Dow Chemical
Rank in Toxic 100: 14
Rank among all TRI companies: 50
Air releases 2014 (lbs): 5,737,819
Incineration transfers 2014 (lbs): 8,889,416
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2014: 1,468,379
Percentage of national total 2014 toxic air and incineration score: 0.336%
EJ: Poor Share: 20.2%
EJ: Minority Share: 38.8%
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Rv
Nitrapyrin
53
52,806
2,601
0.18%
14.1%
76.5%
Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane)
4,084
0
14
0.00%
19.6%
71.4%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
0
4
7
0.00%
21.1%
70.9%
Hydrogen cyanide
10,963
16
3,000
0.20%
20.4%
70.4%
Pentachlorophenol
0
250
3
0.00%
21.3%
68.3%
Sulfuric acid
13,686
795
2,579
0.18%
20.1%
67.7%
Chlorobenzene
3,555
180,635
2
0.00%
20.3%
67.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
2
0
0
0.00%
16.5%
66.9%
Hydroquinone
66
67,040
1
0.00%
25.2%
66.9%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
4
903
22
0.00%
20.9%
66.8%
Anthracene
0
33,024
0
0.00%
21.1%
66.7%
Biphenyl
337
68,702
75
0.01%
20.8%
66.3%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,364
71,745
24,317
1.66%
19.9%
65.0%
Vinyl acetate
38,375
187,723
40
0.00%
21.6%
64.5%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,907
111,893
837
0.06%
20.2%
63.2%
Carbon tetrachloride
12,420
6,328
13,116
0.89%
20.9%
62.4%
Butyl acrylate
25,176
14,545
8,204
0.56%
23.5%
61.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
90
7,039
71
0.00%
22.3%
61.7%
Naphthalene
1,136
124,196
954
0.06%
21.5%
59.4%
1,3-Dichloropropylene
1,176
6,300
577
0.04%
17.4%
59.3%
Propionaldehyde
24,480
261
442
0.03%
19.7%
59.0%
Isobutyraldehyde
2,120
119
8
0.00%
19.7%
58.1%
Hexachloroethane
252
5,895
179
0.01%
20.9%
57.8%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
1,130
12,643
1
0.00%
20.0%
57.8%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
3
42
0
0.00%
23.2%
56.7%
Cyclohexane
11,819
100,690
0
0.00%
18.4%
56.4%
Phthalic anhydride
0
29
0
0.00%
28.1%
55.4%
Quinoline
7
16,294
12,251
0.83%
22.0%
55.1%
Acetophenone
5
1,744
0
0.00%
19.7%
54.9%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
1,176
2,790
420
0.03%
17.5%
54.4%
Hexachlorobenzene
177
4,617
11,812
0.80%
21.1%
54.2%
2-Ethoxyethanol
1,047
4,432
0
0.00%
18.4%
54.2%
Acrylonitrile
1,968
261,533
186,737
12.72%
27.8%
53.8%
Aniline
398
6
34
0.00%
18.1%
53.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
31
6
551
0.04%
18.4%
53.4%
Ethylene glycol
10,953
60,200
5
0.00%
16.8%
53.1%
Methyl methacrylate
67,973
103,878
27
0.00%
25.7%
52.7%
Cumene hydroperoxide
111
0
2
0.00%
17.0%
52.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane
27,782
250,721
85,553
5.83%
19.2%
52.7%
1,2-Butylene oxide
643
13
3
0.00%
16.9%
52.5%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
841
96
2
0.00%
16.8%
52.5%
Epichlorohydrin
11,348
1,172
1,284
0.09%
17.2%
52.3%
Trichloroethylene
2,032
1,082
798
0.05%
17.5%
52.2%
Vinyl chloride
2,468
286
1,873
0.13%
17.2%
52.2%
n-Butyl alcohol
82,140
42,151
25
0.00%
19.6%
52.0%
Benzene
65,006
185,112
56,221
3.83%
20.5%
51.8%
Cumene
20,674
479
4
0.00%
15.9%
51.6%
Picloram
205
33
0
0.00%
15.5%
51.5%
Acrolein
1,514
75
6,170
0.42%
19.1%
51.4%
Lead and lead compounds
59
0
31
0.00%
16.3%
51.3%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
6
31
0
0.00%
20.0%
51.2%
Mercury and mercury compounds
22
0
6
0.00%
15.8%
51.1%
Pentachlorobenzene
66
185
2
0.00%
19.7%
51.0%
Diethanolamine
5,132
3,974
63
0.00%
19.1%
50.9%
Phenol
12,508
21,011
5
0.00%
16.7%
50.5%
1,3-Butadiene
24,841
935
47,256
3.22%
20.2%
50.4%
Freon 113
28
42
0
0.00%
23.1%
50.4%
Acrylic acid
14,633
569,631
6,529
0.44%
29.6%
49.9%
2-Methoxyethanol
969
0
4
0.00%
19.1%
49.7%
n-Hexane
17,928
26,615
2
0.00%
18.4%
49.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
14
9
0.00%
16.0%
49.3%
*
Methyl isobutyl ketone
12,201
54,662
0
0.00%
20.1%
49.2%
1,4-Dioxane
12,117
0
3,588
0.24%
19.1%
49.2%
Nickel and nickel compounds
265
0
7,881
0.54%
22.9%
49.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
1
74
12
0.00%
23.2%
49.0%
Dichlorobromomethane
2,845
10
5,736
0.39%
23.2%
49.0%
Bromoform (Tribromomethane)
5,546
5
704
0.05%
23.2%
49.0%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
2
0
976
0.07%
23.2%
49.0%
Antimony and antimony compounds
2
0
1
0.00%
23.2%
49.0%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
1
0
280
0.02%
23.2%
49.0%
Silver and silver compounds
1
0
0
0.00%
23.2%
49.0%
Thallium and thallium compounds
1
0
0
0.00%
23.2%
49.0%
Barium and barium compounds
2
0
0
0.00%
23.2%
49.0%
Formaldehyde
56,849
512
67,306
4.58%
19.3%
49.0%
Ethylidene dichloride
361
94
7
0.00%
24.5%
48.9%
Dicyclopentadiene
627
1,124
183
0.01%
23.7%
48.9%
Allyl chloride
2,399
1,343
193
0.01%
17.4%
48.7%
1,2-Dichloropropane
9,056
673,521
460
0.03%
18.9%
48.5%
Acetaldehyde
36,871
40,231
7,375
0.50%
19.7%
48.4%
Chromium and chromium compounds
26
0
8,654
0.59%
21.9%
48.3%
Ethylene
2,028,590
405
19
0.00%
19.4%
48.2%
Hydrogen sulfide
2,509
0
104
0.01%
18.9%
48.2%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide)
18
2,375
1
0.00%
18.7%
47.7%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
39,927
0
0
0.00%
21.7%
47.4%
Propylene (Propene)
393,969
12,898
11
0.00%
18.0%
47.0%
Ammonia
1,461,944
13,668
1,768
0.12%
23.9%
46.2%
Ethylene oxide
47,192
0
365,690
24.90%
19.3%
45.5%
Methyl acrylate
342
2,793
1
0.00%
20.3%
45.0%
Methanol
143,304
814,619
1
0.00%
19.7%
44.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
65,707
243,699
89
0.01%
20.9%
44.2%
Allyl alcohol
41,302
31
10,151
0.69%
18.9%
43.3%
sec-Butyl alcohol
72
0
0
0.00%
14.4%
42.9%
Chloroform
10,893
4,217
25,075
1.71%
19.5%
42.9%
Dichloromethane
46,153
1,185,772
170
0.01%
12.7%
42.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol
609
1,140
0
0.00%
22.1%
42.2%
Hydrochloric acid
116,896
8,745
701
0.05%
17.9%
42.1%
Chlorine
43,460
477
29,999
2.04%
19.1%
41.9%
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
0
0
4
0.00%
11.8%
41.4%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
10
11,451
278
0.02%
15.2%
40.2%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
26,502
11,111
1,051
0.07%
18.2%
39.6%
Toluene
89,843
492,883
2
0.00%
21.6%
39.0%
Propylene oxide
40,554
236
16,906
1.15%
19.4%
38.6%
Diisocyanates
1,151
155,837
54,577
3.72%
14.7%
38.0%
Titanium tetrachloride
15
6
0
0.00%
20.0%
37.0%
Copper and copper compounds
115
0
2
0.00%
20.3%
35.8%
Selenium and selenium compounds
1,128
0
1
0.00%
18.7%
35.2%
Ethyl acrylate
12,489
128,453
144
0.01%
37.2%
34.0%
Ethylbenzene
19,458
25,136
519
0.04%
18.9%
33.0%
Nitric acid
288
0
2
0.00%
20.1%
32.7%
2-Nitropropane
33,751
0
18,367
1.25%
19.8%
32.4%
Styrene
16,833
204,569
5
0.00%
35.4%
32.1%
Zinc and zinc compounds
3,452
0
10
0.00%
16.9%
32.0%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
10,890
0
200
0.01%
10.9%
31.8%
Glycol Ethers
28,304
933,588
208
0.01%
16.3%
31.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
5,497
16,441
74
0.01%
20.2%
31.3%
Acrylamide
5
39
173
0.01%
23.4%
28.9%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
9
71
0
0.00%
20.4%
28.3%
Vinylidene chloride
18,385
42,573
21
0.00%
10.7%
26.3%
Hydrogen fluoride
108
2,987
0
0.00%
14.8%
26.3%
1,3-Phenylenediamine
61
0
1
0.00%
9.3%
25.6%
Pyridine
254
16,750
13
0.00%
19.1%
25.4%
Chloromethane
35,761
85,677
554
0.04%
19.7%
23.9%
m-Xylene
15,757
10,310
103
0.01%
38.9%
23.3%
Maleic anhydride
1,302
59
1,867
0.13%
41.9%
23.1%
Bromine
125
415
8
0.00%
16.4%
21.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
4,238
5,294
0
0.00%
18.0%
20.8%
Acetonitrile
10,222
718,051
26
0.00%
18.7%
20.2%
Formic acid
2,311
162,101
0
0.00%
20.2%
20.0%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
165
0
0
0.00%
20.1%
16.8%
Triethylamine
2,911
2,200
41
0.00%
17.9%
16.6%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
705
6,512
61
0.00%
17.6%
15.0%
Phosgene
547
0
185
0.01%
16.9%
14.8%
Benzyl chloride
5,786
0
93,690
6.38%
17.4%
14.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
2,502
6,100
35,695
2.43%
18.7%
14.3%
Carbon disulfide
440
337
0
0.00%
17.6%
13.8%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-]
100
8
1
0.00%
16.6%
13.4%
Chlorophenols
222
0
938
0.06%
17.9%
13.0%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
12
0
5
0.00%
17.9%
12.9%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
4,270
0
50
0.00%
17.9%
12.9%
Chloroacetic acid
904
0
17
0.00%
18.0%
12.9%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester
3
0
0
0.00%
17.7%
12.8%
Crotonaldehyde
1
0
6
0.00%
18.2%
12.5%
Hydrazine
440
0
230,707
15.71%
18.3%
12.3%
Nitromethane
66,098
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Pentachloroethane
37
2,467
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
2,358
319
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene
160
1,134
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
0
236
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Chloromethyl methyl ether
590
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether
427
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2-Methylpyridine
1,430
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde
12,446
477
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
2,800
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
3,390
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Glycidol
134,981
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene
179
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
3,666
164,807
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide
161
7
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2,4-D sodium salt
15
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride
93
872
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
58
974
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Triclopyr triethylammonium salt
160
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyanide compounds
0
3,736
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 2014 were revised downwards since 2014, 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. (1)
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