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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1,3-Butadiene
398,611
182,477
110,000
3,916,090
83.92%
20.3%
44.3%
68.5%
11.7%
53.6%
Hydrogen sulfide
55,998
21,100
1,800
9,443
0.20%
19.3%
41.7%
63.7%
14.6%
43.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
65,986
9,594
35
277
0.01%
17.8%
38.7%
63.1%
13.5%
39.5%
Toluene
108,603
7,891
1
10
0.00%
19.0%
40.9%
67.1%
14.6%
43.4%
Benzene
97,696
7,401
28,000
307,971
6.60%
20.0%
42.8%
67.5%
15.9%
46.0%
n-Hexane
77,137
3,024
5
42
0.00%
18.8%
40.3%
65.9%
14.7%
41.2%
Ethylbenzene
23,503
1,602
890
2,593
0.06%
18.4%
39.8%
66.3%
13.9%
41.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
6,569
1,327
580
489
0.01%
16.5%
36.0%
63.6%
12.0%
35.2%
Naphthalene
75,249
1,072
12,000
39,595
0.85%
16.0%
35.5%
42.2%
20.3%
18.3%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
76
882
930
12
0.00%
11.8%
27.8%
46.3%
7.4%
21.9%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
374
838
710,000
3,195
0.07%
16.8%
36.1%
50.4%
26.1%
17.7%
Propylene (Propene)
238,310
420
1
25
0.00%
17.9%
39.4%
54.2%
15.7%
35.2%
Phenanthrene
280
290
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexane
6,054
261
1
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.9%
61.6%
11.7%
35.0%
Ethylene
389,409
185
1
19
0.00%
18.9%
40.5%
61.5%
18.2%
38.9%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
581
120
6
0
0.00%
14.4%
32.3%
30.3%
17.7%
8.0%
Anthracene
4
87
3
0
0.00%
12.7%
28.6%
41.1%
5.7%
18.8%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
0
48
20,000
0
0.00%
15.4%
35.1%
54.0%
8.6%
35.6%
Cumene
84,603
48
9
128
0.00%
21.0%
44.8%
72.2%
14.8%
53.2%
Methanol
31,906
37
0
0
0.00%
17.9%
38.5%
65.4%
13.6%
41.4%
2,4-Dimethylphenol
1
32
50
0
0.00%
11.5%
28.0%
41.8%
6.4%
21.1%
Phenol
35,725
11
18
96
0.00%
20.8%
44.5%
71.6%
14.6%
52.7%
Carbon disulfide
1,828
8
5
0
0.00%
14.3%
32.4%
21.0%
1.0%
12.4%
Ammonia
378,282
4
35
629
0.01%
16.8%
35.4%
62.6%
16.2%
32.3%
Diethanolamine
21,117
1
1,200
1,498
0.03%
13.0%
31.3%
32.4%
11.6%
16.1%
Styrene
13,354
1
4
1
0.00%
12.2%
29.7%
21.1%
16.3%
3.2%
Formaldehyde
1,929
0
46,000
1,005
0.02%
14.5%
32.6%
21.9%
1.2%
12.9%
n-Butyl alcohol
5,026
0
10
1
0.00%
14.5%
32.5%
30.8%
23.0%
5.5%
Hydrogen cyanide
623
0
4,400
155
0.00%
19.8%
42.5%
65.2%
13.1%
46.6%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
272
0
0
0
0.00%
14.4%
29.6%
42.2%
32.5%
5.3%
Acetonitrile
20,427
0
58
148
0.00%
19.7%
42.3%
64.0%
16.3%
43.8%
Acetaldehyde
7,447
0
7,900
1,052
0.02%
16.3%
32.5%
42.8%
33.1%
5.1%
Ethylene oxide
3,628
0
310,000
23,772
0.51%
15.8%
31.6%
43.4%
34.0%
4.9%
tert-Butyl alcohol
82
0
10
0
0.00%
18.6%
38.9%
68.9%
22.6%
36.4%
Dicyclopentadiene
67
0
18,000
98
0.00%
20.8%
45.2%
70.8%
11.3%
56.4%
Isoprene
6,532
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
sec-Butyl alcohol
4,283
0
0
0
0.00%
18.6%
38.4%
67.8%
22.9%
34.5%
Cumene hydroperoxide
1,379
0
640
138
0.00%
20.7%
44.6%
71.2%
14.0%
53.2%
o-Xylene
323
0
35
2
0.00%
21.0%
44.9%
72.3%
14.6%
53.7%
Acetophenone
161
0
10
0
0.00%
21.0%
44.8%
72.3%
15.0%
53.1%
p-Xylene
1
0
35
0
0.00%
21.0%
45.0%
72.4%
14.6%
53.8%
Epichlorohydrin
4,924
0
4,300
591
0.01%
15.8%
34.1%
35.9%
26.7%
6.6%
Allyl alcohol
1,063
0
12,000
1,863
0.04%
21.0%
45.0%
72.1%
14.0%
54.2%
Ethylene glycol
15,376
0
9
9
0.00%
17.5%
35.9%
60.3%
25.8%
25.7%
Vinyl acetate
583
0
18
5
0.00%
18.6%
38.6%
68.3%
22.9%
35.2%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1,177
0
1
0
0.00%
17.5%
37.8%
69.1%
16.8%
35.9%
Maleic anhydride
56
0
5,000
148
0.00%
18.6%
38.2%
67.4%
22.9%
33.9%
m-Xylene
4,271
0
35
20
0.00%
20.8%
44.8%
71.2%
13.4%
54.0%
Propionaldehyde
2
0
440
0
0.00%
21.0%
45.0%
72.3%
14.4%
54.0%
Hydrazine
38
0
18,000,000
11,027
0.24%
11.6%
28.8%
18.9%
14.8%
2.9%
Carbonyl sulfide
2,505
0
21
1
0.00%
14.3%
32.4%
21.1%
1.1%
12.4%
Glycidol
42,362
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Molybdenum trioxide
2,388
0
15,000
1,028
0.02%
20.4%
39.5%
63.1%
36.1%
17.2%
Lead and lead compounds
187
0
23,000
70
0.00%
14.8%
32.5%
37.0%
7.2%
18.1%
Mercury and mercury compounds
44
0
12,000
14
0.00%
14.9%
32.1%
50.1%
14.8%
21.3%
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,571
0
930,000
36,628
0.78%
17.8%
36.6%
50.8%
24.1%
16.3%
Silver and silver compounds
11,010
0
200
371
0.01%
11.8%
27.9%
46.7%
7.5%
22.1%
Chromium and chromium compounds
26
0
43,000,000
39,554
0.85%
11.8%
27.8%
47.8%
7.6%
22.4%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
632
0
17,000,000
228,839
4.90%
21.9%
41.3%
59.7%
50.0%
5.5%
Copper and copper compounds
31
0
1,500
1
0.00%
12.1%
27.2%
54.8%
8.7%
24.3%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
6
0
140
0
0.00%
14.5%
32.6%
22.0%
1.2%
13.0%
Zinc and zinc compounds
1,219
0
100
53
0.00%
18.5%
38.0%
67.2%
22.6%
33.7%
Hydrochloric acid
9,902
0
180
142
0.00%
16.5%
34.6%
64.1%
18.4%
31.0%
Sulfuric acid
187,194
0
3,500
29,455
0.63%
17.5%
37.8%
63.1%
11.9%
40.2%
Nitric acid
7,598
0
270
94
0.00%
23.5%
43.2%
66.0%
59.8%
4.0%
Chlorine
993
0
23,000
7,940
0.17%
18.5%
37.9%
66.7%
23.1%
33.0%
Cyanide compounds
48
0
4,400
6
0.00%
12.2%
27.1%
57.1%
9.0%
24.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
6
0.00%
20.8%
44.4%
72.1%
15.0%
52.4%
Glycol Ethers
177
0
180
26
0.00%
18.3%
39.5%
80.9%
14.4%
45.6%
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