United States Steel
Rank in Toxic 100: 31
Rank among all TRI companies: 90
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 1,780,074
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 3,637,180
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 687,927
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 25%
EJ: Minority Share: 55%
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This company is rank 23 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 30 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
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Ammonia
545,494
1,266
35
1,106
0.16%
23.2%
43.3%
45.5%
32.5%
9.1%
Hydrogen sulfide
317,047
12,000
1,800
32,592
4.74%
22.5%
42.8%
42.6%
31.2%
7.8%
Hydrochloric acid
310,287
0
180
1,274
0.19%
19.2%
38.2%
36.6%
23.8%
8.3%
Ethylene
160,023
3,000,000
1
4
0.00%
21.9%
41.4%
37.9%
25.2%
7.7%
Zinc and zinc compounds
90,015
0
100
757
0.11%
27.9%
48.4%
62.5%
43.4%
15.7%
Methanol
76,000
1,400
0
1
0.00%
20.5%
42.7%
30.7%
22.2%
3.8%
Benzene
74,547
132,410
28,000
75,784
11.02%
23.6%
44.4%
42.5%
28.8%
8.8%
Phenol
38,562
1,146
18
25
0.00%
18.4%
39.4%
24.9%
18.4%
2.2%
Carbon disulfide
33,363
2,590
5
6
0.00%
17.4%
37.6%
23.1%
16.7%
1.9%
Manganese and manganese compounds
30,294
0
12,000
29,817
4.33%
26.8%
47.7%
61.1%
42.6%
15.1%
Hydrogen cyanide
24,979
0
4,400
4,552
0.66%
17.9%
38.1%
25.3%
18.3%
2.5%
Naphthalene
14,326
96,270
12,000
7,564
1.10%
21.5%
43.2%
39.5%
27.2%
8.1%
Toluene
11,600
25,500
1
0
0.00%
23.6%
46.1%
43.1%
30.6%
7.9%
Glycol Ethers
11,000
0
180
183
0.03%
18.8%
39.0%
64.4%
60.8%
2.3%
Cyanide compounds
10,042
2
4,400
1,945
0.28%
17.5%
37.8%
23.1%
16.8%
1.9%
Propylene (Propene)
5,840
240,000
1
0
0.00%
20.4%
40.1%
36.2%
26.3%
5.8%
Phenanthrene
4,078
50,807
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
3,000
150
6
1
0.00%
18.3%
39.6%
23.9%
17.8%
1.9%
Sulfuric acid
2,500
0
3,500
465
0.07%
22.7%
42.6%
61.5%
38.2%
19.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
2,481
7,320
35
7
0.00%
27.7%
51.2%
54.7%
40.1%
10.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
2,022
25,953
710,000
28,893
4.20%
19.7%
41.9%
26.8%
20.3%
2.4%
Lead and lead compounds
1,714
0
23,000
2,971
0.43%
26.7%
47.5%
56.5%
40.6%
12.0%
Chromium and chromium compounds
1,309
0
43,000,000
194,724
28.31%
26.4%
48.3%
59.9%
31.8%
25.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
1,300
0
1
0
0.00%
17.5%
37.8%
23.1%
16.8%
1.9%
Copper and copper compounds
980
0
1,500
79
0.01%
26.3%
46.9%
58.5%
39.7%
14.9%
Dibenzofuran
906
12,786
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,3-Butadiene
748
0
110,000
4,678
0.68%
31.6%
54.5%
64.0%
48.9%
12.0%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
689
0
140
6
0.00%
25.4%
45.4%
61.9%
41.9%
16.6%
Nickel and nickel compounds
671
0
930,000
36,577
5.32%
24.9%
45.5%
60.7%
37.3%
20.2%
Barium and barium compounds
660
0
7,000
296
0.04%
25.7%
45.7%
62.0%
42.7%
16.0%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
563
107
20,000
307
0.04%
20.6%
42.8%
29.4%
22.5%
3.0%
Anthracene
489
20,680
3
0
0.00%
19.8%
40.8%
34.6%
24.0%
6.6%
Mercury and mercury compounds
384
0
12,000
234
0.03%
24.3%
44.4%
56.1%
39.9%
12.3%
Acetonitrile
378
620
58
0
0.00%
16.1%
34.5%
22.3%
15.5%
1.9%
Biphenyl
334
3,920
800
11
0.00%
17.9%
38.4%
24.2%
17.6%
2.1%
Molybdenum trioxide
294
0
15,000
341
0.05%
26.6%
46.7%
65.9%
45.8%
17.3%
Styrene
271
1,370
4
0
0.00%
16.6%
35.6%
23.0%
16.3%
1.9%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
197
0
6,400,000
96,410
14.01%
26.1%
46.0%
61.1%
42.6%
14.9%
Antimony and antimony compounds
173
0
18,000
223
0.03%
25.3%
45.3%
63.2%
44.6%
15.5%
Thallium and thallium compounds
159
0
14,000
159
0.02%
25.7%
45.7%
64.9%
43.9%
18.0%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
140
0
15,000,000
114,841
16.69%
26.6%
47.0%
58.4%
39.0%
15.4%
Selenium and selenium compounds
79
0
180
1
0.00%
25.8%
46.1%
64.1%
43.1%
18.1%
Ethylbenzene
54
81
890
1
0.00%
17.0%
36.7%
22.9%
16.4%
1.9%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
42
0
17,000,000
45,967
6.68%
24.8%
44.8%
63.9%
42.2%
18.6%
Silver and silver compounds
22
0
200
0
0.00%
24.7%
44.7%
63.8%
42.0%
18.7%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
8
0
8,600,000
5,022
0.73%
26.1%
46.1%
64.5%
44.8%
16.8%
Pyridine
7
330
1,000
0
0.00%
17.3%
37.3%
23.0%
16.6%
1.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
2
160
580
0
0.00%
17.6%
38.0%
23.4%
17.1%
1.9%
Dicyclopentadiene
1
230
18,000
0
0.00%
15.3%
32.3%
22.6%
15.4%
1.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
100
0.01%
22.7%
42.6%
61.5%
38.2%
19.9%
2,4-Dimethylphenol
0
38
50
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2-Methylpyridine
0
44
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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