EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Abbvie Ltd
Barceloneta, PR · Parent: Abbvie Inc
- Total releases
- 6.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Abbvie Ltd: how the 7.6K lbs splits
7.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.6K lbs 86.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 13.1%
Abbvie Ltd's 7.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Abbvie Ltd is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Barceloneta, PR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 6.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,811 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Puerto Rico's 104 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Abbvie Ltd is pounds #51 and chemical-count #28 at 6.1K lbs. Ecw Landfill Corp. leads reported pounds (8.3M lbs) at 2 chemicals (chemical-count #41). Aes Puerto Rico LP leads chemical count at 25 chemicals (6.5M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pepsico Caribbean Inc; Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Puerto Rico LLC; Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC; Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Puerto Rico: Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc; Davis Paint Co; Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Addison. Other Abbvie Inc sites in this extract: Abbvie-North Chicago Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Ethylbenzene.
Abbvie Ltd stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc and Davis Paint Co.
Abbvie Ltd vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.1K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Abbvie Ltd: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Abbvie Ltd reports the 2,250th-largest volume (6.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 87.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc and Davis Paint Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Abbvie Ltd's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 87.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Abbvie Ltd's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 861 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbvie Ltd's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Abbvie Ltd's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 611 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Abbvie Ltd Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Abbvie Ltd releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 551% (231 lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Abbvie Ltd: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Abbvie Ltd year-over-year reported totals (increased by 551% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 231 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 861 lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 1.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 756 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 130 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 63 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 2 lbs | - |
Abbvie Ltd · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Abbvie Ltd
Closest other reporters in Puerto Rico - including Pepsico Caribbean Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Puerto Rico LLC, Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 103 other reporting facilities in Puerto Rico.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Puerto Rico - e.g. Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc, Davis Paint Co, Josh Lowenstein & Sons Inc.
Compare beyond Puerto Rico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Abbvie Ltd on cumulative reported pounds (6.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Westport LLC 50 Meter Facility, Solaero Technologies Corp, Lozier Corp. Chemical-count peers include Cruzan Rum Ltd., Specialty Minerals Inc, Mexichem Specialty Compounds. 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.
- Westport LLC 50 Meter Facility Port Angeles, WA · Transportation Equipment 6.1K lbs reported
- Solaero Technologies Corp Albuquerque, NM · Computers and Electronic Products 6.1K lbs reported
- Lozier Corp Omaha, NE · Furniture 6.1K lbs reported
- Stuller Inc. Lafayette, LA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Cruzan Rum Ltd. Frederiksted, VI · Beverages 5 chemicals
- Specialty Minerals Inc Adams, MA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5 chemicals
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster, MA · Chemicals 5 chemicals
- Saint-Gobain Abrasives & Saint -Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Worcester, MA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5 chemicals
Other Abbvie Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Abbvie-North Chicago Facility.
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 Ammonia, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Pepsico Caribbean Inc. Abbvie Ltd stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Abbvie Ltd TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Abbvie Ltd totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Barceloneta, PR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Barceloneta Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westport LLC 50 Meter Facility (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Abbvie Ltd stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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