EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Covidien LP
North Haven, CT · Parent: Medtronic Inc
- Total releases
- 41.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Covidien LP: how the 41.4K lbs splits
41.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.4K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 8 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Covidien LP's 41.4K 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: Dichloromethane.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Covidien LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Haven, CT, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 55 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 41.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,578 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Covidien LP is pounds #45 and chemical-count #131 at 41.3K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kuehne Chemical Co Inc.; New Haven Chemicals LLC; O.f. Mossberg & Sons Inc.; Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Connecticut: Knud Nielsen Co Inc.-Wild Avenue; Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento; Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege; Tenneco Powertrain. Other Medtronic Inc sites in this extract: Medtronic Inc; Medtronic Apv; Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.; Medtronic Ats Medical. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Ethylene oxide.
Covidien LP stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Knud Nielsen Co Inc.-Wild Avenue and Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento.
Covidien LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
41K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Covidien LP: Dichloromethane-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Covidien LP reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Dichloromethane alone is 98.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Knud Nielsen Co Inc.-Wild Avenue and Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Covidien LP's pounds in one chemical - here Dichloromethane at 98.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Covidien LP's total reported releases fell from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Covidien LP's air releases fell from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Covidien LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Covidien LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 99% (7.7K lbs to 55 lbs).
Covidien LP: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Covidien LP year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Dichloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 7.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 55 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 40.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 648 lbs | Carcinogen |
Covidien LP · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Covidien LP
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Kuehne Chemical Co Inc., New Haven Chemicals LLC, O.f. Mossberg & Sons Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Knud Nielsen Co Inc.-Wild Avenue, Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento, Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Covidien LP on cumulative reported pounds (41.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nsg Glass N.a. Inc, Carpenter Co Richmond Plant, Chem Technologies Ltd.. 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.
- Nsg Glass N.a. Inc Luckey, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 41.3K lbs reported
- Carpenter Co Richmond Plant Richmond, VA · Plastics and Rubber 41.3K lbs reported
- Chem Technologies Ltd. Middlefield, OH · Chemicals 41.3K lbs reported
- Allied Oil & Tire Co LLC Kansas City, MO · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 41.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Medtronic Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Medtronic Inc, Medtronic Apv, Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co..
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 Dichloromethane, Ethylene oxide; nearby reporters include Kuehne Chemical Co Inc.. Covidien LP stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Covidien LP TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Covidien LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Haven, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 1.9% of New Haven TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nsg Glass N.a. Inc (Δ 33 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Covidien LP stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane. 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