Nucor
Rank in Toxic 100: 17
Rank among all TRI companies: 52
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 317,314
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 1,272,847
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 34%
EJ: Minority Share: 67%
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This company is rank 35 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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Lead and lead compounds
4,772
0
2,866
0.23%
36.1%
74.4%
Chromium and chromium compounds
4,366
0
1,111,392
87.32%
35.4%
69.6%
Nickel and nickel compounds
2,397
0
89,701
7.05%
32.4%
62.3%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
7
0
149
0.01%
19.8%
57.1%
Manganese and manganese compounds
34,572
0
6,805
0.53%
23.4%
44.2%
Chlorine dioxide
5
0
1
0.00%
19.0%
43.7%
Copper and copper compounds
2,107
0
60
0.00%
18.4%
42.6%
Barium and barium compounds
516
0
19
0.00%
19.1%
41.7%
Zinc and zinc compounds
65,526
0
44
0.00%
21.1%
41.4%
Glycol Ethers
140,569
0
1,017
0.08%
23.5%
40.8%
Ammonia
10,400
0
3
0.00%
15.6%
37.7%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
0
1
0.00%
17.2%
37.6%
Ethylbenzene
3,900
0
12
0.00%
25.6%
37.0%
Mercury and mercury compounds
4,360
0
220
0.02%
16.0%
35.0%
Hydrochloric acid
11,827
0
22
0.00%
14.5%
31.7%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
328
0
8,172
0.64%
17.6%
31.5%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
90
0
0
0.00%
18.8%
29.8%
Propylene (Propene)
254
0
0
0.00%
21.3%
27.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
2,580
0
52,346
4.11%
20.0%
23.0%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
0
0
4
0.00%
14.7%
16.0%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
28,739
0
12
0.00%
19.0%
13.0%
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