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Chromium and chromium compounds 1,270
0
43,000,000
983,592
54.78%
31.0%
49.4%
45.0%
23.5%
16.8%
Ethylene oxide 18,078
0
310,000
176,564
9.83%
16.0%
32.5%
39.8%
29.2%
6.0%
Diisocyanates 2,955
25,027
350,000
119,303
6.64%
22.5%
42.5%
40.4%
26.8%
8.6%
Chloroform 54,100
472
82,000
107,085
5.96%
22.2%
43.1%
48.8%
20.1%
22.5%
1,3-Butadiene 38,902
122,112
110,000
92,426
5.15%
21.2%
41.9%
43.2%
16.6%
20.7%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,827
840
3,900,000
61,581
3.43%
9.8%
22.4%
38.5%
27.8%
6.2%
Acrylonitrile 3,021
0
240,000
57,014
3.18%
18.3%
39.3%
43.5%
17.1%
22.3%
Hydrazine 255
0
18,000,000
52,790
2.94%
22.5%
47.8%
23.8%
16.0%
4.2%
Nickel and nickel compounds 834
0
930,000
47,071
2.62%
42.8%
64.0%
48.7%
31.3%
13.8%
Benzene 30,230
245
28,000
22,331
1.24%
23.4%
44.5%
51.6%
21.0%
24.1%
1,2-Dichloroethane 12,944
5,931
93,000
19,049
1.06%
24.3%
44.6%
34.4%
19.0%
11.9%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,259
0
1,600,000
11,863
0.66%
10.3%
23.2%
38.8%
28.2%
6.1%
Formaldehyde 8,652
876
46,000
10,392
0.58%
15.1%
31.6%
46.2%
28.8%
13.2%
Propylene oxide 13,188
0
13,000
6,952
0.39%
16.9%
34.4%
37.4%
26.0%
6.8%
Nitrobenzene 2,745
357
140,000
3,518
0.20%
15.4%
31.2%
42.9%
32.4%
4.6%
Acrylic acid 17,502
0
3,500
2,797
0.16%
16.0%
37.2%
51.2%
12.1%
35.6%
Chlorine 5,540
0
23,000
2,775
0.15%
17.0%
36.7%
35.7%
20.9%
11.2%
Acrylamide 118
25,000
360,000
2,412
0.13%
11.3%
28.1%
27.6%
18.5%
5.3%
Acrolein 310
0
180,000
2,383
0.13%
15.7%
37.4%
54.7%
10.9%
40.2%
Ammonia 3,744,359
65
35
2,046
0.11%
22.4%
41.2%
47.9%
36.8%
6.9%
Butyl acrylate 8,247
3,000
3,500
1,737
0.10%
16.4%
38.4%
49.7%
11.3%
34.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 23,200
165
580
1,524
0.08%
14.9%
37.9%
63.0%
14.0%
38.9%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,900
320
21,000
1,480
0.08%
16.4%
32.3%
43.9%
34.7%
4.7%
o-Toluidine 574
0
180,000
1,188
0.07%
14.4%
29.1%
41.6%
31.8%
5.2%
Sulfuric acid 37,243
0
3,500
1,079
0.06%
16.0%
35.5%
18.3%
10.7%
4.0%
1,4-Dioxane 2,042
8,214
18,000
855
0.05%
17.0%
33.8%
53.5%
47.8%
2.8%
Epichlorohydrin 1,132
5
4,300
472
0.03%
18.3%
38.3%
58.9%
23.0%
30.8%
Hydrogen cyanide 2,906
0
4,400
360
0.02%
15.2%
30.5%
42.4%
32.9%
5.1%
Aniline 5,223
884
5,700
354
0.02%
13.5%
27.9%
41.0%
30.7%
5.8%
Hydrochloric acid 75,903
0
180
260
0.01%
16.2%
33.5%
37.6%
24.7%
8.1%
Chloromethane 7,064
0
640
243
0.01%
20.2%
39.0%
59.5%
43.7%
12.5%
Barium and barium compounds 305
0
7,000
239
0.01%
46.1%
66.6%
53.3%
34.6%
15.2%
Allyl chloride 1,260
0
3,500
193
0.01%
30.5%
54.1%
72.5%
65.0%
4.4%
Ethylbenzene 23,681
111,383
890
193
0.01%
22.0%
42.2%
48.6%
24.8%
16.6%
Maleic anhydride 382
0
5,000
168
0.01%
20.9%
44.8%
73.5%
17.6%
51.0%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 45
4,225
50,000
162
0.01%
20.5%
40.5%
36.8%
24.4%
8.2%
p-Chloroaniline 9
86,573
110,000
133
0.01%
16.2%
33.8%
42.7%
23.9%
15.2%
Copper and copper compounds 1,706
0
1,500
129
0.01%
36.0%
56.4%
40.8%
26.1%
11.0%
Naphthalene 568
6,740
12,000
124
0.01%
20.7%
40.4%
39.3%
27.7%
8.1%
Biphenyl 2,148
82
800
80
0.00%
15.4%
35.8%
51.6%
13.5%
34.6%
Nitric acid 13,849
0
270
75
0.00%
21.8%
41.2%
35.8%
16.8%
14.5%
Lead and lead compounds 231
0
23,000
68
0.00%
34.0%
54.5%
35.1%
22.2%
9.5%
Glycol Ethers 15,258
27
180
64
0.00%
17.1%
34.3%
51.7%
45.8%
2.9%
Phthalic anhydride 1,806
310,000
180
55
0.00%
24.1%
49.5%
77.7%
14.5%
59.2%
Acetaldehyde 255
0
7,900
43
0.00%
18.1%
40.8%
28.7%
20.4%
4.6%
Manganese and manganese compounds 95
0
12,000
43
0.00%
15.3%
35.7%
51.4%
11.1%
36.7%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5
0
50,000
31
0.00%
9.7%
27.6%
43.5%
3.7%
33.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 119,186
111,800
35
24
0.00%
20.8%
40.7%
44.7%
26.6%
9.0%
Methyl acrylate 13,064
0
180
17
0.00%
26.4%
48.7%
61.6%
49.7%
2.8%
Triethylamine 2,808
658
500
17
0.00%
15.0%
30.4%
39.6%
30.3%
4.8%
Vinyl chloride 91
0
31,000
16
0.00%
17.4%
36.9%
9.9%
5.0%
1.5%
n-Hexane 50,100
4,400
5
16
0.00%
17.7%
37.6%
55.8%
14.3%
35.8%
Diethanolamine 117
0
1,200
13
0.00%
10.4%
28.3%
41.7%
26.2%
11.3%
Ethylene glycol 14,659
10,600
9
12
0.00%
12.5%
30.5%
42.3%
20.9%
16.6%
Phosgene 30
0
12,000
9
0.00%
15.3%
30.6%
43.1%
33.6%
5.0%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1
0
50,000
8
0.00%
9.7%
27.6%
43.5%
3.7%
33.2%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 529
0
140
7
0.00%
42.9%
63.9%
49.9%
32.1%
14.2%
n-Butyl alcohol 19,095
782
10
7
0.00%
16.8%
36.4%
47.4%
16.5%
26.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0
0
1,400,000,000
7
0.00%
15.1%
35.5%
49.8%
10.6%
35.8%
Ethyl acrylate 490
0
73
6
0.00%
19.2%
39.9%
30.0%
18.0%
8.3%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 7,005
116,200
18
6
0.00%
10.9%
25.3%
48.5%
24.7%
20.3%
o-Xylene 12,731
500
35
4
0.00%
20.5%
42.8%
44.8%
10.7%
30.1%
Isobutyraldehyde 710
0
100
3
0.00%
16.2%
38.6%
55.8%
10.8%
41.3%
Propylene (Propene) 107,600
0
1
3
0.00%
23.7%
45.4%
53.1%
18.2%
28.4%
Toluene 84,471
22,598
1
3
0.00%
16.7%
36.2%
53.1%
17.0%
30.0%
Methyl methacrylate 6,904
2,616
5
3
0.00%
23.8%
46.0%
46.0%
34.8%
7.8%
Styrene 10,068
4,007
4
3
0.00%
17.6%
38.4%
27.7%
15.6%
8.5%
Mercury and mercury compounds 10
0
12,000
2
0.00%
22.4%
43.6%
47.6%
18.6%
22.9%
Methanol 268,808
5,986
0
2
0.00%
20.3%
38.1%
42.7%
29.1%
8.6%
Ethylene 144,600
0
1
2
0.00%
23.0%
43.7%
50.2%
21.9%
21.9%
Chlorobenzene 19,900
13,000
4
2
0.00%
15.4%
30.8%
43.2%
33.7%
5.0%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 366
0
700
2
0.00%
17.2%
36.5%
9.8%
4.9%
1.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol 13,044
18
10
1
0.00%
13.6%
30.6%
21.6%
12.7%
2.2%
Bromine 79
0
2,100
1
0.00%
16.8%
35.8%
9.6%
4.8%
1.4%
Zinc and zinc compounds 164
0
100
1
0.00%
20.2%
40.6%
41.6%
19.0%
18.3%
Vinyl acetate 2,120
0
18
1
0.00%
14.5%
33.9%
22.5%
15.8%
3.2%
Cyclohexane 38,568
5
1
1
0.00%
19.2%
40.7%
57.7%
25.1%
29.2%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,010
23
20
1
0.00%
18.6%
51.7%
5.7%
1.6%
1.2%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 981
2,641
120
1
0.00%
17.0%
36.1%
9.7%
4.9%
1.4%
Dibutyl phthalate 560
70
10
1
0.00%
14.9%
33.9%
54.4%
11.8%
36.9%
2-Methoxyethanol 137
0
180
1
0.00%
18.4%
36.1%
53.7%
47.9%
2.9%
Acetonitrile 1,439
5,477
58
1
0.00%
16.9%
35.6%
15.2%
10.3%
1.6%
Ozone 718
0
19
0
0.00%
16.4%
32.3%
43.9%
34.7%
4.7%
Cyanide compounds 10
0
4,400
0
0.00%
17.1%
36.3%
9.7%
4.9%
1.5%
Formic acid 13,488
0
1
0
0.00%
16.5%
33.8%
43.9%
29.8%
9.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,175
1,616
1
0
0.00%
16.8%
38.6%
20.2%
10.6%
6.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,489
0
0
0
0.00%
14.9%
30.5%
38.7%
29.8%
4.6%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 286
4,370
10
0
0.00%
16.9%
35.8%
9.6%
4.8%
1.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 7,300
0
0
0
0.00%
14.0%
28.7%
42.2%
32.4%
5.3%
Phenol 10
0
18
0
0.00%
15.3%
36.2%
53.7%
11.0%
39.2%
sec-Butyl alcohol 226
0
0
0
0.00%
24.2%
45.1%
41.0%
26.6%
9.3%
2-Ethoxyethanol 4
0
18
0
0.00%
18.0%
35.4%
53.8%
48.0%
2.8%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 25
30,000
1
0
0.00%
12.5%
28.1%
37.2%
23.9%
5.7%
Dimethyl sulfate 10
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexanol 2,700
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 0
83,000
330
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Paraldehyde 5
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde 2,240
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine 2,250
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 1,300
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Lithium carbonate 1
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,181
129,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 7,000
800
35,000
0
0.00%
20.7%
58.5%
52.1%
19.9%
28.5%
Sodium nitrite 0
14,400
10
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 942
247,640
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols 0
3,000
120,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0
86
710,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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