PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Becton Dickinson

Rank in Toxic 100: 16
Rank among all TRI companies: 37
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 166,913
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 431
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 2,103,784
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 57%

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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
Ethylene oxide	4,632	0	1,734,829	82.46%	19.8%	57.4%
Chromium	250	0	312,870	14.87%	8.9%	28.5%
Naphthalene	11,507	0	33,589	1.60%	44.8%	99.5%
Nickel	250	0	19,902	0.95%	8.9%	28.5%
Diisocyanates	30	411	2,090	0.10%	10.5%	27.0%
Manganese	250	0	257	0.01%	8.9%	28.5%
Nitric acid	2,619	0	118	0.01%	42.6%	97.0%
Dichloromethane	133,800	0	86	0.00%	16.9%	39.5%
Cumene	11,507	0	27	0.00%	44.4%	99.5%
Chlorine	36	0	15	0.00%	17.9%	37.5%
Zinc compounds	5	0	0	0.00%	22.5%	58.0%
Methanol	2,020	0	0	0.00%	17.1%	39.2%
Ammonia	4	0	0	0.00%	8.9%	28.6%
Methyl methacrylate	2	20	0	0.00%	8.5%	19.7%

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