EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Quidel Inc
San Diego, CA
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Quidel Inc: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Quidel Inc's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Quidel Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in San Diego, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 161 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,700 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. Quidel Inc is pounds #658 and chemical-count #928 at 1.1K 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: Ametek Programmable Power; Integrated Dna Technologies; Sherwin-Williams Co; Integrated Dna Technologies. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Copperhead Chemical Co Inc; Evans Adhesive Corp; Ibc Advanced Technologies Inc.; Thetford Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Compare Quidel Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Ametek Programmable Power San Diego · 181 lbs
- Integrated Dna Technologies San Diego · 32.6K lbs
- Sherwin-Williams Co San Diego · 9.0K lbs
- Integrated Dna Technologies San Diego · 4.2K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Copperhead Chemical Co Inc (PA) · Evans Adhesive Corp (OH) · Ibc Advanced Technologies Inc. (UT)
Quidel Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Copperhead Chemical Co Inc and Evans Adhesive Corp.
Quidel Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Quidel Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Quidel Inc reports the 2,801st-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Copperhead Chemical Co Inc and Evans Adhesive Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Quidel Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Quidel Inc's total reported releases fell from 199 lb in 2022 to 161 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Quidel Inc's air releases fell from 199 lb in 2022 to 161 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quidel Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Quidel Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (250 lbs to 161 lbs).
Quidel 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 Quidel Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 199 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 161 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.1K lbs | - |
Quidel Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Quidel Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility, Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility Santa Teresa, NM · Other 1.1K lbs reported
- Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility Oak Ridge, TN · Other 1.1K lbs reported
- Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America Newberry, SC · Electrical Equipment 1.1K lbs reported
- Matcon Terminal LLC Fort Lauderdale, FL · Petroleum 1.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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; nearby reporters include Ametek Programmable Power. Quidel Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Quidel Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Quidel Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for San Diego, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325413 · Chemicals. 0.0% of San Diego TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Quidel Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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