PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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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
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%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds	186	0	140	0	0.00%	11.3%	31.0%	27.2%	1.5%	18.5%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds	125	0	6,400,000	13,313	1.95%	11.4%	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%
Chromium and chromium compounds	277	0	43,000,000	98,226	14.42%	10.3%	29.0%	24.8%	1.3%	16.6%
Mercury and mercury compounds	31	0	12,000	11	0.00%	10.3%	29.0%	24.4%	1.3%	16.2%
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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