EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Life Technologies Corp
Detroit, MI · Parent: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
- Total releases
- 119.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Life Technologies Corp: how the 119.5K lbs splits
119.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 100.4K lbs 84.0%
- Off-site Transfers 19.1K lbs 16.0%
Life Technologies Corp's 119.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Life Technologies Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Detroit, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 119.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,204 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. Life Technologies Corp is pounds #140 and chemical-count #621 at 119.5K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit Facility; Eq Detroit Inc; Arco Alloys Corp; Magni Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Sherwin-Williams Co; Valero Welcome Plant; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton. Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sites in this extract: Patheon Biologics; Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC; Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
Life Technologies Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Valero Welcome Plant.
Life Technologies Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
119K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Life Technologies Corp: n-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Life Technologies Corp reports the 822nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 21% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Butyl alcohol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Sherwin-Williams Co and Valero Welcome Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Life Technologies Corp's pounds in one chemical - here n-Butyl alcohol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Life Technologies Corp's total reported releases fell from 17.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Life Technologies Corp's air releases fell from 12.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Life Technologies Corp's off-site transfers fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Life Technologies Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Life Technologies Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (33.5K lbs to 8.2K lbs).
Life Technologies Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Life Technologies Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 38.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 22.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 17.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 119.5K lbs | - |
Life Technologies Corp · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Life Technologies Corp on cumulative reported pounds (119.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Lasalle Bioenergy LLC, Quad/graphics Inc, The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri. 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.
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Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Patheon Biologics, Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC, Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co.
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 n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit Facility. Life Technologies Corp 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.
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This Life Technologies Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Life Technologies Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Detroit, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325414 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lasalle Bioenergy LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Life Technologies Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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