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Rank in Toxic 100: 3
Rank among all TRI companies: 10
Air releases 2010 (lbs): 6,045,564
Incineration transfers 2010 (lbs): 7,604,427
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2010: 4,363,312
Percentage of national total 2010 toxic air and incineration score: 1.127%
EJ: Poor Share: 19.2%
EJ: Minority Share: 38.1%

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Rv
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,559 1,779,737 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Acrylic acid 16,635 856,079 3,500 4,272 0.10% 21.2% 41.3% 52.4% 16.7% 31.6% *
Ethylene glycol 14,536 651,952 9 6 0.00% 15.4% 33.8% 48.7% 11.0% 19.9%
Toluene 124,837 491,401 1 3 0.00% 17.8% 38.1% 40.1% 17.4% 18.5%
Glycol Ethers 48,488 483,323 180 104 0.00% 14.2% 33.4% 30.0% 11.8% 14.2%
Chlorobenzene 8,576 447,167 4 2 0.00% 12.6% 31.5% 48.1% 9.7% 34.1%
Methanol 142,022 308,464 1 3 0.00% 17.3% 38.9% 43.3% 15.0% 24.2%
Vinyl acetate 44,382 170,436 18 26 0.00% 24.1% 43.6% 47.2% 23.9% 18.4%
Diisocyanates 856 150,891 350,000 16,581 0.38% 12.8% 27.5% 36.2% 14.9% 13.7%
Benzene 59,892 148,172 28,000 35,336 0.81% 17.3% 38.0% 48.1% 22.9% 22.4%
Carbon tetrachloride 18,030 140,482 21,000 11,056 0.25% 17.7% 39.4% 56.6% 20.6% 29.2%
Styrene 47,418 130,369 4 8 0.00% 21.8% 42.3% 42.3% 19.6% 17.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 61,939 126,287 35 83 0.00% 29.8% 48.9% 36.3% 18.7% 13.2%
Ethyl acrylate 12,286 118,054 73 57 0.00% 32.3% 50.9% 38.6% 21.7% 12.3%
Hydroquinone 19 111,760 25 1 0.00% 18.5% 37.5% 52.7% 26.3% 22.5%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,306 107,925 20 1 0.00% 10.9% 29.2% 46.8% 8.6% 34.2%
Acetonitrile 17,841 102,867 58 26 0.00% 14.9% 35.7% 11.8% 5.0% 2.6%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 5,898 95,345 0 0 0.00% 14.7% 34.1% 24.1% 8.7% 11.1%
Cyclohexane 331,009 95,176 1 3 0.00% 19.3% 37.9% 46.5% 38.2% 5.3%
Ammonia 1,369,764 94,900 35 871 0.02% 19.8% 38.8% 44.4% 31.5% 9.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane 53,517 89,390 93,000 106,994 2.45% 16.8% 39.6% 49.8% 12.4% 35.0%
Acrylonitrile 3,791 89,055 240,000 62,696 1.44% 23.5% 43.1% 55.4% 17.5% 28.2%
Acetaldehyde 17,793 82,490 7,900 2,958 0.07% 18.3% 37.8% 49.5% 32.6% 14.0%
Biphenyl 699 77,705 20 1 0.00% 14.8% 34.4% 49.7% 11.4% 34.3%
1,2-Dichloropropane 4,910 74,269 880 98 0.00% 16.6% 40.0% 46.9% 7.1% 37.3%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,353 51,027 210,000 11,916 0.27% 13.3% 33.6% 50.4% 9.6% 37.2%
Chloromethane 48,073 46,231 640 790 0.02% 15.0% 32.5% 24.2% 14.9% 4.6%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1,122 38,185 18 1 0.00% 23.5% 53.5% 84.1% 14.2% 66.1%
Vinylidene chloride 28,020 37,140 18 11 0.00% 12.2% 30.5% 25.9% 3.8% 18.5% **
Dichloromethane 61,210 36,966 6 10 0.00% 15.2% 35.8% 40.3% 10.1% 22.8%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 30,689 36,889 21,000 22,346 0.51% 15.2% 35.4% 44.3% 11.0% 22.3%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 2,985 34,556 5,700 463 0.01% 15.3% 36.8% 51.0% 12.4% 35.5%
Ethylbenzene 25,942 34,123 890 732 0.02% 27.1% 46.5% 32.3% 13.8% 14.8%
o-Cresol 0 28,080 6 0 0.00% 10.4% 27.8% 47.1% 10.1% 32.5%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 12,126 22,781 120 145 0.00% 9.9% 23.1% 29.5% 13.5% 7.0%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 12 19,277 50,000 212 0.00% 14.8% 33.4% 33.0% 20.8% 7.1%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 7,277 19,270 580 69 0.00% 17.4% 39.8% 37.2% 16.4% 17.9%
n-Hexane 26,522 18,290 5 1 0.00% 16.1% 35.7% 45.6% 26.1% 16.6%
Chloroform 21,171 13,061 82,000 45,016 1.03% 17.7% 37.9% 44.9% 24.9% 14.8%
Phthalic anhydride 14 11,097 180 1 0.00% 14.7% 33.3% 50.8% 18.1% 28.3%
Titanium tetrachloride 58 10,960 35,000 0 0.00% 15.9% 25.0% 14.0% 10.0% 1.5%
Propylene (Propene) 490,840 10,781 1 14 0.00% 16.1% 37.2% 38.5% 12.4% 22.6%
Methyl acrylate 2,722 8,380 33 3 0.00% 14.9% 35.5% 37.6% 21.3% 11.5%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 8,069 7,530 1 0 0.00% 17.2% 39.2% 58.2% 14.9% 39.9%
1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride 122 7,296 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hexachlorobenzene 158 5,979 1,600,000 10,104 0.23% 14.9% 33.6% 46.3% 21.3% 21.3%
Hexachloroethane 717 5,774 14,000 250 0.01% 16.2% 38.6% 51.5% 11.8% 36.7%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 2,123 5,189 2,600 108 0.00% 14.4% 33.8% 10.4% 2.8% 3.3%
Phenol 14,606 4,944 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 1 4,828 50,000 88 0.00% 21.2% 42.0% 27.9% 19.5% 3.6%
Butyl acrylate 30,383 4,799 3,500 5,088 0.12% 18.9% 41.3% 61.7% 19.0% 37.8%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 125 4,303 7,900 43 0.00% 14.5% 33.2% 48.2% 20.9% 23.5%
Epichlorohydrin 15,344 4,058 4,300 1,235 0.03% 16.8% 40.7% 51.6% 7.4% 41.9%
Formic acid 1,087 3,900 1 0 0.00% 15.1% 35.8% 14.1% 7.2% 2.7%
Formaldehyde 49,156 3,447 46,000 33,594 0.77% 16.8% 37.7% 49.3% 20.1% 26.4%
n-Butyl alcohol 91,003 3,398 10 23 0.00% 19.3% 40.5% 46.3% 16.5% 25.2%
Pentachloroethane 123 3,364 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 0 3,309 3,900,000 2,544 0.06% 11.7% 30.3% 21.6% 4.2% 13.0%
Butyraldehyde 13,560 3,055 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hydrochloric acid 142,373 3,017 180 465 0.01% 17.1% 37.1% 33.7% 18.6% 11.2%
Methyl methacrylate 90,260 2,973 5 24 0.00% 22.6% 45.4% 56.6% 28.0% 24.0%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,148 2,735 12,000 283 0.01% 16.4% 40.3% 53.3% 6.1% 44.9%
Pyridine 219 2,083 1,000 6 0.00% 14.5% 35.2% 11.8% 4.1% 3.4%
Allyl chloride 5,305 1,801 3,500 343 0.01% 16.8% 41.5% 53.9% 5.3% 46.5%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 0 1,331 18,000 15 0.00% 11.1% 29.0% 48.8% 10.8% 33.3%
Quinoline 12 1,300 3,000,000 1,074 0.02% 14.6% 35.6% 13.4% 5.1% 4.0%
Sulfuric acid 13,731 1,197 3,500 1,767 0.04% 18.5% 41.8% 66.2% 15.7% 46.0%
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) 0 1,155 8,600 2 0.00% 33.4% 55.0% 62.0% 57.0% 2.5%
Propionaldehyde 21,324 1,089 440 411 0.01% 19.1% 39.5% 60.3% 29.6% 27.7%
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 14,118 972 11 2 0.00% 15.9% 38.8% 51.7% 5.4% 44.0%
1,3-Dichloropropylene 1,838 929 14,000 522 0.01% 16.8% 41.0% 55.6% 6.9% 45.1%
Naphthalene 1,836 842 12,000 375 0.01% 17.2% 37.0% 42.9% 27.7% 12.3%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 79 825 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorine 47,829 782 35,000 34,111 0.78% 16.7% 38.8% 41.2% 13.1% 25.0%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 11 762 93 0 0.00% 9.3% 20.3% 23.0% 6.3% 6.7%
Acrolein 1,094 606 180,000 3,013 0.07% 15.9% 35.0% 47.3% 33.5% 11.1%
Hydrogen fluoride 76 480 250 0 0.00% 13.5% 29.8% 25.6% 10.8% 9.9%
Trichloroethylene 3,648 457 15,000 1,024 0.02% 16.9% 41.0% 53.2% 7.3% 43.8%
Nitric acid 363 379 270 1 0.00% 16.6% 34.3% 32.0% 24.8% 4.2%
sec-Butyl alcohol 47 331 10 0 0.00% 12.2% 28.1% 42.6% 20.4% 16.5%
2,3-Dichloropropene 263 267 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pentachlorobenzene 42 229 1,300 1 0.00% 17.7% 36.3% 45.5% 31.7% 10.5%
Triethylamine 2,458 209 500 24 0.00% 14.4% 35.6% 11.2% 3.1% 3.8%
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene 44 188 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isobutyraldehyde 16,299 178 100 67 0.00% 19.0% 39.2% 60.1% 29.7% 27.4%
Phenanthrene 4 162 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Maleic anhydride 1,192 156 5,000 532 0.01% 42.8% 58.7% 23.6% 15.8% 3.7%
Dicyclopentadiene 196 134 18,000 44 0.00% 16.5% 39.9% 51.7% 12.5% 37.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 117 360,000 0 0.00% 11.1% 29.0% 48.8% 10.9% 33.3%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 81 114 1 0 0.00% 14.5% 32.9% 61.4% 14.1% 31.8%
Anthracene 2 93 3 0 0.00% 12.6% 30.7% 46.7% 20.2% 22.8%
Benzoyl chloride 6 82 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 30 67 1,300,000 501 0.01% 15.6% 37.7% 49.7% 18.1% 29.4%
Diethanolamine 5,521 58 1,200 64 0.00% 14.9% 33.8% 44.2% 37.1% 4.9%
Cyanide compounds 845 57 4,400 189 0.00% 17.9% 40.8% 65.6% 14.6% 46.5%
Carbon disulfide 316 56 5 0 0.00% 14.3% 34.7% 9.5% 2.6% 2.5%
Vinyl chloride 21,949 49 31,000 15,426 0.35% 17.8% 40.5% 51.1% 17.7% 31.2%
Aniline 29 38 5,700 3 0.00% 16.7% 41.4% 54.0% 4.9% 47.0%
1,2-Butylene oxide 585 33 180 2 0.00% 16.8% 41.4% 53.9% 5.0% 46.8%
Allyl alcohol 24,803 25 12,000 5,630 0.13% 18.0% 36.9% 31.9% 24.4% 3.6%
Hydrogen cyanide 36,490 23 4,400 7,159 0.16% 18.7% 42.1% 68.0% 15.9% 47.3%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 16 19 1,000 0 0.00% 14.5% 33.7% 11.3% 3.9% 3.0%
Cumene 39,925 10 9 5 0.00% 16.2% 39.6% 52.3% 5.4% 44.7%
N-Methylolacrylamide 173 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 96 8 200 0 0.00% 14.2% 33.6% 9.5% 2.4% 2.7%
Ethylene oxide 38,375 7 310,000 177,720 4.07% 16.6% 35.7% 44.8% 32.1% 9.7%
Acrylamide 5 7 360,000 105 0.00% 28.6% 47.9% 36.9% 24.1% 8.7%
Ethylidene dichloride 401 6 570 7 0.00% 19.4% 39.1% 47.3% 39.1% 5.8%
Benzoyl Peroxide 0 6 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,3-Butadiene 35,094 5 110,000 53,378 1.22% 16.8% 38.6% 49.9% 17.7% 29.9%
Propylene oxide 61,933 4 13,000 14,426 0.33% 18.1% 38.7% 44.8% 23.7% 18.2%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 83 2 1,600,000 1,647 0.04% 17.0% 42.0% 54.3% 4.6% 47.7%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 16 1 1 0 0.00% 19.2% 38.3% 46.5% 37.2% 6.5%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 214 1 6 0 0.00% 18.6% 37.8% 15.3% 8.5% 1.1%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 1 0 700 0 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Ethylene 1,866,911 0 1 13 0.00% 16.4% 37.3% 38.4% 14.9% 20.3%
Bromoform (Tribromomethane) 6,412 0 3,900 441 0.01% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Dichlorobromomethane 3,267 0 62,000 3,572 0.08% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Phosgene 728 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 46,918 0 0 0 0.00% 16.7% 38.4% 62.0% 14.7% 36.5%
Propyleneimine 8 0 150,000,000 18,506 0.42% 15.6% 34.4% 45.0% 36.7% 5.8%
tert-Butyl alcohol 780 0 10 0 0.00% 24.3% 47.8% 48.2% 41.1% 3.5%
CFC-12 13,420 0 5 1 0.00% 16.8% 41.4% 53.9% 5.0% 46.8%
Chloroacetic acid 232 0 500 3 0.00% 14.2% 35.1% 8.7% 2.0% 2.4%
2-Nitropropane 34,481 0 9,600,000 3,394,638 77.80% 20.0% 40.1% 38.2% 34.4% 2.3%
Cumene hydroperoxide 411 0 640 5 0.00% 16.8% 41.5% 54.0% 5.0% 47.0%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 26 0 11,000 8 0.00% 14.2% 35.1% 8.7% 2.0% 2.4%
Acetophenone 6 0 10 0 0.00% 16.8% 41.5% 54.0% 5.0% 46.9%
Benzyl chloride 4,939 0 180,000 110,335 2.53% 21.3% 40.2% 15.8% 9.5% 0.8%
Allylamine 1,633 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chloromethyl methyl ether 150 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 25 0 170 0 0.00% 8.2% 19.8% 24.2% 7.7% 5.8%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether 248 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2-Methylpyridine 1,217 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2-Methoxyethanol 769 0 180 2 0.00% 15.6% 34.4% 44.9% 36.4% 5.9%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 4,090 0 330 35 0.00% 14.2% 35.0% 8.8% 2.0% 2.5%
1,4-Dioxane 13,010 0 28,000 2,406 0.06% 16.1% 34.9% 45.3% 33.3% 9.1%
Dimethylamine 2,500 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hydrazine 280 0 18,000,000 120,234 2.76% 14.2% 35.5% 8.2% 1.6% 2.2%
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 11 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 399 0 110 1 0.00% 16.7% 41.0% 53.5% 5.5% 45.8%
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 14 0 18 0 0.00% 19.4% 38.1% 45.9% 40.0% 3.1%
Picloram 217 0 5 0 0.00% 15.8% 38.6% 48.6% 5.1% 41.0%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 11 0 100 0 0.00% 14.2% 34.8% 8.8% 2.0% 2.4%
2,4-D butoxyethyl ester 7 0 100 0 0.00% 14.1% 33.9% 9.1% 2.2% 2.6%
Nitrapyrin 4 0 43,000 8 0.00% 15.3% 34.7% 66.1% 15.3% 34.5%
Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane) 6,929 0 36 16 0.00% 17.1% 38.3% 69.6% 17.4% 36.7%
2,4-D sodium salt 8 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Lead and lead compounds 275 0 18,000 85 0.00% 19.0% 37.8% 46.0% 35.5% 7.6%
Nickel and nickel compounds 31 0 930,000 683 0.02% 11.6% 25.6% 32.3% 18.9% 7.3%
Silver and silver compounds 3 0 200 0 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Thallium and thallium compounds 3 0 14,000 1 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Antimony and antimony compounds 8 0 18,000 3 0.00% 19.5% 38.3% 46.1% 40.4% 3.0%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 5 0 15,000,000 13,571 0.31% 26.4% 52.0% 80.4% 40.4% 36.6%
Barium and barium compounds 1 0 7,000 0 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds 1 0 8,600,000 152 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds 1 0 6,400,000 113 0.00% 19.3% 37.7% 45.5% 39.3% 3.2%
Chromium and chromium compounds 43 0 43,000,000 1,445 0.03% 16.7% 36.3% 47.1% 28.9% 15.3%
Copper and copper compounds 68 0 1,500 1 0.00% 13.4% 28.9% 27.5% 14.8% 7.2%
Zinc and zinc compounds 255 0 100 0 0.00% 15.6% 34.2% 42.9% 32.3% 7.5%
Sodium nitrite 77 0 10 0 0.00% 18.4% 37.7% 14.7% 8.1% 1.1%
Bromine 6 0 2,100 0 0.00% 16.0% 39.6% 48.0% 5.5% 40.4%
Selenium and selenium compounds 1,114 0 180 0 0.00% 18.8% 39.2% 34.9% 27.2% 3.2%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 28 0 18 0 0.00% 19.4% 38.1% 45.9% 39.9% 3.1%
Dichlorotrifluoroethane 804 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Triclopyr triethylammonium salt 57 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorophenols 211 0 120,000 673 0.02% 14.2% 35.1% 8.8% 2.0% 2.4%

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For the Rv (revisions) column,
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*** indicates that the RSEI microdata do not match the public RSEI data.

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