EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc
Richmond, CA · Parent: Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc
- Total releases
- 28.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc: how the 28.7K lbs splits
28.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.7K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 14 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc's 28.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 826 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 28.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,417 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc is pounds #267 and chemical-count #287 at 28.7K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Phillips 66 Richmond Terminal; Gold Bond Building Products - Richmond; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc; Brenntag Pacific Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Benvic Trinity LLC; Shakespeare Co LLC; Betco Corp - Bg; Integrated Dna Technologies. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Acrylamide; Tetrachloroethylene; Mercury.
Compare Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Phillips 66 Richmond Terminal Richmond · 17.5K lbs
- Gold Bond Building Products - Richmond Richmond · 5 lbs
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Richmond · 25 lbs
- Brenntag Pacific Inc. Richmond · 2.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Benvic Trinity LLC (OH) · Shakespeare Co LLC (NC) · Betco Corp - Bg (OH)
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Benvic Trinity LLC and Shakespeare Co LLC.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc reports the 1,570th-largest volume (28.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 76.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Benvic Trinity LLC and Shakespeare Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 76.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc's total reported releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 826 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc's off-site transfers rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc's air releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 814 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc Form-R facts
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See how Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
64% more than the comparison
67% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (2.5K lbs to 826 lbs).
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 7.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 8.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 9.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 826 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 22.0K lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 4.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including Phillips 66 Richmond Terminal, Gold Bond Building Products - Richmond, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Benvic Trinity LLC, Shakespeare Co LLC, Betco Corp - Bg.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc on cumulative reported pounds (28.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include John Deere Coffeyville Works a Div of Deere & Compan, Contender Boats Fort Pierce Plant, Wyman-Gordon Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- John Deere Coffeyville Works a Div of Deere & Compan Coffeyville, KS · Machinery 28.7K lbs reported
- Contender Boats Fort Pierce Plant Fort Pierce, FL · Transportation Equipment 28.7K lbs reported
- Wyman-Gordon Co North Grafton, MA · Fabricated Metals 28.7K lbs reported
- Sonoco Flexibles Elk Grove Plant Elk Grove Village, IL · Plastics and Rubber 28.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Methanol, Acrylamide, Tetrachloroethylene, Mercury; nearby reporters include Phillips 66 Richmond Terminal. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: John Deere Coffeyville Works a Div of Deere & Compan (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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