EPA TRI Facility · Other
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder
Boulder, CO · Parent: US Department of Commerce
- Total releases
- 27 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder: how the 27 lbs splits
27 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 27 lbs 100.0%
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder's 27 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Boulder, CO, in the other sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 27 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,732 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder is pounds #204 and chemical-count #141 at 27 lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive; Corden Pharma Colorado Inc; Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Valmont Ready Mix; Agilent Technologies Boulder Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside Colorado: U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range; Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations; US Dod Usaf Fe Warren Afb (part). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Mercury; Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Compare National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive Boulder · 14.5K lbs
- Corden Pharma Colorado Inc Boulder · 136.3K lbs
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Valmont Ready Mix Boulder · 2 lbs
- Agilent Technologies Boulder Co Boulder · 4.0K lbs
Similar-scale Other sites elsewhere: U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range (ME) · Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs (NC) · Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations (LA)
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range and Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs.
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27 lbs 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder reports the 520th-largest volume (27 lbs). Scale peers outside Colorado include U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range and Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder's total reported releases fell from 17 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder's off-site transfers fell from 17 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 59% (1 lbs to 0 lbs).
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 59% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 17 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 26 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 1 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range, Coastal Agrobusiness Inc-Tcs, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations.
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 Lead, Mercury, Polychlorinated biphenyls; nearby reporters include Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive. National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Boulder, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 921190 · Other. 0.0% of Boulder TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ge Drives & Controls (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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