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Rank in Toxic 100: 13
Rank among all TRI companies: 35
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 5,178,930
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 1,527,835
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 1,795,499
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 26%
EJ: Minority Share: 44%

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Chromium and chromium compounds 1,270 0 983,592 54.78% 31.0% 45.0%
Ethylene oxide 18,078 0 176,564 9.83% 16.0% 39.8%
Diisocyanates 2,955 25,027 119,303 6.64% 22.5% 40.4%
Chloroform 54,100 472 107,085 5.96% 22.2% 48.8%
1,3-Butadiene 38,902 122,112 92,426 5.15% 21.2% 43.2%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,827 840 61,581 3.43% 9.8% 38.5%
Acrylonitrile 3,021 0 57,014 3.18% 18.3% 43.5%
Hydrazine 255 0 52,790 2.94% 22.5% 23.8%
Nickel and nickel compounds 834 0 47,071 2.62% 42.8% 48.7%
Benzene 30,230 245 22,331 1.24% 23.4% 51.6%
1,2-Dichloroethane 12,944 5,931 19,049 1.06% 24.3% 34.4%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,259 0 11,863 0.66% 10.3% 38.8%
Formaldehyde 8,652 876 10,392 0.58% 15.1% 46.2%
Propylene oxide 13,188 0 6,952 0.39% 16.9% 37.4%
Nitrobenzene 2,745 357 3,518 0.20% 15.4% 42.9%
Acrylic acid 17,502 0 2,797 0.16% 16.0% 51.2%
Chlorine 5,540 0 2,775 0.15% 17.0% 35.7%
Acrylamide 118 25,000 2,412 0.13% 11.3% 27.6%
Acrolein 310 0 2,383 0.13% 15.7% 54.7%
Ammonia 3,744,359 65 2,046 0.11% 22.4% 47.9%
Butyl acrylate 8,247 3,000 1,737 0.10% 16.4% 49.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 23,200 165 1,524 0.08% 14.9% 63.0%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,900 320 1,480 0.08% 16.4% 43.9%
o-Toluidine 574 0 1,188 0.07% 14.4% 41.6%
Sulfuric acid 37,243 0 1,079 0.06% 16.0% 18.3%
1,4-Dioxane 2,042 8,214 855 0.05% 17.0% 53.5%
Epichlorohydrin 1,132 5 472 0.03% 18.3% 58.9%
Hydrogen cyanide 2,906 0 360 0.02% 15.2% 42.4%
Aniline 5,223 884 354 0.02% 13.5% 41.0%
Hydrochloric acid 75,903 0 260 0.01% 16.2% 37.6%
Chloromethane 7,064 0 243 0.01% 20.2% 59.5%
Barium and barium compounds 305 0 239 0.01% 46.1% 53.3%
Allyl chloride 1,260 0 193 0.01% 30.5% 72.5%
Ethylbenzene 23,681 111,383 193 0.01% 22.0% 48.6%
Maleic anhydride 382 0 168 0.01% 20.9% 73.5%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 45 4,225 162 0.01% 20.5% 36.8%
p-Chloroaniline 9 86,573 133 0.01% 16.2% 42.7%
Copper and copper compounds 1,706 0 129 0.01% 36.0% 40.8%
Naphthalene 568 6,740 124 0.01% 20.7% 39.3%
Biphenyl 2,148 82 80 0.00% 15.4% 51.6%
Nitric acid 13,849 0 75 0.00% 21.8% 35.8%
Lead and lead compounds 231 0 68 0.00% 34.0% 35.1%
Glycol Ethers 15,258 27 64 0.00% 17.1% 51.7%
Phthalic anhydride 1,806 310,000 55 0.00% 24.1% 77.7%
Acetaldehyde 255 0 43 0.00% 18.1% 28.7%
Manganese and manganese compounds 95 0 43 0.00% 15.3% 51.4%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5 0 31 0.00% 9.7% 43.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 119,186 111,800 24 0.00% 20.8% 44.7%
Methyl acrylate 13,064 0 17 0.00% 26.4% 61.6%
Triethylamine 2,808 658 17 0.00% 15.0% 39.6%
Vinyl chloride 91 0 16 0.00% 17.4% 9.9%
n-Hexane 50,100 4,400 16 0.00% 17.7% 55.8%
Diethanolamine 117 0 13 0.00% 10.4% 41.7%
Ethylene glycol 14,659 10,600 12 0.00% 12.5% 42.3%
Phosgene 30 0 9 0.00% 15.3% 43.1%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1 0 8 0.00% 9.7% 43.5%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 529 0 7 0.00% 42.9% 49.9%
n-Butyl alcohol 19,095 782 7 0.00% 16.8% 47.4%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 7 0.00% 15.1% 49.8%
Ethyl acrylate 490 0 6 0.00% 19.2% 30.0%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 7,005 116,200 6 0.00% 10.9% 48.5%
o-Xylene 12,731 500 4 0.00% 20.5% 44.8%
Isobutyraldehyde 710 0 3 0.00% 16.2% 55.8%
Propylene (Propene) 107,600 0 3 0.00% 23.7% 53.1%
Toluene 84,471 22,598 3 0.00% 16.7% 53.1%
Methyl methacrylate 6,904 2,616 3 0.00% 23.8% 46.0%
Styrene 10,068 4,007 3 0.00% 17.6% 27.7%
Mercury and mercury compounds 10 0 2 0.00% 22.4% 47.6%
Methanol 268,808 5,986 2 0.00% 20.3% 42.7%
Ethylene 144,600 0 2 0.00% 23.0% 50.2%
Chlorobenzene 19,900 13,000 2 0.00% 15.4% 43.2%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 366 0 2 0.00% 17.2% 9.8%
tert-Butyl alcohol 13,044 18 1 0.00% 13.6% 21.6%
Bromine 79 0 1 0.00% 16.8% 9.6%
Zinc and zinc compounds 164 0 1 0.00% 20.2% 41.6%
Vinyl acetate 2,120 0 1 0.00% 14.5% 22.5%
Cyclohexane 38,568 5 1 0.00% 19.2% 57.7%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,010 23 1 0.00% 18.6% 5.7%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 981 2,641 1 0.00% 17.0% 9.7%
Dibutyl phthalate 560 70 1 0.00% 14.9% 54.4%
2-Methoxyethanol 137 0 1 0.00% 18.4% 53.7%
Acetonitrile 1,439 5,477 1 0.00% 16.9% 15.2%
Ozone 718 0 0 0.00% 16.4% 43.9%
Cyanide compounds 10 0 0 0.00% 17.1% 9.7%
Formic acid 13,488 0 0 0.00% 16.5% 43.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,175 1,616 0 0.00% 16.8% 20.2%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,489 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 38.7%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 286 4,370 0 0.00% 16.9% 9.6%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 7,300 0 0 0.00% 14.0% 42.2%
Phenol 10 0 0 0.00% 15.3% 53.7%
sec-Butyl alcohol 226 0 0 0.00% 24.2% 41.0%
2-Ethoxyethanol 4 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 53.8%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 25 30,000 0 0.00% 12.5% 37.2%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexanol 2,700 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 0 83,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Paraldehyde 5 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 2,240 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 2,250 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 1,300 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Lithium carbonate 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,181 129,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 7,000 800 0 0.00% 20.7% 52.1%
Sodium nitrite 0 14,400 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 942 247,640 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorophenols 0 3,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 86 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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