PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Steel Dynamics

Rank among all TRI companies: 524
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 283,368
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 30
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 39,605
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 34%

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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
Glycol Ethers	68,568	30	180	530	1.34%	11.2%	28.7%	19.0%	10.7%	4.0%
n-Butyl alcohol	4,601	0	10	2	0.01%	12.3%	29.1%	24.6%	14.1%	4.9%
Naphthalene	5,144	0	12,000	788	1.99%	12.4%	29.5%	24.0%	13.4%	5.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	7,484	0	58	16	0.04%	12.2%	28.9%	24.7%	14.1%	4.8%
Cumene	219	0	9	0	0.00%	12.1%	28.8%	24.2%	13.6%	4.9%
Ethylbenzene	633	0	890	24	0.06%	12.3%	29.1%	24.6%	14.1%	4.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	97	0	1	0	0.00%	14.1%	34.6%	18.2%	6.8%	6.3%
Toluene	313	0	1	0	0.00%	12.1%	28.9%	23.9%	13.4%	4.9%
Dimethyl phthalate	98	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	3,437	0	35	4	0.01%	12.4%	29.2%	24.8%	14.4%	4.8%
Lead	0	0	23,000	0	0.00%	10.6%	26.5%	16.0%	8.0%	3.5%
Manganese	800	0	12,000	363	0.92%	11.2%	27.9%	18.6%	10.0%	4.0%
Nickel	30	0	930,000	749	1.89%	14.9%	35.9%	22.6%	10.1%	6.8%
Chromium	0	0	43,000,000	60	0.15%	8.7%	26.8%	36.7%	19.5%	13.2%
Hydrochloric acid	35,408	0	180	93	0.24%	17.1%	38.9%	18.6%	7.9%	4.8%
Chlorine	116	0	23,000	30	0.08%	16.8%	38.1%	24.7%	10.7%	7.8%
Barium compounds	21	0	7,000	0	0.00%	23.3%	45.2%	49.5%	44.1%	2.2%
Cadmium compounds	66	0	6,400,000	1,549	3.91%	18.2%	39.7%	33.2%	26.1%	3.6%
Chromium compounds	2,973	0	43,000,000	24,142	60.96%	18.0%	38.6%	34.4%	23.5%	5.4%
Copper compounds	3,137	0	1,500	108	0.27%	15.4%	36.9%	23.6%	10.7%	7.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	58	0.15%	15.7%	37.0%	23.2%	10.1%	7.3%
Lead compounds	2,123	0	23,000	1,248	3.15%	24.4%	39.8%	23.6%	12.7%	3.8%
Manganese compounds	26,078	0	12,000	2,987	7.54%	25.5%	40.6%	28.2%	18.2%	3.1%
Mercury compounds	653	0	12,000	44	0.11%	15.2%	34.0%	29.7%	16.9%	7.1%
Nickel compounds	2,298	0	930,000	6,685	16.88%	22.2%	42.8%	41.7%	34.3%	3.1%
Silver compounds	1	0	200	0	0.00%	14.2%	34.6%	18.3%	6.9%	6.4%
Vanadium compounds	10	0	140	0	0.00%	11.4%	32.5%	11.6%	2.9%	5.2%
Zinc compounds	119,060	0	100	121	0.31%	24.3%	39.0%	25.3%	15.2%	3.5%

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