Royal Dutch Shell
Rank in Toxic 100: 5
Rank among all TRI companies: 10
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 2,458,812
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 238,762
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 4,666,378
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 1.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 67%
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This company is rank 79 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 35 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
6,569
1,327
489
0.01%
16.5%
63.6%
1,3-Butadiene
398,611
182,477
3,916,090
83.92%
20.3%
68.5%
2,4-Dimethylphenol
1
32
0
0.00%
11.5%
41.8%
Acetaldehyde
7,447
0
1,052
0.02%
16.3%
42.8%
Acetonitrile
20,427
0
148
0.00%
19.7%
64.0%
Acetophenone
161
0
0
0.00%
21.0%
72.3%
Allyl alcohol
1,063
0
1,863
0.04%
21.0%
72.1%
Ammonia
378,282
4
629
0.01%
16.8%
62.6%
Anthracene
4
87
0
0.00%
12.7%
41.1%
Benzene
97,696
7,401
307,971
6.60%
20.0%
67.5%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
0
48
0
0.00%
15.4%
54.0%
Carbon disulfide
1,828
8
0
0.00%
14.3%
21.0%
Carbonyl sulfide
2,505
0
1
0.00%
14.3%
21.1%
Chlorine
993
0
7,940
0.17%
18.5%
66.7%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
272
0
0
0.00%
14.4%
42.2%
Chromium and chromium compounds
26
0
39,554
0.85%
11.8%
47.8%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
632
0
228,839
4.90%
21.9%
59.7%
Copper and copper compounds
31
0
1
0.00%
12.1%
54.8%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
581
120
0
0.00%
14.4%
30.3%
Cumene
84,603
48
128
0.00%
21.0%
72.2%
Cumene hydroperoxide
1,379
0
138
0.00%
20.7%
71.2%
Cyanide compounds
48
0
6
0.00%
12.2%
57.1%
Cyclohexane
6,054
261
0
0.00%
16.3%
61.6%
Dicyclopentadiene
67
0
98
0.00%
20.8%
70.8%
Diethanolamine
21,117
1
1,498
0.03%
13.0%
32.4%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
6
0.00%
20.8%
72.1%
Epichlorohydrin
4,924
0
591
0.01%
15.8%
35.9%
Ethylbenzene
23,503
1,602
2,593
0.06%
18.4%
66.3%
Ethylene
389,409
185
19
0.00%
18.9%
61.5%
Ethylene glycol
15,376
0
9
0.00%
17.5%
60.3%
Ethylene oxide
3,628
0
23,772
0.51%
15.8%
43.4%
Formaldehyde
1,929
0
1,005
0.02%
14.5%
21.9%
Glycidol
42,362
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Glycol Ethers
177
0
26
0.00%
18.3%
80.9%
Hydrazine
38
0
11,027
0.24%
11.6%
18.9%
Hydrochloric acid
9,902
0
142
0.00%
16.5%
64.1%
Hydrogen cyanide
623
0
155
0.00%
19.8%
65.2%
Hydrogen sulfide
55,998
21,100
9,443
0.20%
19.3%
63.7%
Isoprene
6,532
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Lead and lead compounds
187
0
70
0.00%
14.8%
37.0%
m-Xylene
4,271
0
20
0.00%
20.8%
71.2%
Maleic anhydride
56
0
148
0.00%
18.6%
67.4%
Mercury and mercury compounds
44
0
14
0.00%
14.9%
50.1%
Methanol
31,906
37
0
0.00%
17.9%
65.4%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1,177
0
0
0.00%
17.5%
69.1%
Molybdenum trioxide
2,388
0
1,028
0.02%
20.4%
63.1%
n-Butyl alcohol
5,026
0
1
0.00%
14.5%
30.8%
n-Hexane
77,137
3,024
42
0.00%
18.8%
65.9%
Naphthalene
75,249
1,072
39,595
0.85%
16.0%
42.2%
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,571
0
36,628
0.78%
17.8%
50.8%
Nitric acid
7,598
0
94
0.00%
23.5%
66.0%
o-Xylene
323
0
2
0.00%
21.0%
72.3%
p-Xylene
1
0
0
0.00%
21.0%
72.4%
Phenanthrene
280
290
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenol
35,725
11
96
0.00%
20.8%
71.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
374
838
3,195
0.07%
16.8%
50.4%
Propionaldehyde
2
0
0
0.00%
21.0%
72.3%
Propylene (Propene)
238,310
420
25
0.00%
17.9%
54.2%
sec-Butyl alcohol
4,283
0
0
0.00%
18.6%
67.8%
Silver and silver compounds
11,010
0
371
0.01%
11.8%
46.7%
Styrene
13,354
1
1
0.00%
12.2%
21.1%
Sulfuric acid
187,194
0
29,455
0.63%
17.5%
63.1%
tert-Butyl alcohol
82
0
0
0.00%
18.6%
68.9%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
76
882
12
0.00%
11.8%
46.3%
Toluene
108,603
7,891
10
0.00%
19.0%
67.1%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
6
0
0
0.00%
14.5%
22.0%
Vinyl acetate
583
0
5
0.00%
18.6%
68.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
65,986
9,594
277
0.01%
17.8%
63.1%
Zinc and zinc compounds
1,219
0
53
0.00%
18.5%
67.2%
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