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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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Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 1 0.00% 16.9% 36.8% 29.4% 10.4% 13.5%
Chromium and chromium compounds 8,264 0 43,000,000 3,141,020 56.21% 21.0% 41.7% 30.7% 8.4% 15.3%
Hydrazine 40 0 18,000,000 60,396 1.08% 14.1% 32.2% 50.0% 10.1% 35.5%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds 1,635 0 17,000,000 892,752 15.98% 16.9% 37.1% 25.8% 8.6% 10.8%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 98 0 15,000,000 48 0.00% 13.2% 27.6% 23.3% 1.2% 17.6%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 715 0 1,200,000 55,605 1.00% 22.7% 49.6% 81.3% 5.2% 73.6%
Nickel and nickel compounds 19,990 0 930,000 673,772 12.06% 21.5% 41.9% 25.3% 7.2% 11.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 185 0 710,000 82 0.00% 14.4% 37.6% 18.1% 6.6% 7.9%
Acrylamide 10 6 360,000 320 0.01% 16.2% 33.9% 38.9% 23.7% 9.0%
Diisocyanates 193 19,402 350,000 5,486 0.10% 21.7% 47.6% 43.4% 9.1% 30.9%
Acrylonitrile 18,410 1,912 240,000 615,166 11.01% 15.9% 35.2% 58.9% 12.4% 41.9%
Benzyl chloride 5,878 20 180,000 40,482 0.72% 22.7% 49.5% 79.5% 5.8% 71.3%
1,3-Butadiene 1,242 0 110,000 11,033 0.20% 19.2% 41.6% 66.1% 11.5% 51.1%
Formaldehyde 81,633 21 46,000 62,479 1.12% 20.1% 42.0% 46.5% 16.5% 26.1%
Titanium tetrachloride 7,420 0 35,000 19 0.00% 20.7% 39.2% 45.6% 8.0% 29.9%
Vinyl chloride 397 0 31,000 1,482 0.03% 25.7% 50.2% 58.8% 52.1% 2.9%
Benzene 2,483 10 28,000 478 0.01% 15.9% 35.5% 7.9% 3.1% 2.3%
Lead and lead compounds 2,344 0 23,000 161 0.00% 17.3% 37.4% 29.8% 10.8% 13.5%
Chlorine 3,166 0 23,000 6,997 0.13% 19.4% 41.9% 59.8% 17.5% 36.4%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 0 20,000 0 0.00% 15.9% 38.6% 12.8% 1.6% 7.3%
Antimony and antimony compounds 63 0 18,000 9 0.00% 11.8% 34.4% 17.3% 9.4% 5.0%
Molybdenum trioxide 5 0 15,000 34 0.00% 14.8% 33.5% 67.7% 2.8% 43.3%
Propylene oxide 4,858 0 13,000 9,971 0.18% 19.9% 42.5% 68.8% 14.6% 49.9%
Naphthalene 517 152 12,000 52 0.00% 19.6% 41.6% 34.4% 16.9% 14.0%
Allyl alcohol 6 5,758 12,000 0 0.00% 16.0% 36.3% 8.2% 3.6% 2.2%
Manganese and manganese compounds 27,702 0 12,000 936 0.02% 19.0% 39.4% 47.2% 19.8% 21.7%
Mercury and mercury compounds 770 0 12,000 11 0.00% 17.0% 37.1% 29.9% 10.5% 14.2%
Barium and barium compounds 57,166 0 7,000 906 0.02% 15.5% 33.6% 24.5% 9.9% 9.6%
Maleic anhydride 1,183 0 5,000 919 0.02% 19.5% 41.9% 68.0% 14.4% 49.4%
Cyanide compounds 59 3 4,400 21 0.00% 14.6% 30.1% 39.6% 21.4% 10.6%
Acrylic acid 7,645 1,378 3,500 327 0.01% 13.4% 31.2% 9.6% 3.5% 2.9%
Allyl chloride 98 4,319 3,500 2 0.00% 15.5% 34.9% 7.0% 2.3% 2.2%
Butyl acrylate 3,812 1,093 3,500 1,242 0.02% 18.9% 40.9% 58.4% 14.7% 39.6%
Sulfuric acid 455,197 0 3,500 455 0.01% 21.3% 42.2% 14.2% 4.4% 5.5%
Hydrogen sulfide 5,654 0 1,800 1,519 0.03% 19.9% 42.6% 68.8% 14.5% 50.2%
Copper and copper compounds 9,280 0 1,500 192 0.00% 17.5% 40.0% 22.5% 9.8% 8.1%
Diethanolamine 23 1 1,200 1 0.00% 19.0% 36.7% 28.6% 11.0% 13.5%
Ethylbenzene 1,522 2,076 890 142 0.00% 16.5% 35.8% 44.9% 13.4% 27.4%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 51 0 700 9 0.00% 14.7% 32.3% 27.2% 2.8% 12.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,234 1,853 580 43 0.00% 16.8% 36.9% 27.1% 14.2% 9.4%
Nitric acid 19,100 356 270 783 0.01% 17.5% 38.1% 26.7% 2.9% 14.2%
Hydrogen fluoride 427,524 0 250 1,704 0.03% 22.9% 45.7% 47.5% 15.5% 19.4%
Methyl acrylate 93 0 180 2 0.00% 26.0% 50.8% 60.5% 54.0% 2.8%
1,2-Butylene oxide 322 0 180 1 0.00% 23.4% 51.0% 24.0% 3.0% 16.4%
Hydrochloric acid 281,357 0 180 255 0.00% 20.6% 43.5% 54.4% 17.2% 32.8%
Glycol Ethers 1,679 4,546 180 25 0.00% 16.9% 38.7% 44.2% 8.1% 32.1%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 2,077 0 140 2 0.00% 16.6% 36.8% 9.5% 2.3% 2.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 10 0 120 0 0.00% 12.2% 28.1% 17.3% 7.4% 4.4%
Zinc and zinc compounds 11,118 0 100 24 0.00% 18.0% 38.8% 41.7% 14.4% 20.8%
Ethyl acrylate 2,007 7,378 73 12 0.00% 11.4% 27.3% 23.0% 12.3% 5.7%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 6,045 9,295 35 19 0.00% 16.6% 35.9% 43.0% 13.1% 25.8%
Ammonia 565,606 0 35 295 0.01% 18.5% 39.8% 42.8% 11.4% 27.3%
Diphenylamine 121 0 33 0 0.00% 11.8% 28.7% 47.2% 8.3% 34.9%
Carbonyl sulfide 940 0 21 1 0.00% 17.5% 41.1% 54.2% 10.8% 32.9%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,146 0 20 1 0.00% 17.3% 38.8% 29.9% 15.5% 10.7%
Vinylidene chloride 205 0 18 0 0.00% 25.7% 50.2% 58.5% 51.7% 2.9%
Vinyl acetate 10,604 0 18 5 0.00% 18.2% 40.4% 17.5% 9.6% 4.4%
Phenol 48,462 0 18 31 0.00% 28.5% 50.7% 70.2% 54.3% 12.2%
n-Butyl alcohol 23,752 109 10 28 0.00% 15.7% 34.6% 53.1% 10.9% 24.3%
tert-Butyl alcohol 3,047 0 10 1 0.00% 13.4% 31.2% 19.4% 6.2% 8.5%
Sodium nitrite 11,011 0 10 2 0.00% 15.6% 34.4% 9.3% 4.2% 1.5%
Cumene 129 51 9 0 0.00% 17.1% 35.3% 31.8% 15.2% 12.8%
Ethylene glycol 3,111 0 9 4 0.00% 19.2% 41.1% 62.7% 14.0% 44.0%
Carbon disulfide 120 0 5 0 0.00% 17.6% 36.5% 33.4% 14.3% 15.1%
Methyl methacrylate 5,443 6,674 5 1 0.00% 13.4% 31.4% 18.5% 10.2% 4.3%
Styrene 890 301 4 0 0.00% 16.8% 37.5% 46.4% 12.9% 28.7%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 49 0 1 0 0.00% 17.6% 36.6% 33.4% 13.6% 15.8%
Toluene 97,177 4,940 1 8 0.00% 14.8% 32.3% 47.2% 12.8% 28.2%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 0 879 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexane 19,220 3,455 1 0 0.00% 15.9% 35.6% 7.7% 3.0% 2.2%
Methanol 86,080 455 0 1 0.00% 19.4% 41.8% 60.8% 14.9% 41.8%
Dimethylamine 1 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 25 22,464 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 7 8 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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