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