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