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