EPA TRI Facility · Food
Abbott Nutrition
Sturgis, MI · Parent: Abbott Laboratories
- Total releases
- 135.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Abbott Nutrition: how the 135.8K lbs splits
135.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 135.8K lbs 100.0%
Abbott Nutrition's 135.8K 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: Sulfuryl fluoride.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Abbott Nutrition is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sturgis, MI, in the food sector. It reported 29.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 135.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,952 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Abbott Nutrition is pounds #130 and chemical-count #616 at 135.8K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Morgan Olson LLC; Ox Industries - White Pigeon; Ox Engineered Products Inc; Michigan Milk Producers Assoc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant; Briess Malt & Ingredients Co; Darigold - Issaquah; Hp Hood LLC Batavia. Other Abbott Laboratories sites in this extract: Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Abbott; Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc; St Jude Medical Cardiology Div. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuryl fluoride.
Abbott Nutrition stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 135.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant and Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Abbott Nutrition vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
136K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abbott Nutrition: Sulfuryl fluoride-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Abbott Nutrition reports the 438th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuryl fluoride alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant and Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Abbott Nutrition's pounds in one chemical - here Sulfuryl fluoride at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Abbott Nutrition Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Abbott Nutrition releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 135.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (35.8K lbs to 29.9K lbs).
Abbott Nutrition: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Abbott Nutrition year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Sulfuryl fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 36.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 34.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 29.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuryl fluoride | 135.8K lbs | - |
Abbott Nutrition · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Abbott Nutrition on cumulative reported pounds (135.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell, Kamtek Inc., Polychemie 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.
- Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell Tazewell, TN · Plastics and Rubber 135.8K lbs reported
- Kamtek Inc. Birmingham, AL · Transportation Equipment 135.8K lbs reported
- Polychemie Inc Pearlington, MS · Chemicals 135.7K lbs reported
- Armacell Engineered Foams Conover, NC · Plastics and Rubber 135.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Abbott Laboratories Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott, Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
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 Sulfuryl fluoride; nearby reporters include Morgan Olson LLC. Abbott Nutrition stamps MID 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 Abbott Nutrition TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Sulfuryl fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abbott Nutrition totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sturgis, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 17.3% of St. Joseph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abbott Nutrition stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Sulfuryl fluoride. 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