EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Merck Animal Health
Elkhorn, NE · Parent: Merck & Co Inc
- Total releases
- 81 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Merck Animal Health: how the 81 lbs splits
81 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 74 lbs 91.4%
- Air Releases 7 lbs 8.6%
Merck Animal Health's 81 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 91.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Mercury compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Merck Animal Health is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhorn, NE, in the chemicals sector. It reported 19 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 81 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,762 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Merck Animal Health is pounds #148 and chemical-count #119 at 81 lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ready Mixed Concrete Co Elkhorn Plant; Concrete Supply; Concrete Supply; 3M Co-Valley. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Nebraska: Corteva Agriscience LLC - el Paso Plant; Kuehne Chemical Co Inc; Sunbelt Corp; Chemetrics By Aquaphoenix Scientific. Other Merck & Co Inc sites in this extract: Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; Intervet Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Mercury compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds.
Merck Animal Health stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (91.4% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 81 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - el Paso Plant and Kuehne Chemical Co Inc.
Merck Animal Health vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81 lbs 35th percentile higher than 35% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Merck Animal Health in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Merck Animal Health reports the 3,175th-largest volume (81 lbs). Scale peers outside Nebraska include Corteva Agriscience LLC - el Paso Plant and Kuehne Chemical Co Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Merck Animal Health Form-R facts
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See how Merck Animal Health stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Merck Animal Health releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 81 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 61% (12 lbs to 19 lbs).
Merck Animal Health: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Merck Animal Health year-over-year reported totals (increased by 61% 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: Mercury compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 19 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury compounds | 54 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 27 lbs | - |
Merck Animal Health · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Corteva Agriscience LLC - el Paso Plant, Kuehne Chemical Co Inc, Sunbelt Corp.
Other Merck & Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Llc., Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 Mercury compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds; nearby reporters include Ready Mixed Concrete Co Elkhorn Plant. Merck Animal Health stamps TRACE 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 Merck Animal Health TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Mercury compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Merck Animal Health totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhorn, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325414 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Voss Industries LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Merck Animal Health stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Mercury 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