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