EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Gambro Renal Products Inc.
Opelika, AL · Parent: Baxter International Inc
- Total releases
- 3.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gambro Renal Products Inc.: how the 3.9M lbs splits
3.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.7M lbs 95.8%
- Air Releases 163.4K lbs 4.2%
Gambro Renal Products Inc.'s 3.9M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Gambro Renal Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Opelika, AL, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 312.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 521 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: West Fraser Opelika Mill; Mando America Corp; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Twin City Plant; Dudley Lumber Co. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Alabama: Midwest Sterilization Corp; Midwest Sterilization Corp; Armstrong World Industries; Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc. Other Baxter International Inc sites in this extract: Baxter Healthcare Corp; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC; Baxter International Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Diisocyanates.
Gambro Renal Products Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midwest Sterilization Corp and Midwest Sterilization Corp.
Gambro Renal Products Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gambro Renal Products Inc. inside Lee's TRI pounds
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Gambro Renal Products Inc. reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 94.4% of every pound reported in Lee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Midwest Sterilization Corp and Midwest Sterilization Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lee's reported pounds (4.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gambro Renal Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 526.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 312.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gambro Renal Products Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 500.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 288.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gambro Renal Products Inc.'s air releases fell from 26.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gambro Renal Products Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gambro Renal Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 68% (976.6K lbs to 312.7K lbs).
Gambro Renal Products Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Gambro Renal Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 976.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.3M lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 776.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 526.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 312.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 3.9M lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 25 lbs | - |
Gambro Renal Products Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gambro Renal Products Inc.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including West Fraser Opelika Mill, Mando America Corp, Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Twin City Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Midwest Sterilization Corp, Midwest Sterilization Corp, Armstrong World Industries.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gambro Renal Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ingredion Inc Argo Plant, Clarios LLC, US Pipe & Foundry Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Baxter International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Baxter Healthcare Corp, Baxter Healthcare Corp., Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include West Fraser Opelika Mill. Gambro Renal Products Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Gambro Renal Products Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gambro Renal Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Opelika, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 94.4% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ingredion Inc Argo Plant (Δ 3.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gambro Renal Products Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov