EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Ethicon Inc
Cornelia, GA · Parent: Johnson & Johnson Inc
- Total releases
- 20.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ethicon Inc: how the 20.7K lbs splits
20.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.7K lbs 100.0%
Ethicon Inc's 20.7K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ethicon Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cornelia, GA, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 8.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 20.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,161 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ethicon Inc is pounds #254 and chemical-count #532 at 20.7K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fieldale Farms Cornelia Complex; Salford Bbi Inc; Morgan Concrete - Demorest Plant; Morito Scovill Americas LLC DBA Scovill Fasteners. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Georgia: W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.; Vulcan Inc; American Leakless Co LLC; Merz N.a. Inc.. Other Johnson & Johnson Inc sites in this extract: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Depuy Orthopaedics Inc; Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson Co; McNeil Healthcare LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Ethicon Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. and Vulcan Inc.
Ethicon Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ethicon Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Ethicon Inc reports the 88th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. and Vulcan Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ethicon Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ethicon Inc's total reported releases rose from 6.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ethicon Inc's air releases rose from 6.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ethicon Inc Form-R facts
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See how Ethicon Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Ethicon Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (5.7K lbs to 8.2K lbs).
Ethicon Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ethicon Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 20.7K lbs | - |
Ethicon Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ethicon Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Fieldale Farms Cornelia Complex, Salford Bbi Inc, Morgan Concrete - Demorest Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., Vulcan Inc, American Leakless Co LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ethicon Inc on cumulative reported pounds (20.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant, Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp, Gavilon Fertilizer LLC. 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.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant Albertville, AL · Food 20.7K lbs reported
- Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp Binghamton, NY · Fabricated Metals 20.7K lbs reported
- Gavilon Fertilizer LLC Moorhead, MN · Chemicals 20.7K lbs reported
- Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC Cincinnati, OH · Food 20.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Johnson & Johnson Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Depuy Orthopaedics Inc, Depuy Synthes a Johnson & Johnson 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 Toluene; nearby reporters include Fieldale Farms Cornelia Complex. Ethicon 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 Ethicon Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ethicon Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cornelia, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (3 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 6.2% of Habersham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Albertville Processing Plant (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ethicon Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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