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Rank in Toxic 100: 5
Rank among all TRI companies: 20
Air releases 2010 (lbs): 5,487,758
Incineration transfers 2010 (lbs): 3,712,921
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2010: 2,989,289
Percentage of national total 2010 toxic air and incineration score: 0.772%
EJ: Poor Share: 20.0%
EJ: Minority Share: 28.7%

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Rv
Ammonia 4,227,213 2,070 35 948 0.03% 24.9% 46.2% 54.7% 45.5% 6.2%
Methanol 262,046 34,777 1 7 0.00% 19.2% 37.4% 45.3% 33.0% 8.1%
Cyclohexane 107,281 2,152 1 1 0.00% 15.2% 34.8% 49.6% 12.9% 32.3%
Ethylene 96,193 4,077 1 2 0.00% 21.3% 41.7% 49.9% 24.6% 20.4%
Toluene 84,252 213,556 1 2 0.00% 14.7% 33.2% 48.7% 16.7% 25.9%
Hydrochloric acid 78,888 0 180 159 0.01% 17.1% 34.3% 34.6% 23.3% 8.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 78,252 24,581 35 19 0.00% 17.9% 37.8% 45.8% 27.7% 10.4%
Propylene (Propene) 55,805 0 1 2 0.00% 21.4% 42.4% 49.7% 21.3% 22.9%
n-Hexane 51,900 0 5 11 0.00% 16.0% 35.3% 49.0% 15.9% 27.0%
Sulfuric acid 44,150 0 3,500 673 0.02% 14.9% 33.4% 7.9% 4.0% 1.4%
Styrene 32,882 29,963 4 5 0.00% 17.2% 36.5% 39.7% 17.4% 19.0%
Ethylbenzene 19,249 125,838 890 341 0.01% 15.5% 34.3% 47.4% 16.1% 25.6%
Chlorobenzene 18,900 2,500 4 1 0.00% 18.6% 35.3% 47.4% 40.5% 4.7%
Benzene 18,554 172,850 28,000 17,822 0.60% 18.1% 37.8% 49.8% 18.6% 26.2%
Ethylene glycol 16,915 16,718 9 6 0.00% 11.7% 28.8% 30.4% 20.7% 5.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane 16,325 41 93,000 23,319 0.78% 24.1% 46.7% 42.6% 26.0% 13.2%
Titanium tetrachloride 15,400 0 35,000 0 0.00% 15.5% 46.5% 60.0% 19.1% 35.4%
1,3-Butadiene 15,189 0 110,000 51,551 1.72% 20.5% 41.1% 45.7% 20.6% 20.0%
Methyl acrylate 14,760 204 33 2 0.00% 29.0% 51.9% 66.9% 53.6% 2.4%
n-Butyl alcohol 12,849 10,450 10 2 0.00% 18.3% 38.2% 40.8% 21.6% 15.8%
Nitric acid 12,082 0 270 72 0.00% 17.8% 35.9% 30.1% 16.2% 10.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 11,891 520 580 1,151 0.04% 10.1% 25.8% 51.2% 7.9% 34.5%
Formic acid 11,434 0 1 0 0.00% 18.1% 35.4% 44.5% 37.7% 4.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 11,000 0 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 35.5% 48.9% 42.2% 4.8%
Propylene oxide 10,957 0 13,000 3,865 0.13% 17.1% 34.4% 36.8% 27.2% 6.5%
Acrylic acid 10,412 586 3,500 673 0.02% 14.5% 32.7% 42.0% 16.1% 22.0%
Chlorine 9,950 0 35,000 3,259 0.11% 19.3% 37.2% 36.6% 25.0% 6.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol 9,535 2,922 10 2 0.00% 15.3% 34.1% 28.3% 18.2% 5.4%
Methyl methacrylate 8,564 146 5 2 0.00% 23.2% 42.7% 46.2% 35.7% 7.3%
Dimethoate 8,425 2,711 450 59 0.00% 22.1% 47.7% 40.5% 32.1% 7.7%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 7,873 392,791 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Ethylene oxide 7,367 0 310,000 57,881 1.94% 16.1% 33.2% 35.8% 26.3% 6.3%
Aniline 6,751 146,870 5,700 1,987 0.07% 24.0% 43.5% 59.9% 50.0% 4.7%
Chloromethane 6,300 600 640 116 0.00% 29.3% 50.0% 68.5% 60.1% 5.3%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 5,920 64,500 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
o-Xylene 4,572 0 35 4 0.00% 19.7% 46.2% 67.2% 10.7% 52.9%
Formaldehyde 4,479 200 46,000 2,716 0.09% 16.8% 32.9% 48.5% 36.2% 9.8%
Cyclohexanol 4,380 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Acrylonitrile 3,878 406 240,000 34,213 1.14% 13.8% 29.3% 37.8% 28.1% 6.7%
Sodium dicamba 3,605 0 2 0 0.00% 12.3% 26.7% 54.0% 31.2% 19.1%
Nickel and nickel compounds 3,576 0 930,000 201,853 6.75% 25.9% 49.1% 32.7% 19.1% 8.1%
Epichlorohydrin 3,222 0 4,300 756 0.03% 14.0% 32.5% 50.8% 14.5% 29.7%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,900 24,000 21,000 1,264 0.04% 16.8% 34.7% 49.4% 28.4% 17.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 2,835 8,654 1 0 0.00% 10.2% 27.9% 15.3% 6.3% 5.6%
Phthalic anhydride 2,817 200,000 180 88 0.00% 18.0% 42.8% 67.4% 10.2% 53.5%
Dimethylamine 2,676 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hydrogen cyanide 2,653 0 4,400 195 0.01% 16.2% 32.3% 43.0% 36.0% 4.5%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 2,650 14 120 1 0.00% 14.1% 31.6% 7.0% 3.5% 1.2%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,650 3,400 3,900,000 44,749 1.50% 18.2% 34.0% 49.8% 40.2% 8.1%
Acetaldehyde 2,365 0 7,900 211 0.01% 17.9% 35.1% 44.2% 37.4% 4.2%
Naphthalene 2,222 6,018 12,000 303 0.01% 21.7% 45.1% 41.3% 31.7% 7.9%
Vinyl acetate 2,215 0 18 1 0.00% 13.7% 32.2% 24.6% 18.6% 3.1%
Butyl acrylate 2,116 5,000 3,500 360 0.01% 14.9% 33.3% 27.6% 14.4% 9.8%
Malathion 2,106 165 14 0 0.00% 22.0% 47.6% 40.4% 31.9% 7.7%
Diisocyanates 1,985 11,473 350,000 42,669 1.43% 18.5% 37.1% 35.3% 23.4% 8.4%
Nitrobenzene 1,790 2,670 390 7 0.00% 18.7% 36.0% 49.3% 38.7% 7.2%
Copper and copper compounds 1,740 0 1,500 180 0.01% 23.4% 45.6% 29.4% 17.2% 7.2%
Biphenyl 1,687 117,003 20 8 0.00% 23.1% 42.7% 59.7% 47.3% 6.7%
Chromium and chromium compounds 1,639 0 43,000,000 1,306,651 43.71% 23.2% 45.1% 29.4% 16.9% 7.5%
Barium and barium compounds 1,506 0 7,000 760 0.03% 22.1% 43.2% 32.2% 21.5% 6.0%
Diethanolamine 1,480 0 1,200 33 0.00% 10.4% 28.0% 29.0% 17.8% 5.8%
Allyl chloride 1,340 0 3,500 131 0.00% 32.7% 54.0% 71.2% 64.6% 3.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,190 0 1,600,000 6,587 0.22% 18.5% 34.2% 49.6% 42.7% 5.5%
Ethyl acrylate 1,031 146 73 6 0.00% 17.1% 35.6% 32.3% 20.5% 8.1%
Glycol Ethers 854 4,560 180 4 0.00% 14.2% 36.9% 14.7% 7.4% 3.6%
Lead and lead compounds 702 0 18,000 455 0.02% 28.5% 53.1% 36.0% 21.2% 8.7%
o-Toluidine 609 510 240,000 961 0.03% 17.8% 34.1% 47.7% 38.3% 7.3%
Manganese and manganese compounds 590 0 70,000 4,474 0.15% 16.4% 35.2% 19.7% 11.1% 5.2%
Dimethyl phthalate 576 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Antimony and antimony compounds 500 0 18,000 1,132 0.04% 16.4% 35.2% 19.3% 11.1% 4.8%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds 500 0 17,000,000 1,069,167 35.77% 16.4% 35.2% 19.3% 11.1% 4.8%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 500 0 140 4 0.00% 31.2% 56.9% 40.9% 23.7% 10.3%
Triethylamine 395 0 500 1 0.00% 13.5% 30.1% 6.3% 3.2% 1.0%
Zinc and zinc compounds 351 0 100 4 0.00% 17.0% 36.4% 19.6% 11.0% 5.2%
Butyraldehyde 323 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Ozone 300 0 19 0 0.00% 18.2% 35.1% 46.0% 39.4% 4.1%
sec-Butyl alcohol 255 0 10 0 0.00% 19.1% 38.5% 34.9% 22.0% 8.9%
Maleic anhydride 255 0 5,000 24 0.00% 16.8% 40.4% 61.1% 9.1% 48.2%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 255 89,600 18 0 0.00% 10.8% 24.0% 53.1% 29.9% 19.7%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 255 0 2 0 0.00% 12.2% 26.5% 54.0% 31.1% 19.1%
Chlorophenols 255 1,883,200 120,000 98,034 3.28% 11.3% 29.2% 48.9% 11.6% 32.7%
Allyl alcohol 249 0 12,000 79 0.00% 32.4% 53.8% 71.0% 64.3% 3.6%
Propargyl alcohol 180 0 500 1 0.00% 19.1% 35.4% 49.1% 42.4% 4.9%
Isobutyraldehyde 173 0 100 0 0.00% 13.9% 33.8% 48.8% 7.8% 36.7%
Dibutyl phthalate 155 0 10 0 0.00% 12.4% 30.5% 48.6% 10.3% 31.4%
Bromine 155 0 2,100 2 0.00% 14.0% 31.6% 7.0% 3.5% 1.2%
Acrylamide 122 2,618 360,000 1,176 0.04% 11.8% 26.7% 30.1% 24.7% 3.3%
Captan 108 2,407 1,200 3 0.00% 26.3% 50.5% 48.5% 41.4% 5.8%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 65 19,113 10 0 0.00% 31.8% 53.1% 57.1% 52.3% 2.4%
Acrolein 49 0 180,000 98 0.00% 13.4% 32.9% 47.7% 7.6% 35.6%
Cumene 45 0 9 0 0.00% 15.7% 41.7% 7.0% 2.1% 1.7%
Acetonitrile 35 0 58 0 0.00% 14.1% 31.8% 7.1% 3.6% 1.2%
Phosgene 26 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hydrazine 20 0 18,000,000 2,089 0.07% 18.3% 35.9% 15.7% 10.7% 2.6%
Phenol 18 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 15 70 1,300,000 540 0.02% 21.6% 42.7% 49.1% 21.1% 22.6%
p-Chloroaniline 13 2,947 110,000 1,026 0.03% 22.6% 42.3% 58.1% 46.4% 6.4%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 12 32,500 50,000 1,608 0.05% 14.6% 34.0% 54.0% 9.8% 39.9%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 10 40,600 330 6 0.00% 11.3% 29.2% 48.9% 11.7% 32.6%
Dimethylamine dicamba 10 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 10 0 4,400 0 0.00% 14.4% 32.4% 7.4% 3.7% 1.3%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 10 0 1 0 0.00% 11.0% 27.8% 32.4% 21.4% 4.8%
Diethyl sulfate 8 0 1,200,000 625 0.02% 10.5% 27.8% 27.4% 17.2% 6.1%
Lithium carbonate 7 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5 0 50,000 68 0.00% 9.5% 22.6% 41.6% 3.4% 31.3%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 5 0 200 0 0.00% 12.3% 26.6% 54.0% 31.2% 19.1%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1 0 50,000 18 0.00% 9.6% 22.7% 41.5% 3.5% 31.1%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 0 195 1,000 0 0.00% 14.6% 34.1% 55.1% 9.8% 41.0%
Chlorothalonil 0 825 7,700 1 0.00% 33.2% 54.9% 61.6% 56.6% 2.5%
Thiophanate-methyl 0 3,206 12,000 6 0.00% 33.9% 55.4% 62.8% 57.8% 2.5%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

For the Rv (revisions) column,
* indicates that the record contains one or more chemicals at facilities whose TRI air releases or incineration transfers for 2010 were revised downwards since 2010, and whose hazard and score have been adjusted accordingly.
** indicates one or more chemicals at facilities whose quantities were revised upwards, or both upwards and downwards. Chemicals revised upwards had their pounds adjusted, but not their score.
*** indicates that the RSEI microdata do not match the public RSEI data.

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