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Occidental Petroleum

Rank in Toxic 100: 25
Rank among all TRI companies: 59
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 711,429
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 4,350,372
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 1,480,780
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 67%

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This company is rank 61 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 79 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Cumene 7,703 0 12 0.00% 20.5% 76.8%
Acetophenone 19,025 0 34 0.00% 20.5% 76.7%
Acetaldehyde 12,776 25,129 13,230 0.89% 20.5% 76.0%
Methanol 7,898 95,052 0 0.00% 20.1% 74.0%
Chlorobenzene 19 26,177 0 0.00% 19.6% 73.9%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 69 267,263 70,542 4.76% 19.5% 73.8%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,490 1,369,364 10,046 0.68% 19.5% 73.3%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 129 166,021 305,153 20.61% 19.2% 72.4%
Naphthalene 161 15,087 231 0.02% 19.2% 71.6%
Vinyl chloride 68,380 174,153 223,092 15.07% 19.2% 70.5%
Lead compounds 12 0 17 0.00% 18.5% 70.1%
Hexachlorobenzene 24 2,946 6,969 0.47% 18.9% 69.6%
Ethylidene dichloride 251 4,756 18 0.00% 18.5% 69.2%
Propylene (Propene) 15,740 116,448 0 0.00% 17.8% 68.7%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 213 2,465 2 0.00% 18.3% 68.6%
Ethylene glycol 245 0 0 0.00% 18.3% 68.3%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 10 1 0.00% 17.9% 66.9%
Hydrochloric acid 73,272 0 863 0.06% 18.3% 65.5%
Trichloroethylene 70 5,036 213 0.01% 17.7% 65.1%
1,2-Dichloroethane 99,114 1,364,291 749,668 50.63% 17.9% 64.7%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 6,729 277,460 463 0.03% 18.2% 64.4%
Chloroprene 8 6 1,259 0.09% 17.2% 62.6%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 71 0 0.00% 18.0% 62.5%
Ethylene 117,152 20,569 1 0.00% 17.5% 61.8%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 12 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 61.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 4,106 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 61.3%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 2 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 61.3%
Hexachloroethane 368 9,032 275 0.02% 17.7% 61.1%
Chlorine 38,261 38 44,996 3.04% 20.6% 59.4%
Asbestos (friable) 1 0 352 0.02% 15.8% 58.7%
Ammonia 112,543 0 46 0.00% 19.4% 57.7%
Vinylidene chloride 396 339 0 0.00% 16.9% 57.4%
Lead 29 0 2 0.00% 18.7% 52.5%
Chloroform 13,627 48,448 35,927 2.43% 16.3% 50.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 7,441 142 0 0.00% 15.6% 46.3%
Benzene 944 1,505 249 0.02% 16.7% 44.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 1,971 11,935 353 0.02% 15.3% 43.5%
1,2-Dichloropropane 75 0 24 0.00% 15.2% 42.1%
Propylene oxide 149 0 48 0.00% 15.2% 42.1%
Carbon tetrachloride 29,993 109,068 16,284 1.10% 15.3% 41.5%
Dichloromethane 40,683 498 36 0.00% 15.2% 41.4%
Chloromethane 11,690 14 196 0.01% 14.8% 35.9%
Formaldehyde 1,054 0 176 0.01% 11.4% 4.6%
Phenol 16,516 0 1 0.00% 11.4% 4.5%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 600 0 0 0.00% 11.3% 4.4%
Styrene 434 4,053 0 0.00% 11.3% 4.3%
Pentachloroethane 56 232,379 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Biphenyl 0 608 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Toluene 0 9 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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