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