EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Smith & Nephew Inc
Memphis, TN
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Smith & Nephew Inc: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 89.8%
- Air Releases 98 lbs 6.8%
- Water Discharges 50 lbs 3.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Smith & Nephew Inc's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Smith & Nephew Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 42 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,292 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Smith & Nephew Inc is pounds #404 and chemical-count #182 at 1.5K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tri-State Ready-Mix Plant 24; Riviana Foods Inc; Ibc Manufacturing Co; Riviana Foods. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Tennessee: Edwards Lifesciences; Luxottica Optical Manufacturing N.a. Dallas; Conn-Selmer Inc Woodwind Facility; Everbrite LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Lead; Chromium; Cobalt.
Smith & Nephew Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.8% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Edwards Lifesciences and Luxottica Optical Manufacturing N.a. Dallas.
Smith & Nephew Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smith & Nephew Inc in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Smith & Nephew Inc reports the 166th-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Tennessee include Edwards Lifesciences and Luxottica Optical Manufacturing N.a. Dallas.
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
- Smith & Nephew Inc's total reported releases fell from 53 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smith & Nephew Inc's off-site transfers fell from 21 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smith & Nephew Inc Form-R facts
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See how Smith & Nephew Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Smith & Nephew Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (243 lbs to 42 lbs).
Smith & Nephew Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Smith & Nephew Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 243 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 61 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 53 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 42 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 752 lbs | - |
| Lead | 461 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 113 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 95 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
Smith & Nephew Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smith & Nephew Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Tri-State Ready-Mix Plant 24, Riviana Foods Inc, Ibc Manufacturing Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Edwards Lifesciences, Luxottica Optical Manufacturing N.a. Dallas, Conn-Selmer Inc Woodwind Facility.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smith & Nephew Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Englert Inc, Arrow Gear, Sierra South Batch Plant. 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.
- Englert Inc Perth Amboy, NJ · Fabricated Metals 1.5K lbs reported
- Arrow Gear Downers Grove, IL · Machinery 1.5K lbs reported
- Sierra South Batch Plant Sloan, NV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.5K lbs reported
- Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen LLC Harlingen, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 1.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt; nearby reporters include Tri-State Ready-Mix Plant 24. Smith & Nephew Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Smith & Nephew Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smith & Nephew Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339113 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Englert Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smith & Nephew Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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