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

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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