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Phthalic anhydride 1,806
310,000
55
0.00%
24.1%
77.7%
Maleic anhydride 382
0
168
0.01%
20.9%
73.5%
Allyl chloride 1,260
0
193
0.01%
30.5%
72.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 23,200
165
1,524
0.08%
14.9%
63.0%
Methyl acrylate 13,064
0
17
0.00%
26.4%
61.6%
Chloromethane 7,064
0
243
0.01%
20.2%
59.5%
Epichlorohydrin 1,132
5
472
0.03%
18.3%
58.9%
Cyclohexane 38,568
5
1
0.00%
19.2%
57.7%
n-Hexane 50,100
4,400
16
0.00%
17.7%
55.8%
Isobutyraldehyde 710
0
3
0.00%
16.2%
55.8%
Acrolein 310
0
2,383
0.13%
15.7%
54.7%
Dibutyl phthalate 560
70
1
0.00%
14.9%
54.4%
2-Ethoxyethanol 4
0
0
0.00%
18.0%
53.8%
Phenol 10
0
0
0.00%
15.3%
53.7%
2-Methoxyethanol 137
0
1
0.00%
18.4%
53.7%
1,4-Dioxane 2,042
8,214
855
0.05%
17.0%
53.5%
Barium and barium compounds 305
0
239
0.01%
46.1%
53.3%
Toluene 84,471
22,598
3
0.00%
16.7%
53.1%
Propylene (Propene) 107,600
0
3
0.00%
23.7%
53.1%
Titanium tetrachloride 7,000
800
0
0.00%
20.7%
52.1%
Glycol Ethers 15,258
27
64
0.00%
17.1%
51.7%
Biphenyl 2,148
82
80
0.00%
15.4%
51.6%
Benzene 30,230
245
22,331
1.24%
23.4%
51.6%
Manganese and manganese compounds 95
0
43
0.00%
15.3%
51.4%
Acrylic acid 17,502
0
2,797
0.16%
16.0%
51.2%
Ethylene 144,600
0
2
0.00%
23.0%
50.2%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 529
0
7
0.00%
42.9%
49.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0
0
7
0.00%
15.1%
49.8%
Butyl acrylate 8,247
3,000
1,737
0.10%
16.4%
49.7%
Chloroform 54,100
472
107,085
5.96%
22.2%
48.8%
Nickel and nickel compounds 834
0
47,071
2.62%
42.8%
48.7%
Ethylbenzene 23,681
111,383
193
0.01%
22.0%
48.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 7,005
116,200
6
0.00%
10.9%
48.5%
Ammonia 3,744,359
65
2,046
0.11%
22.4%
47.9%
Mercury and mercury compounds 10
0
2
0.00%
22.4%
47.6%
n-Butyl alcohol 19,095
782
7
0.00%
16.8%
47.4%
Formaldehyde 8,652
876
10,392
0.58%
15.1%
46.2%
Methyl methacrylate 6,904
2,616
3
0.00%
23.8%
46.0%
Chromium and chromium compounds 1,270
0
983,592
54.78%
31.0%
45.0%
o-Xylene 12,731
500
4
0.00%
20.5%
44.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 119,186
111,800
24
0.00%
20.8%
44.7%
Ozone 718
0
0
0.00%
16.4%
43.9%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,900
320
1,480
0.08%
16.4%
43.9%
Formic acid 13,488
0
0
0.00%
16.5%
43.9%
Acrylonitrile 3,021
0
57,014
3.18%
18.3%
43.5%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5
0
31
0.00%
9.7%
43.5%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1
0
8
0.00%
9.7%
43.5%
1,3-Butadiene 38,902
122,112
92,426
5.15%
21.2%
43.2%
Chlorobenzene 19,900
13,000
2
0.00%
15.4%
43.2%
Phosgene 30
0
9
0.00%
15.3%
43.1%
Nitrobenzene 2,745
357
3,518
0.20%
15.4%
42.9%
p-Chloroaniline 9
86,573
133
0.01%
16.2%
42.7%
Methanol 268,808
5,986
2
0.00%
20.3%
42.7%
Hydrogen cyanide 2,906
0
360
0.02%
15.2%
42.4%
Ethylene glycol 14,659
10,600
12
0.00%
12.5%
42.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 7,300
0
0
0.00%
14.0%
42.2%
Diethanolamine 117
0
13
0.00%
10.4%
41.7%
Zinc and zinc compounds 164
0
1
0.00%
20.2%
41.6%
o-Toluidine 574
0
1,188
0.07%
14.4%
41.6%
Aniline 5,223
884
354
0.02%
13.5%
41.0%
sec-Butyl alcohol 226
0
0
0.00%
24.2%
41.0%
Copper and copper compounds 1,706
0
129
0.01%
36.0%
40.8%
Diisocyanates 2,955
25,027
119,303
6.64%
22.5%
40.4%
Ethylene oxide 18,078
0
176,564
9.83%
16.0%
39.8%
Triethylamine 2,808
658
17
0.00%
15.0%
39.6%
Naphthalene 568
6,740
124
0.01%
20.7%
39.3%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,259
0
11,863
0.66%
10.3%
38.8%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,489
0
0
0.00%
14.9%
38.7%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,827
840
61,581
3.43%
9.8%
38.5%
Hydrochloric acid 75,903
0
260
0.01%
16.2%
37.6%
Propylene oxide 13,188
0
6,952
0.39%
16.9%
37.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 25
30,000
0
0.00%
12.5%
37.2%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 45
4,225
162
0.01%
20.5%
36.8%
Nitric acid 13,849
0
75
0.00%
21.8%
35.8%
Chlorine 5,540
0
2,775
0.15%
17.0%
35.7%
Lead and lead compounds 231
0
68
0.00%
34.0%
35.1%
1,2-Dichloroethane 12,944
5,931
19,049
1.06%
24.3%
34.4%
Ethyl acrylate 490
0
6
0.00%
19.2%
30.0%
Acetaldehyde 255
0
43
0.00%
18.1%
28.7%
Styrene 10,068
4,007
3
0.00%
17.6%
27.7%
Acrylamide 118
25,000
2,412
0.13%
11.3%
27.6%
Hydrazine 255
0
52,790
2.94%
22.5%
23.8%
Vinyl acetate 2,120
0
1
0.00%
14.5%
22.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol 13,044
18
1
0.00%
13.6%
21.6%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,175
1,616
0
0.00%
16.8%
20.2%
Sulfuric acid 37,243
0
1,079
0.06%
16.0%
18.3%
Acetonitrile 1,439
5,477
1
0.00%
16.9%
15.2%
Vinyl chloride 91
0
16
0.00%
17.4%
9.9%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 366
0
2
0.00%
17.2%
9.8%
Cyanide compounds 10
0
0
0.00%
17.1%
9.7%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 981
2,641
1
0.00%
17.0%
9.7%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 286
4,370
0
0.00%
16.9%
9.6%
Bromine 79
0
1
0.00%
16.8%
9.6%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,010
23
1
0.00%
18.6%
5.7%
Dimethyl sulfate 10
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexanol 2,700
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 0
83,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Paraldehyde 5
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde 2,240
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine 2,250
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 1,300
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Lithium carbonate 1
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,181
129,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Sodium nitrite 0
14,400
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 942
247,640
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols 0
3,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0
86
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
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