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