EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Biomerieux
Salt Lake City, UT
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Biomerieux: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 100.0%
Biomerieux's 2.4K 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: Acetonitrile.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Biomerieux is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salt Lake City, UT, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 445 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,518 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Utah's 220 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Biomerieux is pounds #114 and chemical-count #133 at 2.4K lbs. Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant leads reported pounds (781.4M lbs) at 34 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC leads chemical count at 193 chemicals (13.3M lbs, pounds #6). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Actavis Laboratories Ut Inc; Trillium Pumps USA Inc; Quality Plating Co. Inc.; Univar Solutions Salt Lake City. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Utah: X-Fab Texas Inc; Tris USA Inc; Sanmina-Plant # 1; Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Toluene.
Biomerieux stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include X-Fab Texas Inc and Tris USA Inc.
Biomerieux vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K 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
Biomerieux: Acetonitrile-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Biomerieux reports the 214th-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetonitrile alone is 71.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Utah include X-Fab Texas Inc and Tris USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Biomerieux's pounds in one chemical - here Acetonitrile at 71.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Biomerieux's total reported releases fell from 462 lb in 2022 to 445 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Biomerieux's air releases fell from 462 lb in 2022 to 445 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Biomerieux Form-R facts
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56% more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Biomerieux releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (676 lbs to 445 lbs).
Biomerieux: 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 Biomerieux year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 676 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 340 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 462 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 462 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 445 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 687 lbs | - |
Biomerieux · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Biomerieux
Closest other reporters in Utah - including Actavis Laboratories Ut Inc, Trillium Pumps USA Inc, Quality Plating Co. Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Utah - e.g. X-Fab Texas Inc, Tris USA Inc, Sanmina-Plant # 1.
Compare beyond Utah
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Biomerieux on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Valley Plating Inc, Briggs & Stratton LLC, Fxi Inc. - Miami. 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.
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 Acetonitrile, Toluene; nearby reporters include Actavis Laboratories Ut Inc. Biomerieux stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Biomerieux TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Biomerieux totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salt Lake City, UT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334516 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.0% of Salt Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valley Plating Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Biomerieux stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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