EPA TRI Facility · Other
Boston Scientific
Coventry, RI · Parent: Boston Scientific Corp
- Total releases
- 124 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Boston Scientific: how the 132 lbs splits
132 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 132 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Boston Scientific's 132 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene oxide.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Boston Scientific is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Coventry, RI, in the other sector. It reported 8 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 124 lbs in total across its 2022-2024 reporting years. That ranks 16,335 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Rhode Island's 75 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Boston Scientific is pounds #52 and chemical-count #50 at 124 lbs. Technic Inc Engineered Powders Div leads reported pounds (641.4K lbs) at 7 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Gannon & Scott leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (35 lbs, pounds #61). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Noramco Coventry LLC; New England Union Co. Inc.; Amtrol Inc; Eaglepicher Technologies LLC. Similar-scale Other peers outside Rhode Island: US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021; Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility; Isomedix Operations Inc.; US Cbp Piegan Port of Entry #MT0001. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene oxide; Ethylene glycol.
Boston Scientific stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 124 lbs (2022–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021 and Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility.
Boston Scientific vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
124 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Boston Scientific in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Boston Scientific reports the 479th-largest volume (124 lbs). Scale peers outside Rhode Island include US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021 and Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Boston Scientific's total reported releases fell from 96 lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boston Scientific's air releases fell from 96 lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Boston Scientific 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 Boston Scientific releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 132 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2024, total releases decreased by 92% (96 lbs to 8 lbs).
Boston Scientific: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2024
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Boston Scientific year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% from 2022 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: Ethylene oxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 96 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 28 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 132 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Boston Scientific · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Rhode Island - including Noramco Coventry LLC, New England Union Co. Inc., Amtrol Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Other Facilities
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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 Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Noramco Coventry LLC. Boston Scientific stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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.
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This Boston Scientific TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Boston Scientific totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Coventry, RI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2024 (3 years). NAICS 561910 · Other. 0.4% of Kent TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hood Industries Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Boston Scientific stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide. 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