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