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Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank in Toxic 100: 77
Rank among all TRI companies: 198
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 455,553
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 1,664
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 282,265
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 54%

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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
Vinyl chloride	166,081	8	31,000	86,145	30.52%	19.7%	39.6%	53.2%	36.3%	13.3%
Ammonia	74,498	0	7	7	0.00%	20.2%	37.7%	48.9%	39.1%	5.0%
Chlorine	56,567	0	23,000	17,628	6.25%	20.5%	38.9%	51.3%	42.3%	4.9%
Methanol	53,701	0	0	0	0.00%	19.8%	39.9%	54.6%	30.3%	20.7%
Hydrochloric acid	42,936	0	180	127	0.05%	19.8%	38.9%	50.2%	41.1%	4.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane	39,348	0	93,000	111,632	39.55%	19.4%	41.7%	54.0%	46.8%	3.8%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	6,875	0	5,700	556	0.20%	20.4%	39.0%	51.3%	43.0%	4.3%
tert-Butyl alcohol	5,665	0	10	2	0.00%	20.4%	37.8%	49.9%	41.3%	4.5%
Ethylene	2,381	0	1	0	0.00%	20.8%	38.2%	50.5%	41.7%	4.5%
Carbon tetrachloride	1,791	0	21,000	590	0.21%	20.2%	39.5%	51.8%	43.7%	4.2%
Chloroform	1,582	0	82,000	1,968	0.70%	20.3%	39.4%	51.7%	43.5%	4.2%
Ethylidene dichloride	700	0	570	6	0.00%	20.3%	39.2%	51.5%	43.3%	4.2%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	652	0	0	0	0.00%	20.4%	39.1%	51.4%	43.1%	4.3%
n-Hexane	500	1,656	5	0	0.00%	21.3%	47.2%	69.4%	15.2%	50.5%
Nitric acid	380	0	270	14	0.00%	13.3%	32.6%	30.8%	8.6%	11.5%
Chloroprene	285	0	1,100,000	3,435	1.22%	21.0%	38.2%	50.5%	41.7%	4.5%
Benzene	211	0	28,000	71	0.03%	20.8%	38.1%	50.3%	41.6%	4.4%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	188	0	210,000	521	0.18%	20.6%	38.6%	50.9%	42.4%	4.3%
Acrylonitrile	154	0	240,000	1,221	0.43%	21.5%	48.7%	67.5%	12.1%	52.2%
Propylene oxide	153	0	13,000	61	0.02%	20.7%	46.8%	65.9%	11.8%	50.9%
Hydrogen sulfide	147	0	1,800	9	0.00%	21.9%	49.7%	68.3%	12.3%	52.8%
Ethylene oxide	147	0	11,000,000	53,951	19.11%	19.7%	40.9%	53.4%	45.9%	3.9%
Chlorobenzene	135	0	4	0	0.00%	20.8%	38.1%	50.3%	41.6%	4.4%
Vinylidene chloride	122	0	18	0	0.00%	20.9%	38.2%	50.4%	41.6%	4.5%
Ethylene glycol	79	0	9	0	0.00%	19.5%	42.3%	54.7%	47.7%	3.7%
Trichloroethylene	75	0	15,000	14	0.00%	20.8%	38.1%	50.4%	41.6%	4.4%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	75	0	930	1	0.00%	20.8%	38.1%	50.3%	41.6%	4.4%
Hydrogen fluoride	56	0	250	4	0.00%	12.3%	32.3%	27.3%	2.3%	13.1%
Chloromethane	41	0	640	0	0.00%	20.8%	38.1%	50.3%	41.6%	4.4%
Antimony compounds	18	0	18,000	9	0.00%	19.9%	45.1%	62.1%	10.9%	48.1%
Chromium compounds	11	0	43,000,000	4,287	1.52%	19.9%	45.1%	62.1%	10.9%	48.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	5	0.00%	20.8%	38.1%	50.3%	41.6%	4.4%

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