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