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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 0 310,000 365,690 24.90% 19.3% 38.0% 45.5% 32.0% 9.5%
Hydrazine 440 0 18,000,000 230,707 15.71% 18.3% 41.8% 12.3% 2.1% 4.0%
Acrylonitrile 1,968 261,533 240,000 186,737 12.72% 27.8% 47.1% 53.8% 16.8% 29.1%
Benzyl chloride 5,786 0 180,000 93,690 6.38% 17.4% 36.8% 14.6% 6.3% 0.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane 27,782 250,721 93,000 85,553 5.83% 19.2% 40.1% 52.7% 19.5% 29.8%
Formaldehyde 56,849 512 46,000 67,306 4.58% 19.3% 38.8% 49.0% 29.1% 16.4%
Benzene 65,006 185,112 28,000 56,221 3.83% 20.5% 40.0% 51.8% 28.2% 19.9%
Diisocyanates 1,151 155,837 350,000 54,577 3.72% 14.7% 30.6% 38.0% 16.2% 13.8%
1,3-Butadiene 24,841 935 110,000 47,256 3.22% 20.2% 39.6% 50.4% 25.8% 21.5%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2,502 6,100 710,000 35,695 2.43% 18.7% 44.0% 14.3% 3.0% 4.7%
Chlorine 43,460 477 23,000 29,999 2.04% 19.1% 39.9% 41.9% 17.7% 20.3%
Chloroform 10,893 4,217 82,000 25,075 1.71% 19.5% 39.6% 42.9% 22.7% 16.3%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,364 71,745 210,000 24,317 1.66% 19.9% 42.3% 65.0% 15.4% 45.7%
2-Nitropropane 33,751 0 20,000 18,367 1.25% 19.8% 42.3% 32.4% 28.2% 2.4%
Propylene oxide 40,554 236 13,000 16,906 1.15% 19.4% 39.0% 38.6% 20.3% 13.6%
Carbon tetrachloride 12,420 6,328 21,000 13,116 0.89% 20.9% 40.3% 62.4% 27.0% 25.7%
Quinoline 7 16,294 3,000,000 12,251 0.83% 22.0% 44.0% 55.1% 11.7% 41.1%
Hexachlorobenzene 177 4,617 1,600,000 11,812 0.80% 21.1% 41.3% 54.2% 25.3% 24.9%
Allyl alcohol 41,302 31 12,000 10,151 0.69% 18.9% 37.0% 43.3% 32.5% 6.5%
Chromium and chromium compounds 26 0 43,000,000 8,654 0.59% 21.9% 40.6% 48.3% 34.9% 9.5%
Butyl acrylate 25,176 14,545 3,500 8,204 0.56% 23.5% 45.7% 61.7% 24.5% 31.4%
Nickel and nickel compounds 265 0 930,000 7,881 0.54% 22.9% 41.0% 49.1% 41.1% 4.1%
Acetaldehyde 36,871 40,231 7,900 7,375 0.50% 19.7% 39.1% 48.4% 34.3% 10.6%
Acrylic acid 14,633 569,631 3,500 6,529 0.44% 29.6% 48.9% 49.9% 17.4% 28.2%
Acrolein 1,514 75 180,000 6,170 0.42% 19.1% 37.7% 51.4% 35.0% 12.9%
Dichlorobromomethane 2,845 10 62,000 5,736 0.39% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
1,4-Dioxane 12,117 0 18,000 3,588 0.24% 19.1% 37.7% 49.2% 34.4% 11.1%
Hydrogen cyanide 10,963 16 4,400 3,000 0.20% 20.4% 42.7% 70.4% 18.0% 47.5%
Nitrapyrin 53 52,806 43,000 2,601 0.18% 14.1% 31.7% 76.5% 5.0% 36.6%
Sulfuric acid 13,686 795 3,500 2,579 0.18% 20.1% 42.2% 67.7% 17.7% 45.3%
Vinyl chloride 2,468 286 31,000 1,873 0.13% 17.2% 38.7% 52.2% 13.0% 36.4%
Maleic anhydride 1,302 59 5,000 1,867 0.13% 41.9% 56.1% 23.1% 13.1% 5.0%
Ammonia 1,461,944 13,668 35 1,768 0.12% 23.9% 42.1% 46.2% 33.0% 9.1%
Epichlorohydrin 11,348 1,172 4,300 1,284 0.09% 17.2% 38.7% 52.3% 12.4% 37.2%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 26,502 11,111 930 1,051 0.07% 18.2% 38.4% 39.6% 14.7% 15.7%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 2 0 15,000,000 976 0.07% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Naphthalene 1,136 124,196 12,000 954 0.06% 21.5% 41.6% 59.4% 25.3% 24.2%
Chlorophenols 222 0 120,000 938 0.06% 17.9% 40.0% 13.0% 2.9% 4.1%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,907 111,893 5,700 837 0.06% 20.2% 42.3% 63.2% 16.9% 42.6%
Trichloroethylene 2,032 1,082 15,000 798 0.05% 17.5% 38.9% 52.2% 13.5% 36.0%
Bromoform (Tribromomethane) 5,546 5 3,900 704 0.05% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Hydrochloric acid 116,896 8,745 180 701 0.05% 17.9% 36.9% 42.1% 25.9% 11.4%
1,3-Dichloropropylene 1,176 6,300 14,000 577 0.04% 17.4% 38.4% 59.3% 12.4% 37.5%
Chloromethane 35,761 85,677 640 554 0.04% 19.7% 38.7% 23.9% 13.4% 5.7%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 31 6 1,600,000 551 0.04% 18.4% 41.2% 53.4% 10.4% 40.4%
Ethylbenzene 19,458 25,136 890 519 0.04% 18.9% 39.4% 33.0% 16.4% 11.6%
1,2-Dichloropropane 9,056 673,521 880 460 0.03% 18.9% 40.1% 48.5% 12.7% 32.2%
Propionaldehyde 24,480 261 440 442 0.03% 19.7% 42.9% 59.0% 21.2% 33.9%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,176 2,790 12,000 420 0.03% 17.5% 39.4% 54.4% 11.8% 39.8%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds 1 0 8,600,000 280 0.02% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 10 11,451 50,000 278 0.02% 15.2% 33.9% 40.2% 21.1% 13.7%
Glycol Ethers 28,304 933,588 180 208 0.01% 16.3% 36.2% 31.5% 10.3% 16.2%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 10,890 0 120 200 0.01% 10.9% 25.6% 31.8% 13.7% 8.5%
Allyl chloride 2,399 1,343 3,500 193 0.01% 17.4% 39.1% 48.7% 11.1% 34.6%
Phosgene 547 0 12,000 185 0.01% 16.9% 36.3% 14.8% 3.9% 5.2%
Dicyclopentadiene 627 1,124 18,000 183 0.01% 23.7% 42.0% 48.9% 33.7% 11.4%
Hexachloroethane 252 5,895 14,000 179 0.01% 20.9% 42.0% 57.8% 22.1% 31.9%
Acrylamide 5 39 360,000 173 0.01% 23.4% 42.4% 28.9% 14.8% 9.9%
Dichloromethane 46,153 1,185,772 36 170 0.01% 12.7% 28.2% 42.5% 10.9% 18.3%
Ethyl acrylate 12,489 128,453 73 144 0.01% 37.2% 53.5% 34.0% 16.5% 12.2%
Hydrogen sulfide 2,509 0 1,800 104 0.01% 18.9% 37.4% 48.2% 36.1% 8.4%
m-Xylene 15,757 10,310 35 103 0.01% 38.9% 53.7% 23.3% 13.4% 5.0%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 65,707 243,699 35 89 0.01% 20.9% 42.2% 44.2% 24.4% 14.5%
Biphenyl 337 68,702 800 75 0.01% 20.8% 43.5% 66.3% 16.8% 45.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 5,497 16,441 580 74 0.01% 20.2% 41.0% 31.3% 15.5% 11.5%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 90 7,039 7,900 71 0.00% 22.3% 43.4% 61.7% 24.5% 32.8%
Diethanolamine 5,132 3,974 1,200 63 0.00% 19.1% 36.5% 50.9% 39.2% 8.5%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 705 6,512 2,600 61 0.00% 17.6% 38.5% 15.0% 4.0% 5.4%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 4,270 0 330 50 0.00% 17.9% 40.1% 12.9% 2.8% 4.1%
Triethylamine 2,911 2,200 500 41 0.00% 17.9% 41.0% 16.6% 4.3% 6.1%
Vinyl acetate 38,375 187,723 18 40 0.00% 21.6% 46.2% 64.5% 31.8% 27.2%
Aniline 398 6 5,700 34 0.00% 18.1% 40.7% 53.5% 10.5% 40.4%
Lead and lead compounds 59 0 23,000 31 0.00% 16.3% 37.4% 51.3% 12.1% 36.4%
Methyl methacrylate 67,973 103,878 5 27 0.00% 25.7% 45.7% 52.7% 19.5% 27.4%
Acetonitrile 10,222 718,051 58 26 0.00% 18.7% 40.1% 20.2% 9.7% 5.4%
n-Butyl alcohol 82,140 42,151 10 25 0.00% 19.6% 41.2% 52.0% 18.6% 28.8%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 4 903 18,000 22 0.00% 20.9% 43.5% 66.8% 17.4% 45.0%
Vinylidene chloride 18,385 42,573 18 21 0.00% 10.7% 28.1% 26.3% 4.9% 17.1%
Ethylene 2,028,590 405 1 19 0.00% 19.4% 39.2% 48.2% 23.9% 20.8%
Chloroacetic acid 904 0 500 17 0.00% 18.0% 40.6% 12.9% 2.7% 4.1%
Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane) 4,084 0 36 14 0.00% 19.6% 39.6% 71.4% 21.8% 35.5%
Pyridine 254 16,750 1,000 13 0.00% 19.1% 41.1% 25.4% 6.5% 13.9%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 1 74 360,000 12 0.00% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.4% 3.7%
Propylene (Propene) 393,969 12,898 1 11 0.00% 18.0% 38.6% 47.0% 19.2% 24.1%
Zinc and zinc compounds 3,452 0 100 10 0.00% 16.9% 37.0% 32.0% 14.3% 14.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 14 1,400,000,000 9 0.00% 16.0% 36.6% 49.3% 12.9% 33.3% *
Bromine 125 415 2,100 8 0.00% 16.4% 36.0% 21.3% 12.2% 5.2%
Isobutyraldehyde 2,120 119 100 8 0.00% 19.7% 42.4% 58.1% 22.3% 31.9%
Ethylidene dichloride 361 94 570 7 0.00% 24.5% 42.2% 48.9% 40.4% 4.9%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 0 4 1,200,000 7 0.00% 21.1% 44.0% 70.9% 17.0% 49.5%
Crotonaldehyde 1 0 190,000 6 0.00% 18.2% 41.2% 12.5% 2.3% 4.0%
Mercury and mercury compounds 22 0 12,000 6 0.00% 15.8% 36.6% 51.1% 12.8% 35.4%
Styrene 16,833 204,569 4 5 0.00% 35.4% 52.9% 32.1% 15.2% 11.5%
Phenol 12,508 21,011 18 5 0.00% 16.7% 38.5% 50.5% 10.4% 36.9%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 12 0 11,000 5 0.00% 17.9% 40.1% 12.9% 2.9% 4.1%
Ethylene glycol 10,953 60,200 9 5 0.00% 16.8% 35.3% 53.1% 14.9% 19.5%
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) 0 0 1,500,000 4 0.00% 11.8% 28.1% 41.4% 23.3% 10.2%
Cumene 20,674 479 9 4 0.00% 15.9% 37.2% 51.6% 10.9% 38.0%
2-Methoxyethanol 969 0 180 4 0.00% 19.1% 37.2% 49.7% 38.0% 8.1%
1,2-Butylene oxide 643 13 180 3 0.00% 16.9% 38.8% 52.5% 10.6% 39.3%
Pentachlorophenol 0 250 18,000 3 0.00% 21.3% 44.0% 68.3% 16.1% 48.3%
Toluene 89,843 492,883 1 2 0.00% 21.6% 41.4% 39.0% 15.9% 18.1%
n-Hexane 17,928 26,615 5 2 0.00% 18.4% 37.7% 49.5% 27.7% 18.2%
Copper and copper compounds 115 0 1,500 2 0.00% 20.3% 38.3% 35.8% 24.3% 8.1%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 841 96 110 2 0.00% 16.8% 38.7% 52.5% 10.7% 39.1%
Pentachlorobenzene 66 185 1,300 2 0.00% 19.7% 39.3% 51.0% 26.2% 21.3%
Nitric acid 288 0 270 2 0.00% 20.1% 41.4% 32.7% 27.6% 2.9%
Cumene hydroperoxide 111 0 640 2 0.00% 17.0% 39.0% 52.7% 10.6% 39.5%
Chlorobenzene 3,555 180,635 4 2 0.00% 20.3% 42.7% 67.4% 15.8% 47.4%
Antimony and antimony compounds 2 0 18,000 1 0.00% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 18 2,375 700 1 0.00% 18.7% 39.8% 47.7% 10.9% 32.6%
Methanol 143,304 814,619 0 1 0.00% 19.7% 41.2% 44.8% 20.1% 20.2%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 61 0 170 1 0.00% 9.3% 20.7% 25.6% 8.0% 6.7%
Methyl acrylate 342 2,793 33 1 0.00% 20.3% 43.6% 45.0% 25.1% 13.6%
Selenium and selenium compounds 1,128 0 180 1 0.00% 18.7% 39.1% 35.2% 26.7% 3.5%
Hydroquinone 66 67,040 25 1 0.00% 25.2% 49.7% 66.9% 33.8% 30.2%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,130 12,643 20 1 0.00% 20.0% 41.2% 57.8% 18.1% 36.5%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 100 8 200 1 0.00% 16.6% 35.2% 13.4% 3.7% 3.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 12,201 54,662 1 0 0.00% 20.1% 41.2% 49.2% 19.8% 25.9%
Hydrogen fluoride 108 2,987 250 0 0.00% 14.8% 33.7% 26.3% 10.4% 10.2%
Thallium and thallium compounds 1 0 14,000 0 0.00% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Barium and barium compounds 2 0 7,000 0 0.00% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 9 71 1,000 0 0.00% 20.4% 39.6% 28.3% 19.4% 3.6%
tert-Butyl alcohol 609 1,140 10 0 0.00% 22.1% 44.0% 42.2% 31.1% 6.6%
Cyclohexane 11,819 100,690 1 0 0.00% 18.4% 39.7% 56.4% 15.4% 37.4%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1,047 4,432 18 0 0.00% 18.4% 38.4% 54.2% 8.5% 40.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 39,927 0 0 0 0.00% 21.7% 40.5% 47.4% 31.0% 13.0%
Carbon disulfide 440 337 5 0 0.00% 17.6% 38.8% 13.8% 3.4% 4.5%
Formic acid 2,311 162,101 1 0 0.00% 20.2% 42.4% 20.0% 10.9% 3.8%
Anthracene 0 33,024 3 0 0.00% 21.1% 43.3% 66.7% 33.9% 29.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 4,238 5,294 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 38.7% 20.8% 7.6% 7.8%
sec-Butyl alcohol 72 0 10 0 0.00% 14.4% 30.3% 42.9% 22.8% 11.5%
Picloram 205 33 5 0 0.00% 15.5% 36.7% 51.5% 10.7% 38.0%
Acetophenone 5 1,744 10 0 0.00% 19.7% 41.5% 54.9% 13.0% 37.2%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 165 0 6 0 0.00% 20.1% 39.5% 16.8% 7.6% 1.1%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 3 0 100 0 0.00% 17.7% 39.5% 12.8% 2.8% 4.0%
Silver and silver compounds 1 0 200 0 0.00% 23.2% 41.3% 49.0% 41.3% 3.7%
Freon 113 28 42 5 0 0.00% 23.1% 41.5% 50.4% 39.8% 6.6%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 3 42 18 0 0.00% 23.2% 42.8% 56.7% 32.8% 19.9%
Phthalic anhydride 0 29 180 0 0.00% 28.1% 52.1% 55.4% 35.9% 15.1%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 6 31 1 0 0.00% 20.0% 40.4% 51.2% 22.4% 25.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 2 0 1 0 0.00% 16.5% 34.9% 66.9% 16.3% 33.3%
Titanium tetrachloride 15 6 35,000 0 0.00% 20.0% 39.2% 37.0% 0.3% 29.7%
Nitromethane 66,098 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pentachloroethane 37 2,467 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isoprene 2,358 319 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene 160 1,134 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Phenanthrene 0 236 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chloromethyl methyl ether 590 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether 427 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2-Methylpyridine 1,430 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 12,446 477 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 2,800 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane 3,390 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Glycidol 134,981 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 179 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 3,666 164,807 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 161 7 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,4-D sodium salt 15 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride 93 872 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene 58 974 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Triclopyr triethylammonium salt 160 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 3,736 4,400 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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