Becton Dickinson & Co
9 facilities · 5 states · 915.1K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Becton Dickinson & Co is the reported parent of 9 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 915.1K lbs of toxic releases. 3 of 18 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is South Carolina (682.7K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Becton Dickinson & Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Becton Dickinson & Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+7.1%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+7.1%
158.8 thousand lb → 170.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Becton Dickinson & Co's total reported releases rose from 158.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 170.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becton Dickinson & Co's water releases fell from 100 lb in 2022 to 32 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becton Dickinson & Co's off-site transfers rose from 47.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becton Dickinson & Co's air releases rose from 110.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 115.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Becton Dickinson & Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Cr Bard; Becton Dickinson Medical -Medication Delivery Solutions; Bd Life Sciences; Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; 1,2-Dichloroethylene; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina; Nebraska; Georgia. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 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: Cr Bard; Becton Dickinson Medical -Medication Delivery Solutions; Bd Life Sciences; Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; 1,2-Dichloroethylene; Chromium. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina; Nebraska; Georgia. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
Becton Dickinson & Co ranks #672 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Becton Dickinson & Co files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Becton Dickinson & Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 9 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Becton Dickinson & Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nucor Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Becton Dickinson & Co sits among TRI parents
Becton Dickinson & Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nucor Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nucor Corp · rank #670 · 15.8M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #671 · 13.0M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Becton Dickinson & Co
Dichloromethane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; 1,2-Dichloroethylene; Chromium lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Cr Bard. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 613.2K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 98.1K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 59.5K lbs |
| 1,2-Dichloroethylene | 46.3K lbs |
| Chromium | 33.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 682.7K lbs |
| Nebraska | 3 | 205.4K lbs |
| Georgia | 2 | 14.2K lbs |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 10.0K lbs |
| Utah | 1 | 2.9K lbs |
Facilities (9)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Cr Bard Moncks Corner, SC | 623.2K lbs |
| Becton Dickinson Medical -Medication Delivery Solutions Columbus, NE | 152.6K lbs |
| Bd Life Sciences Sumter, SC | 59.5K lbs |
| Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege Holdrege, NE | 46.3K lbs |
| Bard Shannon Ltd Humacao, PR | 10.0K lbs |
| Becton Dickinson & Co Covington Operations Covington, GA | 7.2K lbs |
| Becton Dickinson & Co Madison Operations Madison, GA | 6.9K lbs |
| Becton Dickinson & Co Columbus, NE | 6.5K lbs |
| Bd Medical Sandy, UT | 2.9K lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Becton Dickinson & Co on total disclosed release pounds (915.1K lbs) and reporting facility count (9). Release-volume peers include Novaria Group, Energy Transfer LP, Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. Facility-count peers include Akzo Nobel Inc, Allied Aviation Holding Co, American Honda Motor Co Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
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About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are South Carolina, Nebraska, Georgia; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Becton Dickinson & Co's TRI parent record
From Becton Dickinson & Co, open Cr Bard or compare against Nucor Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Becton Dickinson & Co (Cr Bard in SC). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Becton Dickinson & Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nucor Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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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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