Johnson & Johnson Inc
8 facilities · 6 states · 147.3K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Johnson & Johnson Inc is the reported parent of 8 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 147.3K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 23 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (93.2K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Johnson & Johnson Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Johnson & Johnson Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-16.0%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-16.8%
28.6 thousand lb → 23.8 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Johnson & Johnson Inc's total reported releases fell from 28.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johnson & Johnson Inc's off-site transfers rose from 116 lb in 2022 to 208 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johnson & Johnson Inc's air releases fell from 28.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Johnson & Johnson Inc's chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Johnson & Johnson Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Depuy Orthopaedics Inc; Ethicon Inc; Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol; Ammonia; Nitric acid. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Indiana; Massachusetts. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemicals; 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: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Depuy Orthopaedics Inc; Ethicon Inc; Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol; Ammonia; Nitric acid. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Indiana; Massachusetts. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Chemicals; Computers and Electronic Products.
Johnson & Johnson Inc ranks #1,431 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Johnson & Johnson Inc spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Johnson & Johnson Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 8 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Johnson & Johnson Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Johnson & Johnson Inc sits among TRI parents
Johnson & Johnson Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #1,429 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #1,430 · 24.7M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Johnson & Johnson Inc
Toluene; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol; Ammonia; Nitric acid lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Toluene | 81.2K lbs |
| Methanol | 42.8K lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 12.9K lbs |
| Ammonia | 4.6K lbs |
| Nitric acid | 2.2K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2 | 93.2K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 52.5K lbs |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1.3K lbs |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 287 lbs |
| Florida | 1 | 82 lbs |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (8)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Athens, GA | 72.4K lbs |
| Depuy Orthopaedics Inc Warsaw, IN | 52.5K lbs |
| Ethicon Inc Cornelia, GA | 20.7K lbs |
| Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co Raynham, MA | 1.3K lbs |
| McNeil Healthcare LLC Las Piedras, PR | 287 lbs |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc Jacksonville, FL | 82 lbs |
| Ethicon Somerville, NJ | 0 lbs |
| Janssen Ortho LLC Manati, PR | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Johnson & Johnson Inc on total disclosed release pounds (147.3K lbs) and reporting facility count (8). Release-volume peers include Wf Holdings Inc, Transdigm Inc, Syntha Group Inc. Facility-count peers include Agropur Inc, Albemarle Corp, Allegheny Technologies 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 Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Johnson & Johnson Inc's TRI parent record
From Johnson & Johnson Inc, open Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Johnson & Johnson Inc (Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. in GA). 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 Johnson & Johnson Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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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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