Rio Tinto
Rank in Toxic 100: 32
Rank among all TRI companies: 92
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 105,179
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 335
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 681,382
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 12%
EJ: Minority Share: 28%
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This company is rank 15 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse database .
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Copper and copper compounds
40,198
0
1,500
1,054
0.15%
11.9%
32.1%
28.3%
1.5%
19.5%
Sulfuric acid
35,743
0
3,500
2,063
0.30%
11.5%
31.2%
27.4%
1.5%
18.7%
Ammonia
14,958
209
35
9
0.00%
11.6%
31.5%
27.7%
1.5%
18.9%
Lead and lead compounds
7,523
0
23,000
4,159
0.61%
11.9%
32.0%
28.1%
1.5%
19.3%
Zinc and zinc compounds
2,569
0
100
55
0.01%
19.3%
40.3%
71.0%
8.0%
46.3%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
1,686
0
15,000,000
557,527
81.82%
12.3%
32.8%
28.9%
1.5%
19.9%
Hydrochloric acid
507
0
180
5
0.00%
13.8%
35.5%
31.5%
1.6%
22.3%
Selenium and selenium compounds
298
0
180
1
0.00%
12.5%
33.4%
29.4%
1.5%
20.8%
Chromium and chromium compounds
277
0
43,000,000
98,226
14.42%
10.3%
29.0%
24.8%
1.3%
16.6%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
250
0
6
0
0.00%
7.9%
25.3%
21.7%
1.0%
14.3%
Nickel and nickel compounds
233
0
930,000
4,829
0.71%
11.8%
31.7%
27.7%
1.5%
18.9%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
186
0
140
0
0.00%
11.3%
31.0%
27.2%
1.5%
18.5%
Manganese and manganese compounds
182
0
12,000
47
0.01%
10.8%
29.9%
25.7%
1.4%
17.3%
Silver and silver compounds
166
0
200
1
0.00%
12.3%
32.6%
28.8%
1.5%
19.9%
Thallium and thallium compounds
159
0
14,000
36
0.01%
11.3%
30.9%
27.1%
1.5%
18.4%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
125
0
6,400,000
13,313
1.95%
11.4%
31.0%
27.2%
1.5%
18.5%
Antimony and antimony compounds
71
0
18,000
38
0.01%
12.9%
33.9%
29.9%
1.6%
20.8%
Mercury and mercury compounds
31
0
12,000
11
0.00%
10.3%
29.0%
24.4%
1.3%
16.2%
Naphthalene
17
126
12,000
5
0.00%
8.4%
26.1%
22.1%
1.1%
14.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
2
0.00%
9.4%
27.5%
23.0%
1.2%
15.2%
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