EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD · Parent: US Department of Health & Human Services
- Total releases
- 638 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health: how the 2.5K lbs splits
2.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.5K lbs 100.0%
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health's 2.5K 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.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethesda, MD, in the other sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 638 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,471 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health is pounds #89 and chemical-count #63 at 638 lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lafarge Mid Atlantic LLC -Rockville East Concrete; Schuster Concrete Ready Mix Llc-Southlawn Ln; Rockville Ready Mix Concrete; Sherwin-Williams Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside Maryland: Sterigenics US Llc-Charlotte Nc Facility; US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb; McClellan Airtanker Base; US Cbp Pembina Port of Entry ND0014. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Mercury.
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 638 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sterigenics US Llc-Charlotte Nc Facility and US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb.
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
638 lbs 44th percentile higher than 44% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health reports the 415th-largest volume (638 lbs). Scale peers outside Maryland include Sterigenics US Llc-Charlotte Nc Facility and US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb.
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
- U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health's total reported releases fell from 242 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health's off-site transfers fell from 242 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 6079% (30 lbs to 1.8K lbs).
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6079% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 367 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 242 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 226 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 35 lbs | - |
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Lafarge Mid Atlantic LLC -Rockville East Concrete, Schuster Concrete Ready Mix Llc-Southlawn Ln, Rockville Ready Mix Concrete, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 151 other reporting facilities in Maryland.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Sterigenics US Llc-Charlotte Nc Facility, US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb, McClellan Airtanker Base.
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, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Mercury; nearby reporters include Lafarge Mid Atlantic LLC -Rockville East Concrete. U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 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.
Use and verify this record
This U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethesda, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (5 years). NAICS 541711 · Other. 3.7% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southtec LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 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