EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Ethicon Inc
San Angelo, TX · Parent: Johnson & Johnson
- Total releases
- 4.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ethicon Inc: how the 4.1K lbs splits
4.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.1K lbs 100.0%
Ethicon Inc's 4.1K 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: Ethylene oxide.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Ethicon Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in San Angelo, TX, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 250 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,537 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ethicon Inc is pounds #1103 and chemical-count #1268 at 4.1K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Ingram Concrete - San Angelo 1; Ingram Concrete - San Angelo 2; Valley Proteins Inc - Veribest Facility. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Texas: Zimmer Surgical; Riddell Sports Group Inc.; Designer Molecules Inc; V H Blackinton & Co Inc. Other Johnson & Johnson sites in this extract: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc; Mentor Texas Operations LP; Alza Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene oxide; Ethylene glycol.
Ethicon Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zimmer Surgical and Riddell Sports Group Inc..
Ethicon Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.1K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ethicon Inc: Ethylene oxide-led volume
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Ethicon Inc reports the 137th-largest volume (4.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene oxide alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Zimmer Surgical and Riddell Sports Group Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ethicon Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene oxide at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ethicon Inc's total reported releases fell from 924 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ethicon Inc's air releases fell from 924 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ethicon Inc Form-R facts
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60% less 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 Ethicon Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 75% (1.0K lbs to 250 lbs).
Ethicon Inc: 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 Ethicon Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 75% 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: Ethylene oxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 934 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 924 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 250 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 4.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Ethicon Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ethicon Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Ingram Concrete - San Angelo 1, Ingram Concrete - San Angelo 2, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Zimmer Surgical, Riddell Sports Group Inc., Designer Molecules Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ethicon Inc on cumulative reported pounds (4.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co, Effort Foundry Inc, Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co Cordele, GA · Primary Metals 4.1K lbs reported
- Effort Foundry Inc Bath, PA · Primary Metals 4.1K lbs reported
- Front Line Manufacturing Warsaw Warsaw, IN · Plastics and Rubber 4.1K lbs reported
- Col-Fin Specialty Steel II LLC New Brighton, PA · Primary Metals 4.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Johnson & Johnson Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc, Mentor Texas Operations LP, Alza 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 Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Ethicon Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Ethicon Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ethicon Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for San Angelo, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339112 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 17.1% of Tom Green TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ethicon Inc stamps LIGHT 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