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
Ethylene
1,866,911
0
13
0.00%
16.4%
38.4%
Ammonia
1,369,764
94,900
871
0.02%
19.8%
44.4%
Propylene (Propene)
490,840
10,781
14
0.00%
16.1%
38.5%
Cyclohexane
331,009
95,176
3
0.00%
19.3%
46.5%
Hydrochloric acid
142,373
3,017
465
0.01%
17.1%
33.7%
Methanol
142,022
308,464
3
0.00%
17.3%
43.3%
Toluene
124,837
491,401
3
0.00%
17.8%
40.1%
n-Butyl alcohol
91,003
3,398
23
0.00%
19.3%
46.3%
Methyl methacrylate
90,260
2,973
24
0.00%
22.6%
56.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
61,939
126,287
83
0.00%
29.8%
36.3%
Propylene oxide
61,933
4
14,426
0.33%
18.1%
44.8%
Dichloromethane
61,210
36,966
10
0.00%
15.2%
40.3%
Benzene
59,892
148,172
35,336
0.81%
17.3%
48.1%
1,2-Dichloroethane
53,517
89,390
106,994
2.45%
16.8%
49.8%
Formaldehyde
49,156
3,447
33,594
0.77%
16.8%
49.3%
Glycol Ethers
48,488
483,323
104
0.00%
14.2%
30.0%
Chloromethane
48,073
46,231
790
0.02%
15.0%
24.2%
Chlorine
47,829
782
34,111
0.78%
16.7%
41.2%
Styrene
47,418
130,369
8
0.00%
21.8%
42.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
46,918
0
0
0.00%
16.7%
62.0%
Vinyl acetate
44,382
170,436
26
0.00%
24.1%
47.2%
Cumene
39,925
10
5
0.00%
16.2%
52.3%
Ethylene oxide
38,375
7
177,720
4.07%
16.6%
44.8%
Hydrogen cyanide
36,490
23
7,159
0.16%
18.7%
68.0%
1,3-Butadiene
35,094
5
53,378
1.22%
16.8%
49.9%
2-Nitropropane
34,481
0
3,394,638
77.80%
20.0%
38.2%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
30,689
36,889
22,346
0.51%
15.2%
44.3%
Butyl acrylate
30,383
4,799
5,088
0.12%
18.9%
61.7%
Vinylidene chloride
28,020
37,140
11
0.00%
12.2%
25.9%
**
n-Hexane
26,522
18,290
1
0.00%
16.1%
45.6%
Ethylbenzene
25,942
34,123
732
0.02%
27.1%
32.3%
Allyl alcohol
24,803
25
5,630
0.13%
18.0%
31.9%
Vinyl chloride
21,949
49
15,426
0.35%
17.8%
51.1%
Propionaldehyde
21,324
1,089
411
0.01%
19.1%
60.3%
Chloroform
21,171
13,061
45,016
1.03%
17.7%
44.9%
Carbon tetrachloride
18,030
140,482
11,056
0.25%
17.7%
56.6%
Acetonitrile
17,841
102,867
26
0.00%
14.9%
11.8%
Acetaldehyde
17,793
82,490
2,958
0.07%
18.3%
49.5%
Acrylic acid
16,635
856,079
4,272
0.10%
21.2%
52.4%
*
Isobutyraldehyde
16,299
178
67
0.00%
19.0%
60.1%
Epichlorohydrin
15,344
4,058
1,235
0.03%
16.8%
51.6%
Phenol
14,606
4,944
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Ethylene glycol
14,536
651,952
6
0.00%
15.4%
48.7%
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
14,118
972
2
0.00%
15.9%
51.7%
Sulfuric acid
13,731
1,197
1,767
0.04%
18.5%
66.2%
Butyraldehyde
13,560
3,055
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
CFC-12
13,420
0
1
0.00%
16.8%
53.9%
1,4-Dioxane
13,010
0
2,406
0.06%
16.1%
45.3%
Ethyl acrylate
12,286
118,054
57
0.00%
32.3%
38.6%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
12,126
22,781
145
0.00%
9.9%
29.5%
Chlorobenzene
8,576
447,167
2
0.00%
12.6%
48.1%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
8,069
7,530
0
0.00%
17.2%
58.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
7,277
19,270
69
0.00%
17.4%
37.2%
Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane)
6,929
0
16
0.00%
17.1%
69.6%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
6,559
1,779,737
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Bromoform (Tribromomethane)
6,412
0
441
0.01%
19.3%
45.5%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
5,898
95,345
0
0.00%
14.7%
24.1%
Diethanolamine
5,521
58
64
0.00%
14.9%
44.2%
Allyl chloride
5,305
1,801
343
0.01%
16.8%
53.9%
Benzyl chloride
4,939
0
110,335
2.53%
21.3%
15.8%
1,2-Dichloropropane
4,910
74,269
98
0.00%
16.6%
46.9%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
4,090
0
35
0.00%
14.2%
8.8%
Acrylonitrile
3,791
89,055
62,696
1.44%
23.5%
55.4%
Trichloroethylene
3,648
457
1,024
0.02%
16.9%
53.2%
Dichlorobromomethane
3,267
0
3,572
0.08%
19.3%
45.5%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
2,985
34,556
463
0.01%
15.3%
51.0%
Methyl acrylate
2,722
8,380
3
0.00%
14.9%
37.6%
Dimethylamine
2,500
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Triethylamine
2,458
209
24
0.00%
14.4%
11.2%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
2,123
5,189
108
0.00%
14.4%
10.4%
1,3-Dichloropropylene
1,838
929
522
0.01%
16.8%
55.6%
Naphthalene
1,836
842
375
0.01%
17.2%
42.9%
Allylamine
1,633
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,353
51,027
11,916
0.27%
13.3%
50.4%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
1,306
107,925
1
0.00%
10.9%
46.8%
2-Methylpyridine
1,217
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Maleic anhydride
1,192
156
532
0.01%
42.8%
23.6%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
1,148
2,735
283
0.01%
16.4%
53.3%
2-Ethoxyethanol
1,122
38,185
1
0.00%
23.5%
84.1%
Selenium and selenium compounds
1,114
0
0
0.00%
18.8%
34.9%
Acrolein
1,094
606
3,013
0.07%
15.9%
47.3%
Formic acid
1,087
3,900
0
0.00%
15.1%
14.1%
Diisocyanates
856
150,891
16,581
0.38%
12.8%
36.2%
Cyanide compounds
845
57
189
0.00%
17.9%
65.6%
Dichlorotrifluoroethane
804
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
tert-Butyl alcohol
780
0
0
0.00%
24.3%
48.2%
2-Methoxyethanol
769
0
2
0.00%
15.6%
44.9%
Phosgene
728
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Hexachloroethane
717
5,774
250
0.01%
16.2%
51.5%
Biphenyl
699
77,705
1
0.00%
14.8%
49.7%
1,2-Butylene oxide
585
33
2
0.00%
16.8%
53.9%
Cumene hydroperoxide
411
0
5
0.00%
16.8%
54.0%
Ethylidene dichloride
401
6
7
0.00%
19.4%
47.3%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
399
0
1
0.00%
16.7%
53.5%
Nitric acid
363
379
1
0.00%
16.6%
32.0%
Carbon disulfide
316
56
0
0.00%
14.3%
9.5%
Hydrazine
280
0
120,234
2.76%
14.2%
8.2%
Lead and lead compounds
275
0
85
0.00%
19.0%
46.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene
263
267
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Zinc and zinc compounds
255
0
0
0.00%
15.6%
42.9%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether
248
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Chloroacetic acid
232
0
3
0.00%
14.2%
8.7%
Pyridine
219
2,083
6
0.00%
14.5%
11.8%
Picloram
217
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
48.6%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
214
1
0
0.00%
18.6%
15.3%
Chlorophenols
211
0
673
0.02%
14.2%
8.8%
Dicyclopentadiene
196
134
44
0.00%
16.5%
51.7%
N-Methylolacrylamide
173
10
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Hexachlorobenzene
158
5,979
10,104
0.23%
14.9%
46.3%
Chloromethyl methyl ether
150
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
125
4,303
43
0.00%
14.5%
48.2%
Pentachloroethane
123
3,364
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride
122
7,296
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-]
96
8
0
0.00%
14.2%
9.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
83
2
1,647
0.04%
17.0%
54.3%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
81
114
0
0.00%
14.5%
61.4%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene
79
825
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Sodium nitrite
77
0
0
0.00%
18.4%
14.7%
Hydrogen fluoride
76
480
0
0.00%
13.5%
25.6%
Copper and copper compounds
68
0
1
0.00%
13.4%
27.5%
Titanium tetrachloride
58
10,960
0
0.00%
15.9%
14.0%
Triclopyr triethylammonium salt
57
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
sec-Butyl alcohol
47
331
0
0.00%
12.2%
42.6%
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
44
188
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Chromium and chromium compounds
43
0
1,445
0.03%
16.7%
47.1%
Pentachlorobenzene
42
229
1
0.00%
17.7%
45.5%
Nickel and nickel compounds
31
0
683
0.02%
11.6%
32.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
30
67
501
0.01%
15.6%
49.7%
Aniline
29
38
3
0.00%
16.7%
54.0%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
28
0
0
0.00%
19.4%
45.9%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
26
0
8
0.00%
14.2%
8.7%
1,3-Phenylenediamine
25
0
0
0.00%
8.2%
24.2%
Hydroquinone
19
111,760
1
0.00%
18.5%
52.7%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
16
1
0
0.00%
19.2%
46.5%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
16
19
0
0.00%
14.5%
11.3%
Phthalic anhydride
14
11,097
1
0.00%
14.7%
50.8%
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
14
0
0
0.00%
19.4%
45.9%
Quinoline
12
1,300
1,074
0.02%
14.6%
13.4%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
12
19,277
212
0.00%
14.8%
33.0%
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
11
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
11
762
0
0.00%
9.3%
23.0%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester
11
0
0
0.00%
14.2%
8.8%
Propyleneimine
8
0
18,506
0.42%
15.6%
45.0%
2,4-D sodium salt
8
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Antimony and antimony compounds
8
0
3
0.00%
19.5%
46.1%
2,4-D butoxyethyl ester
7
0
0
0.00%
14.1%
9.1%
Acetophenone
6
0
0
0.00%
16.8%
54.0%
Benzoyl chloride
6
82
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Bromine
6
0
0
0.00%
16.0%
48.0%
Acrylamide
5
7
105
0.00%
28.6%
36.9%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
5
0
13,571
0.31%
26.4%
80.4%
Phenanthrene
4
162
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrapyrin
4
0
8
0.00%
15.3%
66.1%
Silver and silver compounds
3
0
0
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Thallium and thallium compounds
3
0
1
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Anthracene
2
93
0
0.00%
12.6%
46.7%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide)
1
0
0
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
1
4,828
88
0.00%
21.2%
27.9%
Barium and barium compounds
1
0
0
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
1
0
152
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
1
0
113
0.00%
19.3%
45.5%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0
1,331
15
0.00%
11.1%
48.8%
Benzoyl Peroxide
0
6
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
o-Cresol
0
28,080
0
0.00%
10.4%
47.1%
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate)
0
1,155
2
0.00%
33.4%
62.0%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
117
0
0.00%
11.1%
48.8%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)
0
3,309
2,544
0.06%
11.7%
21.6%
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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