BASF
Rank in Toxic 100: 11
Rank among all TRI companies: 37
Air releases 2014 (lbs): 5,586,810
Incineration transfers 2014 (lbs): 1,671,581
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2014: 2,010,553
Percentage of national total 2014 toxic air and incineration score: 0.459%
EJ: Poor Share: 28.7%
EJ: Minority Share: 41.7%
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Rv
1,2-Dichloroethane
11,130
16,474
93,000
17,816
0.89%
22.5%
45.5%
34.1%
18.8%
11.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
4,605
170,000
18
5
0.00%
14.1%
30.5%
48.3%
24.6%
19.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
12,800
0
580
1,234
0.06%
13.3%
35.8%
63.5%
12.5%
41.4%
1,3-Butadiene
31,879
121,085
110,000
94,193
4.68%
24.7%
45.9%
47.3%
17.5%
23.4%
1,4-Dioxane
2,058
4,557
18,000
933
0.05%
16.8%
36.4%
56.0%
45.6%
7.6%
2-Ethoxyethanol
3
0
18
0
0.00%
17.9%
37.6%
52.9%
47.3%
2.8%
2-Methoxyethanol
68
0
180
0
0.00%
17.9%
37.6%
52.8%
47.2%
2.8%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
0
112,000
330
14
0.00%
23.9%
45.8%
57.4%
18.6%
32.7%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
1,190
22
20
1
0.00%
20.2%
50.7%
5.4%
1.8%
0.9%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
1,591
0
1,600,000
14,270
0.71%
9.7%
23.2%
37.8%
28.6%
6.2%
Acetaldehyde
1,230
0
7,900
213
0.01%
16.3%
33.7%
39.9%
31.2%
4.8%
Acetonitrile
1,023
11,875
58
1
0.00%
18.8%
39.6%
29.0%
24.5%
1.9%
Acrolein
221
0
180,000
1,366
0.07%
15.0%
36.1%
53.0%
10.7%
39.2%
Acrylamide
124
0
360,000
2,478
0.12%
11.0%
27.6%
27.3%
20.1%
3.0%
Acrylic acid
16,057
130
3,500
2,391
0.12%
15.7%
36.8%
49.7%
13.3%
33.1%
Acrylonitrile
876
0
240,000
27,620
1.37%
19.6%
40.1%
31.6%
20.2%
7.3%
Allyl chloride
1,300
0
3,500
200
0.01%
31.1%
54.7%
72.5%
65.1%
4.4%
Aluminum (fume or dust)
500
0
700
36
0.00%
42.7%
65.6%
49.1%
31.1%
13.6%
Ammonia
3,993,831
508
35
1,209
0.06%
23.0%
42.2%
48.2%
37.0%
7.1%
Aniline
5,206
952
5,700
353
0.02%
13.3%
28.1%
40.2%
30.6%
6.0%
Barium and barium compounds
294
0
7,000
272
0.01%
43.5%
66.3%
50.8%
32.5%
14.0%
Benzene
16,451
245
28,000
13,688
0.68%
21.8%
42.0%
50.3%
21.7%
23.1%
Biphenyl
1,910
26,324
800
69
0.00%
16.0%
37.0%
51.6%
15.5%
32.9%
Bromine
58
595
2,100
1
0.00%
15.9%
35.2%
8.9%
4.6%
1.2%
Butyl acrylate
1,553
0
3,500
447
0.02%
15.8%
36.1%
30.3%
12.4%
14.7%
Butyraldehyde
4,400
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,921
0
21,000
1,601
0.08%
16.2%
32.6%
43.1%
34.4%
4.8%
Chlorine
5,642
0
23,000
2,875
0.14%
16.9%
37.1%
35.3%
21.2%
10.4%
Chlorobenzene
19,833
4,100
4
2
0.00%
15.4%
31.4%
42.7%
33.5%
5.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
13,840
0
0
0
0.00%
14.0%
29.4%
41.6%
32.6%
5.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
1,854
0
0
0
0.00%
14.7%
30.8%
40.3%
32.0%
4.8%
Chloroform
6,955
320
82,000
14,910
0.74%
16.3%
32.6%
43.2%
34.3%
4.9%
Chloromethane
6,089
0
640
206
0.01%
23.3%
43.9%
62.5%
49.8%
9.5%
Chlorophenols
0
4,000
120,000
207
0.01%
23.5%
45.5%
59.3%
18.4%
35.1%
Chromium and chromium compounds
770
0
43,000,000
730,338
36.33%
38.2%
60.3%
44.9%
27.5%
13.0%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
313
0
17,000,000
552,668
27.49%
25.6%
48.1%
38.6%
30.5%
3.8%
Copper and copper compounds
1,686
0
1,500
187
0.01%
32.0%
53.5%
37.3%
22.3%
10.8%
Cyanide compounds
10
0
4,400
0
0.00%
16.2%
35.7%
9.1%
4.7%
1.2%
Cyclohexane
118,037
147
1
2
0.00%
16.5%
37.9%
54.7%
15.6%
36.1%
Cyclohexanol
8,300
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)
2,728
5,700
3,900,000
65,812
3.27%
10.4%
24.2%
38.7%
28.1%
7.6%
Dibutyl phthalate
505
60
10
1
0.00%
14.9%
34.2%
53.7%
11.2%
37.0%
Diethanolamine
106
0
1,200
12
0.00%
12.1%
29.2%
38.3%
24.5%
9.2%
Diisocyanates
2,298
27,249
350,000
114,821
5.71%
22.7%
43.7%
40.2%
26.8%
8.7%
Dimethyl phthalate
910
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl sulfate
10
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
1,119
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
1,006
277,999
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
*
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
7
0.00%
15.1%
36.0%
49.2%
10.2%
36.0%
Epichlorohydrin
1,147
5
4,300
490
0.02%
18.5%
38.7%
58.6%
22.5%
31.1%
Ethyl acrylate
781
0
73
8
0.00%
17.2%
37.8%
25.4%
15.1%
7.0%
Ethylbenzene
13,887
170,310
890
173
0.01%
20.4%
40.9%
46.3%
24.9%
14.0%
Ethylene
254,691
0
1
4
0.00%
28.8%
50.6%
54.5%
21.1%
25.6%
Ethylene glycol
13,101
14,132
9
11
0.00%
13.5%
31.3%
41.3%
20.1%
16.4%
Ethylene oxide
17,055
2
310,000
171,204
8.52%
15.7%
32.4%
39.0%
29.0%
5.9%
Formaldehyde
8,625
228
46,000
10,122
0.50%
15.1%
31.7%
44.6%
30.3%
10.6%
Formic acid
13,187
49
1
0
0.00%
16.5%
33.8%
42.8%
30.9%
8.0%
Glycol Ethers
14,370
0
180
58
0.00%
16.2%
35.6%
52.7%
47.3%
2.8%
Hydrazine
255
0
18,000,000
54,350
2.70%
20.9%
45.8%
24.9%
16.4%
4.8%
Hydrochloric acid
91,957
0
180
282
0.01%
16.3%
34.0%
35.6%
23.7%
7.7%
Hydrogen cyanide
2,963
0
4,400
361
0.02%
15.8%
31.9%
42.3%
33.5%
5.0%
Isobutyraldehyde
570
0
100
3
0.00%
16.5%
39.1%
56.1%
10.5%
42.6%
Lead and lead compounds
452
0
23,000
106
0.01%
28.7%
50.0%
28.5%
17.7%
7.1%
Lithium carbonate
7
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Maleic anhydride
426
0
5,000
345
0.02%
22.9%
47.9%
75.5%
16.6%
54.6%
Manganese and manganese compounds
498
0
12,000
554
0.03%
25.0%
47.4%
39.5%
29.4%
5.8%
Mercury and mercury compounds
3
0
12,000
0
0.00%
16.6%
36.3%
9.3%
4.8%
1.3%
Methanol
247,767
26,736
0
2
0.00%
19.9%
38.5%
43.8%
28.7%
10.4%
Methyl acrylate
13,511
0
33
3
0.00%
24.6%
47.3%
62.8%
49.9%
2.8%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1,180
2,080
1
0
0.00%
17.6%
40.0%
26.6%
15.2%
8.2%
Methyl methacrylate
6,911
0
5
3
0.00%
23.8%
46.5%
46.0%
35.5%
7.3%
Molybdenum trioxide
6
0
15,000
9
0.00%
23.7%
44.6%
24.1%
12.5%
7.3%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine
260
7,413
10
0
0.00%
22.6%
45.6%
40.7%
24.8%
13.2%
n-Butyl alcohol
18,415
1,136
10
7
0.00%
16.5%
36.8%
47.0%
16.5%
27.1%
n-Hexane
66,261
4,000
5
20
0.00%
18.6%
38.4%
54.0%
15.5%
32.7%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
6,354
33,589
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
853
6,000
120
1
0.00%
18.5%
39.0%
17.2%
12.9%
1.5%
Naphthalene
1,620
4,799
12,000
388
0.02%
22.7%
44.1%
38.5%
26.0%
9.2%
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,260
0
930,000
95,382
4.74%
35.0%
57.7%
44.2%
30.0%
9.9%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
10
8,719
1
0
0.00%
11.9%
28.9%
35.2%
22.0%
5.5%
Nitric acid
10,290
0
270
65
0.00%
22.6%
41.9%
37.5%
17.9%
14.9%
Nitrobenzene
1,685
140
140,000
3,663
0.18%
14.9%
31.2%
43.1%
32.8%
5.0%
o-Toluidine
595
0
180,000
1,201
0.06%
13.8%
28.7%
40.4%
31.2%
5.4%
o-Xylene
72,107
3,800
35
12
0.00%
19.7%
42.9%
59.2%
23.3%
22.6%
Ozone
223
0
19
0
0.00%
16.2%
32.6%
43.1%
34.4%
4.8%
p-Chloroaniline
6
732
110,000
102
0.01%
17.5%
37.2%
44.4%
25.7%
15.2%
Paraldehyde
5
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenol
17
458
18
0
0.00%
18.0%
40.0%
61.8%
13.5%
44.7%
Phosgene
26
0
12,000
8
0.00%
15.4%
31.4%
42.5%
33.7%
5.0%
Phthalic anhydride
1,827
179,000
180
71
0.00%
24.6%
49.9%
74.1%
15.5%
54.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
0
61
710,000
8
0.00%
27.0%
48.3%
53.2%
18.5%
27.4%
Propargyl alcohol
190
0
500
2
0.00%
13.5%
28.6%
41.0%
32.0%
5.4%
Propylene (Propene)
142,222
0
1
5
0.00%
26.0%
47.7%
54.0%
18.1%
29.1%
Propylene oxide
13,850
5
13,000
7,414
0.37%
16.6%
34.5%
37.2%
26.4%
6.7%
sec-Butyl alcohol
170
0
10
0
0.00%
23.7%
45.2%
40.5%
26.6%
9.2%
Styrene
8,718
3,674
4
3
0.00%
17.5%
38.8%
26.5%
15.4%
8.0%
Sulfuric acid
56,534
0
3,500
1,281
0.06%
16.6%
36.6%
11.5%
6.4%
1.9%
tert-Butyl alcohol
9,970
3,263
10
1
0.00%
16.0%
36.2%
30.1%
17.8%
5.7%
Titanium tetrachloride
7,700
140
35,000
0
0.00%
19.8%
57.5%
54.6%
15.9%
36.3%
Toluene
80,123
47,550
1
3
0.00%
16.2%
35.6%
52.7%
16.8%
30.1%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
55
4,443
50,000
280
0.01%
21.0%
42.1%
46.4%
21.6%
20.3%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
5
0
50,000
29
0.00%
10.6%
27.8%
43.1%
3.7%
32.6%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate
1
0
50,000
8
0.00%
10.7%
27.8%
43.1%
3.7%
32.6%
Triethylamine
2,932
1,484
500
18
0.00%
14.7%
30.2%
39.2%
30.4%
5.0%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
500
0
140
7
0.00%
42.7%
65.6%
49.1%
31.1%
13.6%
Vinyl acetate
3,349
4,600
18
2
0.00%
12.2%
30.6%
17.3%
10.4%
3.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
69,901
358,691
35
26
0.00%
19.8%
40.8%
44.2%
24.9%
10.7%
Zinc and zinc compounds
136
0
100
1
0.00%
19.0%
39.7%
37.8%
14.9%
19.1%
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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