EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico
Aibonito, PR · Parent: Baxter International Inc
- Total releases
- 91 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico: how the 107 lbs splits
107 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 66 lbs 61.7%
- Air Releases 41 lbs 37.9%
- Water Discharges 1 lbs 0.5%
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico's 107 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 61.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 37.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aibonito, PR, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 16 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 91 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 16,652 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. Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico is pounds #83 and chemical-count #94 at 91 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: To-Ricos Ltd; Caribbean Refrescos Inc.; Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd.; Congar International Corp. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Puerto Rico: James a Murphy & Son (ri); Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc; Amerex Corp; Medtronic Xomed LLC. Other Baxter International Inc sites in this extract: Gambro Renal Products Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corp; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Aibonito, PR: 91 lbs across 1 chemical (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 61.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include James a Murphy & Son (ri) and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
91 lbs 36th percentile higher than 36% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico reports the 229th-largest volume (91 lbs). Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include James a Murphy & Son (ri) and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 107 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 30% (23 lbs to 16 lbs).
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 23 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 107 lbs | Carcinogen |
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico in Aibonito Municipio
Nearest TRI Facilities to Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico
Closest other reporters in Puerto Rico - including To-Ricos Ltd, Caribbean Refrescos Inc., Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd., ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Puerto Rico - e.g. James a Murphy & Son (ri), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc, Amerex Corp.
Other Baxter International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gambro Renal Products Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corp, Baxter Healthcare Corp..
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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; nearby reporters include To-Ricos Ltd. Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico stamps TRACE volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aibonito, PR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.8% of Aibonito Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arrow Fastener Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 61.7%). 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