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Rank in Toxic 100: 7
Rank among all TRI companies: 12
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 4,874,294
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 6,847,938
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 6,174,596
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 1.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 42%

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Ammonia 3,457,615 23 7 391 0.01% 19.8% 38.7% 48.3% 35.9% 7.7%
Methanol 453,418 35,365 0 4 0.00% 14.7% 30.0% 45.1% 25.3% 15.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 115,628 36,413 35 40 0.00% 15.4% 30.6% 45.8% 25.0% 14.5%
Propylene (Propene) 102,483 0 1 4 0.00% 22.9% 43.8% 58.1% 15.8% 37.0%
Ethylene 97,700 0 1 1 0.00% 24.0% 44.5% 52.8% 23.3% 23.9%
n-Hexane 67,010 779,025 5 6 0.00% 23.1% 44.4% 56.6% 16.2% 35.8%
Toluene 52,388 1,621,831 1 2 0.00% 19.9% 39.3% 59.2% 38.1% 15.6%
Hydrochloric acid 51,864 0 180 258 0.00% 14.7% 30.0% 42.2% 24.8% 11.8%
Nitric acid 32,591 0 270 145 0.00% 21.8% 43.4% 27.5% 14.7% 8.1%
1,3-Butadiene 29,565 3,290 110,000 75,717 1.23% 21.8% 42.7% 44.0% 17.2% 21.5%
Formic acid 24,582 17,478 1 0 0.00% 15.6% 31.7% 39.8% 28.3% 7.1%
Cyclohexane 23,496 0 1 0 0.00% 16.9% 35.2% 56.9% 9.0% 43.5%
Benzene 20,591 1,115 28,000 15,459 0.25% 21.5% 41.3% 51.7% 21.5% 25.0%
Chlorobenzene 19,900 10,000 4 2 0.00% 14.3% 28.3% 43.2% 33.7% 4.9%
Ethylbenzene 19,123 36,547 890 97 0.00% 23.5% 43.7% 42.7% 24.0% 10.3%
Ethylene oxide 16,977 0 11,000,000 5,273,186 85.40% 15.4% 30.9% 41.4% 31.3% 5.4%
Glycol Ethers 15,961 0 180 71 0.00% 15.6% 32.6% 48.8% 42.7% 4.5%
Formaldehyde 14,977 140 46,000 24,258 0.39% 16.9% 34.4% 51.4% 20.1% 26.8%
n-Butyl alcohol 14,772 1,800,041 10 6 0.00% 16.5% 34.5% 53.7% 14.1% 35.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 14,375 136 58 116 0.00% 13.8% 34.2% 64.3% 13.6% 40.5%
Acrylic acid 14,273 13 3,500 2,531 0.04% 18.1% 36.8% 50.8% 13.3% 33.1%
Propylene oxide 13,248 0 13,000 6,618 0.11% 17.0% 33.7% 38.8% 27.4% 6.7%
Ethylene glycol 12,927 7,143 9 9 0.00% 10.3% 27.3% 36.5% 24.7% 7.6%
Methyl acrylate 12,506 0 180 7 0.00% 27.8% 44.1% 44.1% 26.5% 0.5%
Styrene 12,480 1,511 4 5 0.00% 20.4% 40.5% 34.2% 19.8% 9.8%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 11,825 36,040 18 11 0.00% 11.1% 24.3% 48.4% 24.3% 20.3%
o-Xylene 11,577 106 35 2 0.00% 16.0% 34.1% 10.0% 4.9% 2.0%
Butyraldehyde 11,013 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 10,700 0 0 0 0.00% 12.7% 25.5% 41.8% 32.4% 5.0%
Sulfuric acid 9,617 0 3,500 282 0.00% 18.1% 38.1% 16.1% 8.8% 3.6%
Butyl acrylate 9,546 592 3,500 2,113 0.03% 18.6% 37.5% 53.7% 10.7% 38.5%
Chloroform 8,439 230 82,000 17,338 0.28% 15.4% 30.2% 44.2% 34.6% 4.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane 8,160 5,792 93,000 17,138 0.28% 24.4% 43.2% 39.9% 22.7% 13.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol 7,532 23,000 10 1 0.00% 24.6% 43.2% 46.4% 32.8% 4.2%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,043 178,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Triethylamine 5,595 0 500 34 0.00% 18.0% 36.3% 32.7% 22.5% 5.6%
Methyl methacrylate 3,940 16,930 5 4 0.00% 22.1% 42.1% 36.7% 21.5% 10.3%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,916 1,046 1 0 0.00% 16.8% 40.9% 7.9% 3.5% 1.9%
Chloromethane 3,890 0 640 120 0.00% 11.3% 24.7% 48.6% 24.9% 20.0%
Aniline 3,627 5,642 5,700 259 0.00% 12.1% 24.7% 41.4% 31.5% 5.7%
Diisocyanates 3,391 7,308 350,000 121,204 1.96% 21.5% 40.5% 41.1% 26.8% 9.0%
Cyclohexanol 3,217 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Carbon tetrachloride 3,000 27,000 21,000 1,870 0.03% 16.8% 32.5% 48.1% 39.3% 4.5%
Isobutyraldehyde 2,961 1,000 100 18 0.00% 19.6% 41.5% 68.4% 11.7% 52.6%
Nitrobenzene 2,869 470 140,000 3,867 0.06% 15.2% 29.0% 42.5% 32.3% 4.4%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,521 1,300 3,900,000 57,654 0.93% 8.3% 17.7% 37.1% 28.2% 5.0%
Biphenyl 2,342 2,066 800 89 0.00% 16.5% 34.7% 55.2% 10.9% 40.1%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,191 38,113 330 36 0.00% 11.1% 24.3% 48.4% 24.3% 20.3%
1,4-Dioxane 2,065 25,200 18,000 892 0.01% 15.4% 31.1% 53.1% 47.3% 4.4%
Vinyl acetate 2,041 24 18 1 0.00% 12.5% 30.7% 15.6% 9.4% 2.4%
Chlorine 1,741 0 23,000 1,062 0.02% 14.4% 30.1% 41.5% 24.0% 13.4%
Acrylonitrile 1,531 187 240,000 35,860 0.58% 19.1% 37.7% 36.9% 23.3% 8.4%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 1,410 0 0 0 0.00% 13.3% 26.7% 42.7% 33.5% 4.9%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,250 0 1,600,000 12,375 0.20% 8.8% 18.6% 37.6% 28.6% 5.0%
Phenol 1,186 0 18 0 0.00% 23.1% 43.4% 77.3% 3.4% 72.0%
Ethyl acrylate 1,035 13 73 12 0.00% 21.5% 41.3% 37.1% 22.7% 9.3%
Hydrogen fluoride 1,005 0 250 3 0.00% 24.5% 44.6% 79.1% 2.4% 75.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 963 1,126 120 1 0.00% 15.9% 33.5% 9.8% 4.8% 2.0%
Copper compounds 940 0 1,500 61 0.00% 37.6% 61.6% 46.6% 26.4% 12.5%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 896 292,532 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Diethanolamine 885 0 1,200 35 0.00% 14.7% 37.1% 29.0% 18.0% 6.1%
Dimethyl phthalate 879 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nickel compounds 742 0 930,000 37,136 0.60% 38.3% 62.8% 47.1% 27.0% 12.4%
Acetonitrile 655 2,434 58 0 0.00% 15.7% 33.0% 15.4% 10.3% 2.3%
Ozone 650 0 19 0 0.00% 15.4% 30.2% 44.2% 34.6% 4.9%
o-Toluidine 579 20,000 180,000 2,419 0.04% 19.6% 37.2% 59.2% 52.2% 3.7%
Naphthalene 577 32,343 12,000 134 0.00% 19.8% 39.6% 38.7% 27.8% 7.0%
Barium compounds 551 0 7,000 263 0.00% 39.0% 63.8% 48.1% 27.6% 12.6%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 500 0 20 0 0.00% 18.7% 52.0% 4.9% 1.4% 1.7%
Chromium compounds 483 0 43,000,000 426,464 6.91% 37.3% 61.0% 49.4% 26.4% 14.9%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 318 190,025 10 0 0.00% 15.7% 33.0% 9.7% 4.7% 2.0%
Vanadium compounds 280 0 140 4 0.00% 42.1% 67.6% 50.6% 28.9% 13.5%
Acrolein 265 0 180,000 1,824 0.03% 16.4% 34.6% 56.9% 8.6% 44.2%
Acetaldehyde 255 0 7,900 44 0.00% 16.9% 38.3% 28.2% 19.2% 5.0%
Dimethylamine 244 4,700 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 227 0 700 1 0.00% 15.8% 33.3% 9.7% 4.7% 1.9%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 189 0 2 0 0.00% 11.0% 24.3% 48.5% 24.4% 20.3%
Propargyl alcohol 175 0 500 2 0.00% 12.2% 24.6% 41.2% 31.8% 5.0%
Acrylamide 165 11,688 360,000 3,234 0.05% 11.1% 26.1% 32.5% 22.7% 4.7%
sec-Butyl alcohol 151 0 0 0 0.00% 23.4% 43.8% 41.5% 26.1% 9.9%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 147 46,231 50,000 1,067 0.02% 23.5% 44.1% 62.5% 55.5% 4.1%
Lead compounds 126 0 23,000 326 0.01% 42.4% 68.0% 51.0% 29.1% 13.6%
Maleic anhydride 110 0 5,000 23 0.00% 16.5% 34.8% 56.8% 8.6% 44.2%
Cobalt compounds 98 0 17,000,000 30,174 0.49% 18.4% 36.3% 26.0% 13.5% 7.6%
Manganese 89 0 12,000 41 0.00% 15.9% 33.9% 55.9% 8.7% 43.3%
Bromine 69 1 2,100 1 0.00% 15.7% 33.1% 9.6% 4.6% 1.9%
Zinc compounds 64 0 100 0 0.00% 20.7% 40.0% 32.8% 18.8% 9.1%
Manganese compounds 58 0 12,000 16 0.00% 19.7% 38.6% 27.0% 14.8% 7.4%
Paraldehyde 52 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Vinyl chloride 46 0 31,000 8 0.00% 15.7% 33.2% 9.7% 4.7% 1.9%
Lithium carbonate 42 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Phthalic anhydride 37 0 180 0 0.00% 15.9% 33.9% 56.0% 8.7% 43.3%
Phosgene 36 0 12,000 11 0.00% 13.9% 27.6% 42.8% 33.3% 4.9%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 22 0 1 0 0.00% 14.0% 30.6% 37.3% 23.2% 6.7%
Epichlorohydrin 16 0 4,300 4 0.00% 29.3% 51.6% 71.5% 63.4% 4.7%
Sodium dicamba 16 0 2 0 0.00% 14.6% 29.9% 52.3% 28.0% 20.4%
Hydrogen cyanide 12 0 4,400 2 0.00% 20.4% 41.8% 41.0% 33.5% 3.2%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cumene 10 0 9 0 0.00% 15.9% 33.7% 9.8% 4.8% 2.0%
Cyanide compounds 10 0 4,400 0 0.00% 15.9% 33.7% 9.8% 4.8% 2.0%
Molybdenum trioxide 7 0 15,000 3 0.00% 20.3% 39.5% 25.7% 13.1% 7.8%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5 0 50,000 34 0.00% 9.0% 27.8% 45.0% 3.6% 34.9%
p-Chloroaniline 5 349 110,000 74 0.00% 15.4% 33.5% 44.5% 24.0% 16.9%
2-Methoxyethanol 5 0 180 0 0.00% 16.7% 33.2% 53.6% 47.7% 3.9%
2-Ethoxyethanol 2 0 18 0 0.00% 16.0% 32.1% 53.5% 47.7% 4.2%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1 0 50,000 9 0.00% 9.1% 27.8% 45.0% 3.6% 34.9%
Lead 1 0 23,000 3 0.00% 13.0% 27.9% 23.7% 15.1% 3.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 2 0.00% 16.0% 34.1% 41.8% 7.5% 30.6%
Sodium nitrite 0 5,986 10 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole 0 19 10 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorophenols 0 1,520,330 120,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 45 390,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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