Abbott Laboratories
6 facilities · 6 states · 369.0K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Abbott Laboratories is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 369.0K lbs of toxic releases. 11 chemicals are reported; none carry a carcinogen classification in this extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Arizona (179.4K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds across Abbott Laboratories's multi-state Form R set, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Abbott Laboratories: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+76.6%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+147.4%
42.3 thousand lb → 104.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Abbott Laboratories's total reported releases rose from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 74.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbott Laboratories's off-site transfers rose from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbott Laboratories's air releases rose from 36.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbott Laboratories's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Abbott Laboratories from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Nutrition; Abbott; Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuryl fluoride; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid; Potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arizona; Michigan; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Computers and Electronic Products. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Nutrition; Abbott; Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuryl fluoride; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid; Potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Arizona; Michigan; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Computers and Electronic Products.
Abbott Laboratories ranks #1,016 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Abbott Laboratories spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Abbott Laboratories's disclosed pounds are spread across 6 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Abbott Laboratories follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Freeport-McMoran Inc; Americas Mining Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Abbott Laboratories sits among TRI parents
Abbott Laboratories sits on a disclosure ladder beside Freeport-McMoran Inc and Americas Mining Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Freeport-McMoran Inc · rank #1,014 · 200.0M lbs
- Americas Mining Corp · rank #1,015 · 89.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Abbott Laboratories
Sulfuryl fluoride; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid; Potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Sulfuryl fluoride | 291.3K lbs |
| Methanol | 53.8K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.7K lbs |
| Peracetic acid | 250 lbs |
| Potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | 179.4K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 135.8K lbs |
| Minnesota | 1 | 51.8K lbs |
| California | 1 | 2.0K lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 25 lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories Casa Grande, AZ | 179.4K lbs |
| Abbott Nutrition Sturgis, MI | 135.8K lbs |
| Abbott Saint Paul, MN | 51.8K lbs |
| Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc Temecula, CA | 2.0K lbs |
| St Jude Medical Cardiology Div. Inc. Liberty, SC | 25 lbs |
| Abbott Laboratories Tipp City, OH | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Abbott Laboratories on total disclosed release pounds (369.0K lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include Viant Medical LLC, Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc, Global Partners LP. Facility-count peers include Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc, Altria Group Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Abbott Laboratories's TRI parent record
From Abbott Laboratories, open Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories or compare against Freeport-McMoran Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories in AZ). Largest facility
- Compare against Americas Mining Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Abbott Laboratories sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Freeport-McMoran Inc, Americas Mining Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Abbott Laboratories's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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