PERI: Toxic 100 Index

General Motors

Rank in Toxic 100: 24
Rank among all TRI companies: 70
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 2,688,213
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 13,222
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 940,380
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 31%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share
Cobalt and cobalt compounds	363	0	17,000,000	488,329	51.93%	23.5%	43.0%	33.0%	25.5%	2.8%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds	2,400	0	8,600,000	269,083	28.61%	17.8%	38.2%	17.7%	2.2%	13.4%
Nickel and nickel compounds	1,656	0	930,000	98,667	10.49%	27.0%	54.5%	64.9%	14.0%	45.8%
Benzene	12,545	0	28,000	24,065	2.56%	25.7%	47.1%	36.5%	22.5%	7.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	931,330	1,969	580	17,004	1.81%	26.3%	46.5%	37.0%	25.4%	5.2%
Formaldehyde	26,300	0	46,000	13,808	1.47%	16.7%	36.1%	24.1%	10.5%	7.2%
Chromium and chromium compounds	1,008	0	43,000,000	12,496	1.33%	15.2%	33.7%	17.0%	5.9%	7.9%
Diisocyanates	1,832	0	350,000	6,855	0.73%	18.4%	38.3%	18.3%	6.6%	8.7%
Naphthalene	20,790	0	12,000	2,953	0.31%	16.0%	35.2%	31.4%	9.9%	16.2%
Glycol Ethers	271,609	287	180	1,962	0.21%	25.5%	46.5%	39.8%	18.8%	12.6%
Ethylbenzene	73,503	28	890	1,903	0.20%	21.0%	39.2%	34.4%	21.0%	6.9%
Manganese and manganese compounds	1,566	0	12,000	1,786	0.19%	24.6%	49.2%	53.9%	14.5%	34.0%
Lead and lead compounds	591	0	23,000	481	0.05%	22.6%	42.3%	30.8%	22.4%	4.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	5	0	710,000	258	0.03%	29.6%	59.2%	72.9%	13.4%	54.7%
Copper and copper compounds	3,762	0	1,500	241	0.03%	14.8%	31.3%	22.8%	11.9%	4.9%
n-Butyl alcohol	793,031	584	10	204	0.02%	23.8%	44.0%	35.6%	22.4%	6.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	200,595	424	35	174	0.02%	20.3%	38.5%	35.0%	20.0%	8.2%
Ammonia	12,969	0	35	46	0.00%	24.0%	46.2%	38.2%	20.4%	13.0%
Sulfuric acid	1,200	0	3,500	25	0.00%	14.4%	33.8%	14.1%	1.6%	10.5%
Zinc and zinc compounds	4,459	0	100	19	0.00%	24.7%	48.5%	47.4%	12.5%	28.6%
Phenol	60,300	0	18	6	0.00%	15.4%	35.1%	15.3%	1.8%	11.5%
n-Hexane	20,253	0	5	3	0.00%	21.4%	40.9%	33.8%	20.4%	7.4%
Toluene	71,207	150	1	3	0.00%	24.1%	45.6%	38.5%	19.3%	13.0%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	47,026	0	1	2	0.00%	26.9%	46.4%	40.8%	28.2%	5.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	2	0.00%	15.0%	34.6%	14.7%	1.7%	11.1%
Barium and barium compounds	44	0	7,000	2	0.00%	15.6%	35.3%	15.3%	1.8%	11.5%
Cumene	10,840	0	9	2	0.00%	14.9%	31.4%	26.0%	10.9%	7.7%
Methanol	32,510	272	0	0	0.00%	27.9%	48.5%	47.8%	27.8%	12.6%
Hydrogen fluoride	36	0	250	0	0.00%	21.4%	42.8%	16.9%	8.7%	4.3%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0	0	20,000	0	0.00%	24.2%	49.3%	60.2%	15.5%	37.9%
Ethylene glycol	105	0	9	0	0.00%	35.2%	57.0%	51.0%	37.3%	5.1%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	84,379	8	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Polychlorinated alkanes	0	9,500	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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