PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Tyson Foods

Rank among all TRI companies: 447
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 1,172,197
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 750
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 55,465
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 40%

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This company is rank 56 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Chromium	255	0	32,965	59.44%	17.2%	35.7%
Peroxyacetic acid	131,426	750	14,509	26.16%	27.0%	57.3%
Hydrogen sulfide	183,147	0	2,999	5.41%	16.4%	36.2%
Formaldehyde	2,056	0	2,217	4.00%	23.9%	42.7%
Nickel	255	0	2,097	3.78%	17.2%	35.7%
Chromium compounds	10	0	328	0.59%	16.7%	59.9%
Sulfuric acid	3,610	0	194	0.35%	13.9%	29.2%
Ammonia	851,392	0	155	0.28%	18.7%	37.2%
Nitric acid	25	0	0	0.00%	17.1%	62.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)	20	0	0	0.00%	15.7%	47.1%

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