EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc
Richmond, IL
- Total releases
- 4.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc: how the 4.6K lbs splits
4.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.4K lbs 96.5%
- Air Releases 158 lbs 3.5%
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc's 4.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 949 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,360 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc is pounds #505 and chemical-count #598 at 4.6K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co; Scot Forge Co; Huntsman Polyurethanes; Bostik Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Crystal Packaging Inc; World Energy Natchez LLC; Alvar Resins Inc.; Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Ethylene glycol.
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Crystal Packaging Inc and World Energy Natchez LLC.
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.6K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc: Formaldehyde-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc reports the 2,340th-largest volume (4.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formaldehyde alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Crystal Packaging Inc and World Energy Natchez LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Formaldehyde at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc's total reported releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 949 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc's off-site transfers fell from 991 lb in 2022 to 926 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1680% (53 lbs to 949 lbs).
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1680% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 25 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 949 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 4.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc on cumulative reported pounds (4.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Crowley Palmer Facility, Free State Lumber Co Inc, Hamilton Sundstrand Corp (collins Aerospace). 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.
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- Crowley Palmer Facility Palmer, AK · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 4.6K lbs reported
- Free State Lumber Co Inc Haleyville, AL · Wood Products 4.6K lbs reported
- Hamilton Sundstrand Corp (collins Aerospace) York, NE · Transportation Equipment 4.6K lbs reported
- Newark America Fitchburg, MA · Paper 4.6K 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 Formaldehyde, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325413 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Mchenry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crowley Palmer Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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