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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.
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Zinc and zinc compounds 2,569 0 100 55 0.01% 19.3% 40.3% 71.0% 8.0% 46.3%
Hydrochloric acid 507 0 180 5 0.00% 13.8% 35.5% 31.5% 1.6% 22.3%
Antimony and antimony compounds 71 0 18,000 38 0.01% 12.9% 33.9% 29.9% 1.6% 20.8%
Selenium and selenium compounds 298 0 180 1 0.00% 12.5% 33.4% 29.4% 1.5% 20.8%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 1,686 0 15,000,000 557,527 81.82% 12.3% 32.8% 28.9% 1.5% 19.9%
Silver and silver compounds 166 0 200 1 0.00% 12.3% 32.6% 28.8% 1.5% 19.9%
Copper and copper compounds 40,198 0 1,500 1,054 0.15% 11.9% 32.1% 28.3% 1.5% 19.5%
Lead and lead compounds 7,523 0 23,000 4,159 0.61% 11.9% 32.0% 28.1% 1.5% 19.3%
Nickel and nickel compounds 233 0 930,000 4,829 0.71% 11.8% 31.7% 27.7% 1.5% 18.9%
Ammonia 14,958 209 35 9 0.00% 11.6% 31.5% 27.7% 1.5% 18.9%
Sulfuric acid 35,743 0 3,500 2,063 0.30% 11.5% 31.2% 27.4% 1.5% 18.7%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds 125 0 6,400,000 13,313 1.95% 11.4% 31.0% 27.2% 1.5% 18.5%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 186 0 140 0 0.00% 11.3% 31.0% 27.2% 1.5% 18.5%
Thallium and thallium compounds 159 0 14,000 36 0.01% 11.3% 30.9% 27.1% 1.5% 18.4%
Manganese and manganese compounds 182 0 12,000 47 0.01% 10.8% 29.9% 25.7% 1.4% 17.3%
Mercury and mercury compounds 31 0 12,000 11 0.00% 10.3% 29.0% 24.4% 1.3% 16.2%
Chromium and chromium compounds 277 0 43,000,000 98,226 14.42% 10.3% 29.0% 24.8% 1.3% 16.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 2 0.00% 9.4% 27.5% 23.0% 1.2% 15.2%
Naphthalene 17 126 12,000 5 0.00% 8.4% 26.1% 22.1% 1.1% 14.7%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 250 0 6 0 0.00% 7.9% 25.3% 21.7% 1.0% 14.3%

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