EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Abbott
Saint Paul, MN · Parent: Abbott Laboratories
- Total releases
- 51.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Abbott: how the 51.8K lbs splits
51.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 33.3K lbs 64.4%
- Off-site Transfers 18.5K lbs 35.6%
Abbott's 51.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 35.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Abbott is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Paul, MN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 23.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 51.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,053 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Abbott is pounds #132 and chemical-count #345 at 51.8K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC; Tcc - St Paul; Elliott Auto Supply Co Inc DBA Splash Products; Univar Solutions USA. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Minnesota: Hydranautics; Depuy Orthopaedics Inc; Embecta - Holdrege; Morito Scovill Americas LLC DBA Scovill Fasteners. Other Abbott Laboratories sites in this extract: Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Nutrition; Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc; St Jude Medical Cardiology Div. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Abbott is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Saint Paul, MN: 51.8K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hydranautics and Depuy Orthopaedics Inc.
Abbott vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
52K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abbott: Methanol-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Abbott reports the 51st-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Hydranautics and Depuy Orthopaedics Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Abbott's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Abbott's total reported releases rose from 12.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbott's air releases rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbott's off-site transfers fell from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Abbott Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Abbott releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1571% (1.4K lbs to 23.5K lbs).
Abbott: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Abbott year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1571% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 23.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 51.8K lbs | - |
Abbott in Ramsey
Nearest TRI Facilities to Abbott
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC, Tcc - St Paul, Elliott Auto Supply Co Inc DBA Splash Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Hydranautics, Depuy Orthopaedics Inc, Embecta - Holdrege.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Abbott on cumulative reported pounds (51.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Five Star Fabricating Inc., Mb Frac I II & III, Crown Group East Moline Plant. 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.
- Five Star Fabricating Inc. Twin Lakes, WI · Plastics and Rubber 51.7K lbs reported
- Mb Frac I II & III Baytown, TX · Natural Gas Processing 51.8K lbs reported
- Crown Group East Moline Plant East Moline, IL · Fabricated Metals 51.8K lbs reported
- Imperative Chemical Partners Hempstead Facility Hempstead, TX · Chemicals 51.8K 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 Nutrition, 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC. Abbott stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abbott totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Paul, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 1.5% of Ramsey TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Five Star Fabricating Inc. (Δ 41 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abbott stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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