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

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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