EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Biogen Rtp
Morrisville, NC · Parent: Biogen Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Biogen Rtp: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Biogen Rtp's 1.1K 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: Acetonitrile.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Biogen Rtp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morrisville, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 510 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,734 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Biogen Rtp is pounds #436 and chemical-count #439 at 1.1K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Integrated Dna Technologies; Adams an Oldcastle Co - Morrisville; Wolfspeed Inc.; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Morrisville. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Prochemicals LLC; United Color Manufacturing; Manner Polymers Inc; The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Toluene.
Biogen Rtp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prochemicals LLC and United Color Manufacturing.
Biogen Rtp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Biogen Rtp: Acetonitrile-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Biogen Rtp reports the 2,806th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetonitrile alone is 74.6% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Prochemicals LLC and United Color Manufacturing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Biogen Rtp's pounds in one chemical - here Acetonitrile at 74.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Biogen Rtp's total reported releases rose from 265 lb in 2022 to 510 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Biogen Rtp's air releases rose from 265 lb in 2022 to 510 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Biogen Rtp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Biogen Rtp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1940% (25 lbs to 510 lbs).
Biogen Rtp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Biogen Rtp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1940% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 25 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 265 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 265 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 510 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 813 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 277 lbs | - |
Biogen Rtp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Biogen Rtp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Integrated Dna Technologies, Adams an Oldcastle Co - Morrisville, Wolfspeed Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Prochemicals LLC, United Color Manufacturing, Manner Polymers Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Biogen Rtp on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Prochemicals LLC, Elite Comfort Solutions LLC, United Color Manufacturing. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
Similar chemical count
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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 Acetonitrile, Toluene; nearby reporters include Integrated Dna Technologies. Biogen Rtp stamps LIGHT 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 Biogen Rtp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Biogen Rtp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morrisville, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Durham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prochemicals LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Biogen Rtp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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