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

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