EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific)
Greenville, SC · Parent: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
- Total releases
- 9.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific): how the 9.9K lbs splits
9.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.9K lbs 100.0%
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific)'s 9.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Dichloromethane.
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-MID
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greenville, SC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 361 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 9.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,841 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) is pounds #295 and chemical-count #155 at 9.9K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nippon Carbide Industries; 3M Co-Greenville; Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc; Vetroresina LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Carolina: Revlon Consumer Products Corp; Southwin/ltd; Polytek Development Corp. D.b.a. Endurance Technologies Inc; Kempen Paint Co. Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc sites in this extract: Life Technologies Corp; Patheon Biologics; Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC; Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Methanol; Toluene; Methyl tert-butyl ether.
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Revlon Consumer Products Corp and Southwin/ltd.
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.9K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) reports the 2,062nd-largest volume (9.9K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Revlon Consumer Products Corp and Southwin/ltd.
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
- Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific)'s total reported releases rose from 260 lb in 2022 to 361 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific)'s air releases rose from 260 lb in 2022 to 361 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
17% less than the comparison
2.5× more than the comparison
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 Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (5.7K lbs to 361 lbs).
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific): annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Dichloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 755 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 260 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 361 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 255 lbs | - |
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific)
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Nippon Carbide Industries, 3M Co-Greenville, Roy Metal Finishing Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Revlon Consumer Products Corp, Southwin/ltd, Polytek Development Corp. D.b.a. Endurance Technologies Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) on cumulative reported pounds (9.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Revlon Consumer Products Corp, Southwin/ltd, Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Revlon Consumer Products Corp Oxford, NC · Chemicals 9.9K lbs reported
- Southwin/ltd Arlington, TX · Chemicals 9.9K lbs reported
- Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC Westfield, IN · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9.9K lbs reported
- Polytek Development Corp. D.b.a. Endurance Technologies Inc South Saint Paul, MN · Chemicals 9.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Life Technologies Corp, Patheon Biologics, Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC.
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 Dichloromethane, Methanol, Toluene, Methyl tert-butyl ether; nearby reporters include Nippon Carbide Industries. Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Dichloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greenville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Greenville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Revlon Consumer Products Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Life Technologies Inc. (thermo Fisher Scientific) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Dichloromethane. 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