EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC
Guayama, PR · Parent: Baxter International Inc
- Total releases
- 115.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC: how the 160.2K lbs splits
160.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 136.3K lbs 85.1%
- Air Releases 23.9K lbs 14.9%
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC's 160.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 14.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Antimony compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Guayama, PR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 44.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 115.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,287 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 LLC is pounds #17 and chemical-count #27 at 115.7K 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: Aes Puerto Rico LP; Prepa-Jobos Gas Turbines Power Plant; Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex; Idi Caribe Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Puerto Rico: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Guardian Lima LLC; Engineered Composites Inc.. Other Baxter International Inc sites in this extract: Gambro Renal Products Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corp; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter International Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Antimony compounds; Antimony And Antimony Compounds; Hydrogen fluoride; Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.1% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 115.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) and Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
116K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% 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 LLC: Antimony compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC reports the 838th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Antimony compounds alone is 61.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) and Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Antimony compounds at 61.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC's total reported releases fell from 25.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC's off-site transfers fell from 21.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC's air releases fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC Form-R facts
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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 Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 160.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 71% (26.0K lbs to 44.5K lbs).
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE 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 LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 71% 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: Antimony compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 21.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 22.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 25.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 20.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 44.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony compounds | 98.7K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 37.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.5K lbs | - |
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Puerto Rico - including Aes Puerto Rico LP, Prepa-Jobos Gas Turbines Power Plant, Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Puerto Rico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC on cumulative reported pounds (115.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc, Schlumberger Bartlesville Product Center, Mitsubishi Cement 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.
- Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc Little Rock, AR · Machinery 115.6K lbs reported
- Schlumberger Bartlesville Product Center Bartlesville, OK · Machinery 115.5K lbs reported
- Mitsubishi Cement Corp. Lucerne Valley, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 115.5K lbs reported
- Finishing & Plating Service Inc Kenosha, WI · Fabricated Metals 115.8K 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 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 Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); nearby reporters include Aes Puerto Rico LP. Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC stamps MID 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 Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Antimony compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Guayama, PR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 1.7% of Guayama Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lm Wind Power Blades (usa) Inc (Δ 93 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Antimony 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