EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.
Humacao, PR · Parent: Medtronic Inc
- Total releases
- 2.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.: how the 2.3K lbs splits
2.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.2K lbs 98.1%
- Air Releases 44 lbs 1.9%
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.'s 2.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Humacao, PR, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 23 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 2.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,590 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. Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. is pounds #59 and chemical-count #84 at 2.3K 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: Hindustan Platinum Pr LLC; Lutron Sm Inc; Bard Shannon Ltd; Prepa-Yabucoa Gas Turbines Pow Er Plant. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Puerto Rico: John Mezzalingua Associates LLC DBA Jma Wireless; Jabil Circuit Inc; Biomerieux; Multicircuits Inc.. Other Medtronic Inc sites in this extract: Medtronic Inc; Medtronic Apv; Covidien LP; Medtronic Ats Medical. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.1% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include John Mezzalingua Associates LLC DBA Jma Wireless and Jabil Circuit Inc.
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. reports the 215th-largest volume (2.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include John Mezzalingua Associates LLC DBA Jma Wireless and Jabil Circuit Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.'s total reported releases fell from 459 lb in 2022 to 21 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.'s air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 21 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.'s off-site transfers fell from 459 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. Form-R facts
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See how Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. 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 Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 97% (658 lbs to 23 lbs).
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 658 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 560 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 572 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 459 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 21 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Puerto Rico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. on cumulative reported pounds (2.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fort George G Meade (range), New Millennium Building Systems LLC, Airgas Usa, LLC. Chemical-count peers include Cardinal Health / Kpr, Jain Americas - Nucedar Mills, Arclin Surfaces - East Longmeadow Co.. 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
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Medtronic Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Medtronic Inc, Medtronic Apv, Covidien LP.
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 Nitric acid, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Hindustan Platinum Pr LLC. Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. stamps LIGHT 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 Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Humacao, PR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 334510 · Computers and Electronic Products. 15.0% of Humacao Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fort George G Meade (range) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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