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Berkshire Hathaway

Rank in Toxic 100: 13
Rank among all TRI companies: 28
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 2,371,465
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 1,065,615
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 3,225,154
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.8%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 36%

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This company is rank 24 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 4 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 1 0.00% 15.5% 35.3% 30.5% 10.5% 13.9%
Chromium 4,396 0 43,000,000 783,785 24.30% 16.6% 37.8% 36.2% 7.3% 20.9%
Chromium compounds 3,213 0 43,000,000 62,941 1.95% 15.3% 34.7% 28.3% 9.9% 12.6%
Hydrazine 85 1,347 18,000,000 114,683 3.56% 13.2% 31.1% 53.8% 9.5% 39.7%
Cobalt 1,555 0 17,000,000 948,860 29.42% 19.7% 39.8% 24.4% 7.9% 10.3%
Cobalt compounds 296 0 17,000,000 33,520 1.04% 16.8% 35.3% 13.8% 8.0% 2.8%
Arsenic compounds 124 0 15,000,000 98 0.00% 18.2% 36.2% 42.3% 1.9% 21.8%
Diethyl sulfate 9 0 1,200,000 695 0.02% 20.1% 47.8% 82.1% 4.8% 74.7%
Nickel 13,161 0 930,000 506,401 15.70% 22.9% 43.8% 25.8% 7.5% 11.4%
Nickel compounds 4,922 0 930,000 57,771 1.79% 25.2% 46.8% 14.6% 6.1% 4.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 30 0 390,000 30 0.00% 17.0% 39.7% 29.7% 12.7% 10.7%
Acrylamide 10 18 360,000 325 0.01% 15.9% 32.3% 39.8% 23.8% 9.5%
Diisocyanates 222 18,822 350,000 5,757 0.18% 18.9% 42.5% 41.6% 8.6% 30.1%
Acrylonitrile 17,912 2,474 240,000 550,989 17.08% 15.3% 34.6% 61.4% 12.3% 44.3%
Benzyl chloride 837 2,501 180,000 9,435 0.29% 20.1% 47.9% 82.2% 4.7% 74.8%
1,3-Butadiene 1,649 0 110,000 15,893 0.49% 18.3% 40.8% 68.6% 11.8% 53.3%
Formaldehyde 129,617 662 46,000 83,883 2.60% 17.3% 38.0% 41.4% 13.1% 24.5%
Vinyl chloride 580 0 31,000 2,182 0.07% 24.3% 49.4% 59.3% 51.7% 4.4%
Benzene 2,486 0 28,000 420 0.01% 15.9% 34.9% 8.7% 3.7% 2.6%
Lead 62 0 23,000 18 0.00% 17.1% 37.0% 38.4% 12.2% 20.0%
Chlorine 2,631 0 23,000 5,955 0.18% 18.4% 40.4% 60.6% 18.7% 35.4%
Lead compounds 2,626 0 23,000 1,067 0.03% 12.7% 27.2% 38.9% 15.7% 16.2%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 0 20,000 0 0.00% 14.7% 38.4% 13.2% 2.0% 7.2%
Antimony compounds 716 0 18,000 1,489 0.05% 11.3% 24.4% 39.1% 15.8% 16.9%
Propylene oxide 6,083 0 13,000 12,805 0.40% 18.8% 41.2% 70.1% 14.4% 51.5%
Naphthalene 28,440 95 12,000 1,736 0.05% 22.6% 49.6% 13.5% 2.9% 8.1%
Allyl alcohol 27 5,948 12,000 1 0.00% 16.0% 35.5% 9.2% 4.3% 2.5%
Manganese 619 0 12,000 568 0.02% 18.5% 39.1% 54.3% 16.1% 29.8%
Mercury 4 0 12,000 1 0.00% 15.5% 33.3% 30.9% 17.2% 10.2%
Manganese compounds 25,039 0 12,000 16,371 0.51% 18.2% 37.8% 23.0% 9.2% 10.0%
Mercury compounds 358 0 12,000 4 0.00% 15.4% 35.0% 30.1% 10.2% 13.8%
Barium compounds 43,205 0 7,000 959 0.03% 14.2% 31.6% 24.1% 9.9% 9.1%
Maleic anhydride 1,365 0 5,000 1,084 0.03% 18.6% 40.9% 69.8% 14.2% 51.3%
Cyanide compounds 54 1 4,400 19 0.00% 14.2% 29.2% 40.3% 21.3% 11.2%
Acrylic acid 6,856 2,872 3,500 321 0.01% 13.1% 29.2% 9.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Allyl chloride 397 4,461 3,500 7 0.00% 15.9% 35.0% 8.7% 3.7% 2.6%
Butyl acrylate 3,733 1,649 3,500 1,244 0.04% 17.8% 39.2% 59.7% 13.5% 42.2%
Carbonyl sulfide 730 0 3,500 161 0.00% 15.9% 37.3% 56.9% 10.3% 34.2%
Sulfuric acid 159,483 0 3,500 178 0.01% 24.4% 46.0% 15.5% 5.1% 5.6%
Hydrogen sulfide 1,605 0 1,800 451 0.01% 18.8% 41.3% 70.2% 14.6% 51.3%
Copper 1,831 0 1,500 92 0.00% 23.9% 45.9% 31.5% 7.3% 18.9%
Copper compounds 8,277 0 1,500 155 0.00% 15.2% 41.8% 15.4% 6.5% 2.3%
Diethanolamine 13 0 1,200 1 0.00% 17.5% 36.3% 31.8% 12.5% 16.0%
Ethylbenzene 41,280 159 890 336 0.01% 19.4% 42.6% 28.5% 8.1% 17.1%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 2,290 0 700 76 0.00% 16.5% 38.2% 9.9% 2.8% 1.9%
Nitric acid 8,593 3,014 270 101 0.00% 23.6% 45.4% 24.7% 6.1% 11.5%
Hydrogen fluoride 401,643 0 250 1,378 0.04% 23.5% 47.4% 47.6% 16.1% 19.4%
Methyl acrylate 37 0 180 1 0.00% 24.4% 49.8% 60.4% 52.7% 4.5%
1,2-Butylene oxide 500 0 180 4 0.00% 24.5% 53.8% 31.9% 3.9% 23.0%
Hydrochloric acid 220,920 0 180 503 0.02% 16.9% 36.2% 50.9% 14.6% 28.9%
Glycol Ethers 54,992 6,135 180 68 0.00% 21.1% 46.8% 23.8% 5.8% 15.3%
Vanadium compounds 2,236 0 140 2 0.00% 16.5% 38.4% 9.7% 3.1% 2.0%
Zinc 730 0 100 4 0.00% 24.3% 48.4% 44.0% 32.6% 7.7%
Zinc compounds 16,807 0 100 103 0.00% 16.7% 36.3% 36.7% 15.0% 17.7%
Ethyl acrylate 2,307 7,659 73 15 0.00% 12.5% 28.0% 26.2% 13.9% 8.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,255 445 58 6 0.00% 17.3% 36.7% 30.5% 14.5% 12.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 198,001 3,572 35 54 0.00% 19.7% 43.4% 24.3% 7.1% 14.0%
Diphenylamine 121 640,306 33 0 0.00% 11.2% 27.8% 50.6% 7.5% 38.6%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1,093 0 20 1 0.00% 14.5% 34.5% 28.4% 17.0% 7.6%
Ozone 12,094 0 19 26 0.00% 12.7% 26.9% 40.8% 15.6% 19.0%
Vinylidene chloride 104 0 18 0 0.00% 24.6% 50.1% 60.9% 53.4% 4.4%
Vinyl acetate 11,459 3 18 5 0.00% 18.8% 39.2% 18.0% 10.2% 4.7%
Phenol 3,097 0 18 6 0.00% 14.1% 32.6% 58.2% 10.6% 42.9%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate 8 0 14 0 0.00% 18.9% 39.2% 9.9% 3.1% 4.1%
n-Butyl alcohol 21,028 102 10 24 0.00% 14.7% 33.1% 54.7% 11.2% 25.7%
tert-Butyl alcohol 4,347 79,980 10 2 0.00% 11.4% 26.3% 18.1% 6.4% 7.5%
Acetophenone 0 3,370 10 0 0.00% 12.5% 28.5% 20.8% 11.7% 4.7%
Sodium nitrite 9,481 0 10 1 0.00% 14.8% 33.9% 9.8% 4.5% 1.5%
Cumene 151 0 9 0 0.00% 16.2% 35.4% 34.0% 15.1% 15.8%
Ethylene glycol 3,363 0 9 4 0.00% 18.7% 41.2% 70.1% 13.9% 52.0%
Ammonia 649,511 0 7 71 0.00% 16.5% 37.6% 44.1% 11.6% 28.3%
Carbon disulfide 111 0 5 0 0.00% 16.3% 35.4% 34.1% 15.3% 15.6%
Methyl methacrylate 5,847 2,275 5 1 0.00% 13.6% 29.7% 18.2% 10.4% 4.4%
Styrene 912 2,308 4 0 0.00% 15.1% 34.5% 49.9% 12.3% 32.8%
Toluene 79,622 7,482 1 6 0.00% 15.6% 34.9% 56.6% 12.3% 37.7%
Cyclohexane 16,170 3,569 1 0 0.00% 15.8% 34.6% 8.3% 3.2% 2.6%
Methanol 77,937 251,506 0 1 0.00% 18.1% 39.9% 61.7% 15.3% 42.1%
1-Bromopropane 48,131 12,414 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 17 450 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 7 18 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 6 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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