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Berkshire Hathaway

Rank in Toxic 100: 3
Rank among all TRI companies: 8
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 2,359,424
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 98,916
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 5,587,777
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 1.6%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 34%

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This company is rank 21 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 5 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Phenol 48,462 0 31 0.00% 28.5% 70.2%
Methyl acrylate 93 0 2 0.00% 26.0% 60.5%
Vinyl chloride 397 0 1,482 0.03% 25.7% 58.8%
Vinylidene chloride 205 0 0 0.00% 25.7% 58.5%
1,2-Butylene oxide 322 0 1 0.00% 23.4% 24.0%
Hydrogen fluoride 427,524 0 1,704 0.03% 22.9% 47.5%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 715 0 55,605 1.00% 22.7% 81.3%
Benzyl chloride 5,878 20 40,482 0.72% 22.7% 79.5%
Diisocyanates 193 19,402 5,486 0.10% 21.7% 43.4%
Nickel and nickel compounds 19,990 0 673,772 12.06% 21.5% 25.3%
Sulfuric acid 455,197 0 455 0.01% 21.3% 14.2%
Chromium and chromium compounds 8,264 0 3,141,020 56.21% 21.0% 30.7%
Titanium tetrachloride 7,420 0 19 0.00% 20.7% 45.6%
Hydrochloric acid 281,357 0 255 0.00% 20.6% 54.4%
Formaldehyde 81,633 21 62,479 1.12% 20.1% 46.5%
Hydrogen sulfide 5,654 0 1,519 0.03% 19.9% 68.8%
Propylene oxide 4,858 0 9,971 0.18% 19.9% 68.8%
Naphthalene 517 152 52 0.00% 19.6% 34.4%
Maleic anhydride 1,183 0 919 0.02% 19.5% 68.0%
Methanol 86,080 455 1 0.00% 19.4% 60.8%
Chlorine 3,166 0 6,997 0.13% 19.4% 59.8%
Ethylene glycol 3,111 0 4 0.00% 19.2% 62.7%
1,3-Butadiene 1,242 0 11,033 0.20% 19.2% 66.1%
Diethanolamine 23 1 1 0.00% 19.0% 28.6%
Manganese and manganese compounds 27,702 0 936 0.02% 19.0% 47.2%
Butyl acrylate 3,812 1,093 1,242 0.02% 18.9% 58.4%
Ammonia 565,606 0 295 0.01% 18.5% 42.8%
Vinyl acetate 10,604 0 5 0.00% 18.2% 17.5%
Zinc and zinc compounds 11,118 0 24 0.00% 18.0% 41.7%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 49 0 0 0.00% 17.6% 33.4%
Carbon disulfide 120 0 0 0.00% 17.6% 33.4%
Copper and copper compounds 9,280 0 192 0.00% 17.5% 22.5%
Nitric acid 19,100 356 783 0.01% 17.5% 26.7%
Carbonyl sulfide 940 0 1 0.00% 17.5% 54.2%
Lead and lead compounds 2,344 0 161 0.00% 17.3% 29.8%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,146 0 1 0.00% 17.3% 29.9%
Cumene 129 51 0 0.00% 17.1% 31.8%
Mercury and mercury compounds 770 0 11 0.00% 17.0% 29.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 16.9% 29.4%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds 1,635 0 892,752 15.98% 16.9% 25.8%
Glycol Ethers 1,679 4,546 25 0.00% 16.9% 44.2%
Styrene 890 301 0 0.00% 16.8% 46.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,234 1,853 43 0.00% 16.8% 27.1%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 2,077 0 2 0.00% 16.6% 9.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 6,045 9,295 19 0.00% 16.6% 43.0%
Ethylbenzene 1,522 2,076 142 0.00% 16.5% 44.9%
Acrylamide 10 6 320 0.01% 16.2% 38.9%
Allyl alcohol 6 5,758 0 0.00% 16.0% 8.2%
Acrylonitrile 18,410 1,912 615,166 11.01% 15.9% 58.9%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 12.8%
Benzene 2,483 10 478 0.01% 15.9% 7.9%
Cyclohexane 19,220 3,455 0 0.00% 15.9% 7.7%
n-Butyl alcohol 23,752 109 28 0.00% 15.7% 53.1%
Sodium nitrite 11,011 0 2 0.00% 15.6% 9.3%
Allyl chloride 98 4,319 2 0.00% 15.5% 7.0%
Barium and barium compounds 57,166 0 906 0.02% 15.5% 24.5%
Toluene 97,177 4,940 8 0.00% 14.8% 47.2%
Molybdenum trioxide 5 0 34 0.00% 14.8% 67.7%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 51 0 9 0.00% 14.7% 27.2%
Cyanide compounds 59 3 21 0.00% 14.6% 39.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 185 0 82 0.00% 14.4% 18.1%
Hydrazine 40 0 60,396 1.08% 14.1% 50.0%
Acrylic acid 7,645 1,378 327 0.01% 13.4% 9.6%
Methyl methacrylate 5,443 6,674 1 0.00% 13.4% 18.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol 3,047 0 1 0.00% 13.4% 19.4%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 98 0 48 0.00% 13.2% 23.3%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 10 0 0 0.00% 12.2% 17.3%
Diphenylamine 121 0 0 0.00% 11.8% 47.2%
Antimony and antimony compounds 63 0 9 0.00% 11.8% 17.3%
Ethyl acrylate 2,007 7,378 12 0.00% 11.4% 23.0%
Dimethylamine 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 25 22,464 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 7 8 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 0 879 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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