Ashland Inc.
Rank in Toxic 100: 43
Rank among all TRI companies: 114
Air releases 2010 (lbs): 2,030,969
Incineration transfers 2010 (lbs): 221,215
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2010: 465,225
Percentage of national total 2010 toxic air and incineration score: 0.120%
EJ: Poor Share: 17.3%
EJ: Minority Share: 45.6%
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ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
78
0
3
0.00%
18.4%
20.5%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
301
0
32
0.01%
19.8%
68.7%
HERCULES INC
COURTLAND
VA
1,2-Dichloropropane
81,810
63
220
0.05%
17.3%
45.7%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
1,3-Butadiene
9,118
0
75,750
16.28%
14.0%
23.5%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Acetaldehyde
190
0
4
0.00%
16.4%
8.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Acetaldehyde
15,580
0
610
0.13%
11.8%
6.3%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
Acetonitrile
678
0
4
0.00%
13.7%
24.5%
ASHLAND INC
GREENSBORO
NC
Acrylamide
6,518
0
111,108
23.88%
28.2%
78.4%
ISP LIMA LLC
LIMA
OH
Acrylic acid
3,553
0
484
0.10%
30.1%
32.9%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Acrylic acid
73
13,417
199
0.04%
23.9%
83.0%
ASHLAND INC
PIEDMONT
SC
Acrylic acid
8
0
1
0.00%
14.9%
31.1%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC
ASSONET
MA
Acrylic acid
54
0
9
0.00%
10.6%
12.2%
ASHLAND INC
GREENSBORO
NC
Acrylic acid
7,692
0
1,276
0.27%
28.1%
78.3%
ASHLAND INC - NEAL WV
KENOVA
WV
Acrylic acid
193
0
23
0.01%
20.0%
4.7%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC
TEXAS CITY
TX
Ammonia
2,458
0
3
0.00%
14.9%
58.1%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
HUNTSVILLE
AL
Ammonia
82,167
0
62
0.01%
11.7%
31.1%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Ammonia
387,817
0
75
0.02%
12.3%
6.8%
HERCULES INC
MILWAUKEE
WI
Ammonia
271
0
4
0.00%
27.1%
76.3%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
Asbestos (friable)
1
0
14,998
3.22%
14.3%
25.3%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Benzene
12,014
1,780
2,055
0.44%
10.6%
5.2%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
Benzoyl chloride
11
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Butyl acrylate
763
196
338
0.07%
20.6%
80.5%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Chlorine
240
0
23
0.00%
16.4%
8.9%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Chloroacetic acid
255
0
14
0.00%
18.7%
53.5%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
83,413
0
3
0.00%
18.7%
53.4%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Copper and copper compounds
1
0
0
0.00%
12.1%
6.6%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
Cyclohexane
22,740
0
1
0.00%
14.7%
32.2%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC
TEXAS CITY
TX
Cyclohexane
13,819
25,080
0
0.00%
14.9%
57.5%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate)
25
47
14
0.00%
13.6%
18.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Dicyclopentadiene
1,015
0
3,682
0.79%
26.5%
56.9%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO
COMMERCE
CA
Dicyclopentadiene
50
58,610
2,825
0.61%
14.7%
79.3%
ASHLAND INC
JACKSONVILLE
AR
Dicyclopentadiene
2
0
1
0.00%
12.6%
35.9%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Dicyclopentadiene
421
3
419
0.09%
13.9%
18.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Diethyl sulfate
4,535
0
32,993
7.09%
10.3%
4.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
COLUMBUS
OH
Diisocyanates
223
0
17,636
3.79%
32.4%
32.7%
HERCULES INC
MILWAUKEE
WI
Epichlorohydrin
196
0
195
0.04%
25.5%
69.7%
HERCULES INC
CHICOPEE
MA
Epichlorohydrin
3,034
873
3,383
0.73%
21.9%
33.7%
HERCULES INC
SAVANNAH
GA
Epichlorohydrin
555
0
73
0.02%
25.9%
70.6%
HERCULES INC PORTLA ND
PORTLAND
OR
Epichlorohydrin
3,359
0
4,063
0.87%
16.9%
26.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Ethyl acrylate
1,740
95
16
0.00%
20.6%
80.6%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Ethylene
71,897
0
2
0.00%
16.7%
50.9%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO
COMMERCE
CA
Ethylene glycol
5
0
0
0.00%
20.2%
89.3%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Ethylene glycol
404
1
0
0.00%
13.6%
18.8%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Ethylene glycol
2,282
0
0
0.00%
10.2%
4.6%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Ethylene glycol
2
0
0
0.00%
18.3%
20.6%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Ethylene glycol
250
0
0
0.00%
18.9%
53.7%
ASHLAND INC
JACKSONVILLE
AR
Ethylene glycol
726
0
0
0.00%
14.1%
34.0%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Ethylene glycol
567
0
1
0.00%
24.8%
55.1%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
Ethylene glycol
327
0
1
0.00%
19.8%
67.9%
HERCULES INC (PARLIN PLANT)
PARLIN
NJ
Ethylene oxide
2,181
0
133,834
28.77%
9.8%
44.3%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Ethylene oxide
1,242
0
38,675
8.31%
18.4%
53.1%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Formaldehyde
58
3,250
461
0.10%
21.9%
80.5%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CHATHAM
NJ
Formaldehyde
1,103
105
8,312
1.79%
11.7%
48.1%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Formaldehyde
16,452
0
1,810
0.39%
16.4%
8.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Formic acid
3,393
0
0
0.00%
11.8%
6.3%
HERCULES INC PORTLA ND
PORTLAND
OR
Formic acid
23
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
26.9%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Formic acid
5,495
0
0
0.00%
16.4%
8.9%
ISP LIMA LLC
LIMA
OH
Formic acid
521
0
0
0.00%
30.0%
32.8%
HERCULES INC
CHICOPEE
MA
Formic acid
2,771
4
0
0.00%
22.0%
33.6%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Glycol Ethers
8
0
0
0.00%
18.2%
21.2%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BIRMINGHAM
AL
Glycol Ethers
843
0
23
0.00%
34.9%
82.0%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
Glycol Ethers
347
0
12
0.00%
19.7%
67.9%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
Glycol Ethers
264
0
2
0.00%
14.7%
32.1%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Glycol Ethers
250
0
5
0.00%
19.0%
53.9%
HERCULES INC KENEDY TEXAS
KENEDY
TX
Glycol Ethers
268
0
1
0.00%
12.8%
65.6%
HERCULES INC
COURTLAND
VA
Hydrochloric acid
16,706
0
9
0.00%
17.3%
45.9%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Hydrochloric acid
41,120
0
15
0.00%
16.2%
8.9%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
FORT SMITH
AR
Hydroquinone
17
0
0
0.00%
25.2%
27.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
HUNTSVILLE
AL
Iron pentacarbonyl
44,066
254
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Lead and lead compounds
6
0
1
0.00%
12.3%
6.8%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Lead and lead compounds
41
0
1
0.00%
16.2%
8.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Maleic anhydride
2,753
3
84
0.02%
10.3%
4.7%
ASHLAND INC
JACKSONVILLE
AR
Maleic anhydride
13
0
2
0.00%
13.8%
34.2%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO
COMMERCE
CA
Maleic anhydride
17
0
59
0.01%
19.9%
88.0%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Maleic anhydride
873
291
293
0.06%
13.6%
18.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Maleic anhydride
844
0
1,108
0.24%
24.6%
54.8%
ASHLAND INC - NEAL WV
KENOVA
WV
Maleic anhydride
428
40
77
0.02%
20.1%
4.8%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Mercury and mercury compounds
17
0
0
0.00%
16.2%
8.9%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Methanol
4,007
520
0
0.00%
20.6%
80.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
Methanol
3,772
0
0
0.00%
13.7%
24.5%
ASHLAND INC
ELKTON
MD
Methanol
2,252
0
0
0.00%
12.7%
30.5%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Methanol
361,929
0
35
0.01%
18.7%
53.5%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC
ASSONET
MA
Methanol
85
0
0
0.00%
10.9%
13.9%
MISSOURI CHEMICAL WORKS
LOUISIANA
MO
Methanol
118,022
0
0
0.00%
16.3%
8.9%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC
TEXAS CITY
TX
Methanol
1,044
0
0
0.00%
14.9%
57.9%
VALVOLINE
HERNANDO
MS
Methanol
5,140
0
0
0.00%
17.6%
48.4%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Methanol
21,950
67,360
0
0.00%
12.6%
11.9%
ISP LIMA LLC
LIMA
OH
Methanol
2,544
0
0
0.00%
30.0%
32.8%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
Methanol
839
0
0
0.00%
19.4%
65.4%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Methanol
895
0
0
0.00%
18.2%
21.3%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BIRMINGHAM
AL
Methanol
1,406
0
0
0.00%
33.1%
79.4%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
Methanol
57
0
0
0.00%
15.0%
5.6%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Methyl acrylate
3,283
413
14
0.00%
20.6%
80.4%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
FORT SMITH
AR
Methyl methacrylate
1,663
0
0
0.00%
26.1%
26.3%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Methyl methacrylate
1,472
0
2
0.00%
25.0%
55.3%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Methyl methacrylate
61
0
0
0.00%
18.3%
21.3%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Methyl methacrylate
1,906
0
1
0.00%
13.6%
18.8%
ASHLAND INC
PIEDMONT
SC
Methyl methacrylate
381
0
0
0.00%
14.8%
31.6%
HERCULES INC KENEDY TEXAS
KENEDY
TX
Methylene bromide
910
0
2
0.00%
12.8%
65.5%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
N,N-Dimethylformamide
50
0
0
0.00%
15.3%
5.3%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
COLUMBUS
OH
N,N-Dimethylformamide
123
0
3
0.00%
31.2%
32.5%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
N,N-Dimethylformamide
199
0
3
0.00%
13.7%
24.7%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
n-Butyl alcohol
165
0
0
0.00%
18.3%
20.6%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
n-Butyl alcohol
2,877
0
0
0.00%
10.4%
4.8%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
n-Hexane
2,600
171
1
0.00%
13.7%
24.5%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
n-Hexane
2,215
10,269
2
0.00%
21.0%
80.5%
ISP LIMA LLC
LIMA
OH
n-Hexane
701
0
0
0.00%
30.1%
32.9%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
n-Hexane
2,762
0
0
0.00%
15.0%
5.6%
ASHLAND INC
PIEDMONT
SC
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
45
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC
TEXAS CITY
TX
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
11,599
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
HERCULES INC PORTLA ND
PORTLAND
OR
Naphthalene
175
0
163
0.04%
15.7%
26.9%
HERCULES INC (PARLIN PLANT)
PARLIN
NJ
Nitric acid
278
0
13
0.00%
10.1%
45.0%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Nitric acid
2,550
0
73
0.02%
18.6%
53.3%
ASHLAND INC - NEAL WV
KENOVA
WV
o-Xylene
2,074
0
2
0.00%
20.0%
4.7%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Phenol
690
101
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Phthalic anhydride
2,006
13,335
24
0.01%
13.5%
18.7%
ASHLAND INC
JACKSONVILLE
AR
Phthalic anhydride
42
0
0
0.00%
14.0%
34.0%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Phthalic anhydride
851
0
41
0.01%
24.7%
54.9%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO
COMMERCE
CA
Phthalic anhydride
30
0
4
0.00%
20.1%
88.7%
AAFI
DALTON
GA
Propylene oxide
2,470
0
996
0.21%
30.4%
60.6%
HERCULES INC KENEDY TEXAS
KENEDY
TX
Propylene oxide
5,868
0
1,878
0.40%
12.8%
65.5%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
Propylene oxide
2,497
0
3,527
0.76%
18.6%
53.4%
HERCULES INC
MACON
GA
Sodium nitrite
10
0
0
0.00%
17.5%
39.7%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
FORT SMITH
AR
Styrene
2,034
0
0
0.00%
27.0%
25.5%
ASHLAND INC
BARTOW
FL
Styrene
2,569
0
0
0.00%
11.9%
31.9%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BIRMINGHAM
AL
Styrene
6
0
0
0.00%
34.8%
81.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Styrene
3,697
0
3
0.00%
25.3%
55.7%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Styrene
11
0
0
0.00%
18.4%
20.8%
ASHLAND INC
JACKSONVILLE
AR
Styrene
4,503
0
0
0.00%
14.0%
34.1%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
Styrene
223,739
0
32
0.01%
14.4%
29.9%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Styrene
96
4,134
0
0.00%
23.0%
83.4%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
Styrene
328
0
0
0.00%
15.4%
5.2%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Styrene
471
0
0
0.00%
9.5%
3.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO
COMMERCE
CA
Styrene
5,484
7,810
12
0.00%
20.5%
90.9%
ASHLAND INC
PITTSBURGH
PA
Styrene
9,696
2,230
2
0.00%
13.7%
18.9%
HERCULES INC (PARLIN PLANT)
PARLIN
NJ
tert-Butyl alcohol
20,227
0
40
0.01%
9.7%
44.2%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC
ASSONET
MA
tert-Butyl alcohol
41
0
0
0.00%
10.6%
12.8%
HERCULES INC
HOPEWELL
VA
tert-Butyl alcohol
150,356
0
165
0.04%
18.7%
53.5%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT
PHILADELPHIA
PA
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)
115
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
VALVOLINE
HERNANDO
MS
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
947
0
715
0.15%
17.7%
48.5%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BIRMINGHAM
AL
Toluene
479
0
0
0.00%
33.6%
80.1%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
Toluene
4,798
0
0
0.00%
15.2%
5.4%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC
ASSONET
MA
Toluene
227
0
0
0.00%
11.0%
14.2%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
COLUMBUS
OH
Toluene
483
0
0
0.00%
13.7%
24.6%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
Toluene
1,741
0
0
0.00%
19.3%
64.7%
VALVOLINE
HERNANDO
MS
Toluene
888
0
0
0.00%
17.5%
47.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Toluene
224
189
0
0.00%
10.9%
6.7%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Toluene
4,648
9,742
0
0.00%
20.8%
80.5%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
TONAWANDA
NY
Toluene
393
0
0
0.00%
18.2%
21.1%
HERCULES INC
COURTLAND
VA
Triethylamine
32,877
63
34
0.01%
17.3%
44.8%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Triethylamine
160
692
10
0.00%
21.2%
83.0%
ISP LIMA LLC
LIMA
OH
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
300
0
2
0.00%
30.4%
33.5%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
CALUMET CITY
IL
Vinyl acetate
6,545
75
15
0.00%
20.6%
81.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC
CALVERT CITY
KY
Vinyl acetate
119
0
0
0.00%
11.9%
6.3%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC
ASSONET
MA
Vinyl acetate
936
0
1
0.00%
10.5%
11.6%
ASHLAND INC
ELKTON
MD
Vinyl acetate
4,372
0
4
0.00%
13.1%
30.4%
ASHLAND INC
PIEDMONT
SC
Vinyl acetate
1,175
0
1
0.00%
14.8%
31.7%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC
TEXAS CITY
TX
Vinyl acetate
1,400
0
1
0.00%
14.7%
57.2%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BATON ROUGE
LA
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1,010
0
6
0.00%
19.6%
67.0%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
Xylene (mixed isomers)
141
0
0
0.00%
15.0%
5.6%
VALVOLINE
HERNANDO
MS
Xylene (mixed isomers)
816
0
1
0.00%
16.9%
46.0%
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION
BIRMINGHAM
AL
Xylene (mixed isomers)
610
0
3
0.00%
33.7%
80.3%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
FORT SMITH
AR
Xylene (mixed isomers)
127
0
0
0.00%
25.8%
26.5%
VALVOLINE
DEER PARK
TX
Zinc and zinc compounds
2
0
0
0.00%
17.1%
62.8%
HERCULES INC
MACON
GA
Zinc and zinc compounds
10
0
0
0.00%
17.5%
39.8%
VALVOLINE
ROCHESTER
PA
Zinc and zinc compounds
2
0
0
0.00%
16.1%
16.7%
VALVOLINE
CINCINNATI
OH
Zinc and zinc compounds
4
0
0
0.00%
18.9%
26.3%
ASHLAND INC
ASHLAND
OH
Zinc and zinc compounds
15
0
0
0.00%
14.7%
5.8%
ISP SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS LP
PORT NECHES
TX
Zinc and zinc compounds
100
0
0
0.00%
14.7%
32.3%
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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