastrointestinal issues for humans.

Microorganisms like bacteria that consume oxygen and compound the suffocating effect of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Biological oxygen demand

15m lbs

Large amounts of these nutrients feed algal blooms that can exacerbate respiratory conditions, clog water infrastructure, and deplete oxygen levels in water causing ‘dead zones’.

Nitrogen and phosphorus

39m lbs

Includes oil and grease, hydrocarbons, cyanide, and an array of heavy metals including mercury, copper, manganese, zinc and iron.

Other contaminants

150m lbs

Excessive concentrations of chloride can harm plants and animals, and cause water pipes to corrode. Too many sulfates in drinking water can cause gastrointestinal issues for humans.

Chloride and sulfates

192m lbs

Microorganisms like bacteria that consume oxygen and compound the suffocating effect of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Biological oxygen demand

15m lbs

Large amounts of these nutrients feed algal blooms that can exacerbate respiratory conditions, clog water infrastructure, and deplete oxygen levels in water causing ‘dead zones’.

Nitrogen and phosphorus

39m lbs

Other contaminants

Includes oil and grease, hydrocarbons, cyanide, and an array of heavy metals including mercury, copper, manganese, zinc and iron.

150m lbs

Excessive concentrations of chloride can harm plants and animals, and cause water pipes to corrode. Too many sulfates in drinking water can cause gastrointestinal issues for humans.

Chloride and sulfates

192m lbs