EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc
Ward Hill, MA · Parent: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
- Total releases
- 577 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 5 lbs 0.4%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
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-MID
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ward Hill, MA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 715 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 577 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 14,592 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 Chemicals Inc is pounds #235 and chemical-count #135 at 577 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: Cedars Mediterranean Foods; Cabot Corp; Cedars Mediterranean Foods Inc; Cedars Mediterranean Foods. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Massachusetts: Airgas USA LLC - Oakwood Village Oh; Pvs Dx Inc.; Championx-Andrews; Pvs Dx Inc.. Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sites in this extract: Life Technologies Corp; Patheon Biologics; Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC; Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Ethylbenzene; Mercury And Mercury Compounds; Methanol.
Compare Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Cedars Mediterranean Foods Haverhill · 10 lbs
- Cabot Corp Haverhill · 112 lbs
- Cedars Mediterranean Foods Inc Haverhill · 10 lbs
- Cedars Mediterranean Foods Haverhill · 10 lbs
Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers sites elsewhere: Airgas USA LLC - Oakwood Village Oh (OH) · Pvs Dx Inc. (CO) · Championx-Andrews (TX)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 577 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas USA LLC - Oakwood Village Oh and Pvs Dx Inc..
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
577 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
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc reports the 318th-largest volume (577 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Airgas USA LLC - Oakwood Village Oh and Pvs Dx Inc..
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
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc's total reported releases fell from 282 lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc's off-site transfers fell from 282 lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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See how Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× more than the comparison
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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 2147% (32 lbs to 715 lbs).
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE 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 Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2147% 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 And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 72 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 99 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 282 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 93 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 715 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 827 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 405 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 61 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Airgas USA LLC - Oakwood Village Oh, Pvs Dx Inc., Championx-Andrews.
Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Life Technologies Corp, Patheon Biologics, Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC.
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 And Lead Compounds, Ethylbenzene, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Methanol; nearby reporters include Cedars Mediterranean Foods. Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Chemicals Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ward Hill, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Essex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ralston Holdings Qozb LLC DBA Tolber Chemical (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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