Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
15 facilities · 13 states · 409.6K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc is the reported parent of 15 Form R facilities across 13 states, disclosing 409.6K lbs of toxic releases. 9 of 79 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (119.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-41.6%
12 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-41.6%
76.8 thousand lb → 44.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's total reported releases fell from 76.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's air releases fell from 29.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's off-site transfers fell from 47.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's chemicals reported rose from 27 in 2022 to 28 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Life Technologies Corp; Patheon Biologics; Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC; Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Dichloromethane; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Missouri; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Machinery; Chemical Wholesalers; 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: Life Technologies Corp; Patheon Biologics; Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC; Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Dichloromethane; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan; Missouri; Wisconsin. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Machinery; Chemical Wholesalers; Computers and Electronic Products.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc ranks #979 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc spans 13 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 15 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sits among TRI parents
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Ecology Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #977 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #978 · 39.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
n-Butyl alcohol; Dichloromethane; Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Ammonia lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Life Technologies Corp. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 119.5K lbs |
| Dichloromethane | 85.6K lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | 72.4K lbs |
| Methanol | 51.4K lbs |
| Ammonia | 27.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1 | 119.5K lbs |
| Missouri | 1 | 100.1K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 63.1K lbs |
| Virginia | 1 | 45.4K lbs |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 38.2K lbs |
| New Jersey | 2 | 27.8K lbs |
| South Carolina | 1 | 9.9K lbs |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2.1K lbs |
| California | 1 | 2.1K lbs |
| Ohio | 1 | 779 lbs |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 577 lbs |
| Oregon | 1 | 190 lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (15)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Life Technologies Corp Detroit, MI | 119.5K lbs |
| Patheon Biologics Saint Louis, MO | 100.1K lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC Milwaukee, WI | 63.1K lbs |
| Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co Middletown, VA | 45.4K lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Manati, PR | 38.2K lbs |
| Fisher Scientific Co L.l. C. Fair Lawn, NJ | 24.7K lbs |
| Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) Greenville, SC | 9.9K lbs |
| Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C. Bridgewater, NJ | 3.1K lbs |
| Applied Biosystems LLC Pleasanton, CA | 2.1K lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Asheville, NC | 1.7K lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (asheville) LLC Marietta, OH | 779 lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc Ward Hill, MA | 577 lbs |
| Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC Part of Thermo Fisher Sc Greenville, NC | 338 lbs |
| Molecular Probes Inc. Eugene, OR | 190 lbs |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Bellefonte, PA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc on total disclosed release pounds (409.6K lbs) and reporting facility count (15). Release-volume peers include Marinemax Products Inc, Michelin Na Inc, Allegion S & S Holding Co Inc. Facility-count peers include Bae Systems Inc, Bridgestone Americas Inc, Clarios LLC. 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 Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc's TRI parent record
From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, open Life Technologies Corp or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (Life Technologies Corp in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against US Ecology Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Ecology Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc'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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