EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP
Petersburg, VA
- Total releases
- 309.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP: how the 314.0K lbs splits
314.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 300.4K lbs 95.6%
- Air Releases 13.7K lbs 4.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP's 314.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetonitrile.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Petersburg, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 309.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,540 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP is pounds #49 and chemical-count #44 at 309.1K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Amsted Rail Co Inc; Nucor Insulated Panel Group; U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges; Boar's Head Provisions Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Westlake Natrium LLC; Koch Methanol St. James LLC; Ineos Styrolution America LLC; Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Methyl tert-butyl ether; Dichloromethane; Methanol.
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.6% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 309.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westlake Natrium LLC and Koch Methanol St. James LLC.
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
309K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP inside Petersburg (city)'s TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP reports the 504th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 50.9% of every pound reported in Petersburg (city). Scale peers outside Virginia include Westlake Natrium LLC and Koch Methanol St. James LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Petersburg (city)'s reported pounds (607.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP's total reported releases fell from 280.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP's off-site transfers fell from 274.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 209 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP's air releases fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 314.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 34% (3.7K lbs to 4.9K lbs).
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 34% from 2019 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 21.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 280.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 4.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 155.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 94.1K lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 35.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 27.2K lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 27 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 1 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Amsted Rail Co Inc, Nucor Insulated Panel Group, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Westlake Natrium LLC, Koch Methanol St. James LLC, Ineos Styrolution America LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP on cumulative reported pounds (309.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Westlake Natrium LLC, Driv Automotive Inc., 3M Co-Alexandria. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Westlake Natrium LLC Proctor, WV · Chemicals 309.3K lbs reported
- Driv Automotive Inc. Paragould, AR · Transportation Equipment 308.9K lbs reported
- 3M Co-Alexandria Alexandria, MN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 308.7K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Fl Zephyrhills, FL · Plastics and Rubber 309.6K 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 Acetonitrile, Methyl tert-butyl ether, Dichloromethane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Amsted Rail Co Inc. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Petersburg, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325411 · Chemicals. 50.9% of Petersburg (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Natrium LLC (Δ 142 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries LP stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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