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