EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Bedford, MA
- Total releases
- 19.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Thermo Fisher Scientific: how the 395.6K lbs splits
395.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 374.6K lbs 94.7%
- Air Releases 20.9K lbs 5.3%
Thermo Fisher Scientific's 395.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 376.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 19.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,291 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Thermo Fisher Scientific is pounds #111 and chemical-count #272 at 19.6K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Anika Therapeutics; Entegris Inc; American Science & Engineering; American Flowform & Machining LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: South Bend Ethanol LLC; Sika Corp-Marion Operations; Diversey Inc.; Toll Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Compare Thermo Fisher Scientific with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Anika Therapeutics Bedford · 94 lbs
- Entegris Inc Bedford · 26.2K lbs
- American Science & Engineering Billerica · 17 lbs
- American Flowform & Machining LLC Billerica · 17 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: South Bend Ethanol LLC (IN) · Sika Corp-Marion Operations (OH) · Diversey Inc. (WI)
Thermo Fisher Scientific stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include South Bend Ethanol LLC and Sika Corp-Marion Operations.
Thermo Fisher Scientific vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thermo Fisher Scientific: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Thermo Fisher Scientific reports the 1,739th-largest volume (19.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include South Bend Ethanol LLC and Sika Corp-Marion Operations.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thermo Fisher Scientific's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's total reported releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 38 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's air releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Thermo Fisher Scientific releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 395.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 11218% (3.3K lbs to 376.0K lbs).
Thermo Fisher Scientific: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Thermo Fisher Scientific year-over-year reported totals (increased by 11218% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 376.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 395.6K lbs | - |
Thermo Fisher Scientific · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thermo Fisher Scientific on cumulative reported pounds (19.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include South Bend Ethanol LLC, Abb Installation Products Inc., Southwest United Industries Inc. 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.
- South Bend Ethanol LLC South Bend, IN · Chemicals 19.6K lbs reported
- Abb Installation Products Inc. Hackettstown, NJ · Electrical Equipment 19.6K lbs reported
- Southwest United Industries Inc Tulsa, OK · Fabricated Metals 19.6K lbs reported
- Finisar Corp Sherman, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 19.6K 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Anika Therapeutics. Thermo Fisher Scientific stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thermo Fisher Scientific totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: South Bend Ethanol LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thermo Fisher Scientific stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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