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Ethylene oxide 16,977
0
11,000,000
5,273,186
85.40%
15.4%
30.9%
41.4%
31.3%
5.4%
Chromium compounds 483
0
43,000,000
426,464
6.91%
37.3%
61.0%
49.4%
26.4%
14.9%
Diisocyanates 3,391
7,308
350,000
121,204
1.96%
21.5%
40.5%
41.1%
26.8%
9.0%
1,3-Butadiene 29,565
3,290
110,000
75,717
1.23%
21.8%
42.7%
44.0%
17.2%
21.5%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,521
1,300
3,900,000
57,654
0.93%
8.3%
17.7%
37.1%
28.2%
5.0%
Nickel compounds 742
0
930,000
37,136
0.60%
38.3%
62.8%
47.1%
27.0%
12.4%
Acrylonitrile 1,531
187
240,000
35,860
0.58%
19.1%
37.7%
36.9%
23.3%
8.4%
Cobalt compounds 98
0
17,000,000
30,174
0.49%
18.4%
36.3%
26.0%
13.5%
7.6%
Formaldehyde 14,977
140
46,000
24,258
0.39%
16.9%
34.4%
51.4%
20.1%
26.8%
Chloroform 8,439
230
82,000
17,338
0.28%
15.4%
30.2%
44.2%
34.6%
4.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane 8,160
5,792
93,000
17,138
0.28%
24.4%
43.2%
39.9%
22.7%
13.5%
Benzene 20,591
1,115
28,000
15,459
0.25%
21.5%
41.3%
51.7%
21.5%
25.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,250
0
1,600,000
12,375
0.20%
8.8%
18.6%
37.6%
28.6%
5.0%
Propylene oxide 13,248
0
13,000
6,618
0.11%
17.0%
33.7%
38.8%
27.4%
6.7%
Nitrobenzene 2,869
470
140,000
3,867
0.06%
15.2%
29.0%
42.5%
32.3%
4.4%
Acrylamide 165
11,688
360,000
3,234
0.05%
11.1%
26.1%
32.5%
22.7%
4.7%
Acrylic acid 14,273
13
3,500
2,531
0.04%
18.1%
36.8%
50.8%
13.3%
33.1%
o-Toluidine 579
20,000
180,000
2,419
0.04%
19.6%
37.2%
59.2%
52.2%
3.7%
Butyl acrylate 9,546
592
3,500
2,113
0.03%
18.6%
37.5%
53.7%
10.7%
38.5%
Carbon tetrachloride 3,000
27,000
21,000
1,870
0.03%
16.8%
32.5%
48.1%
39.3%
4.5%
Acrolein 265
0
180,000
1,824
0.03%
16.4%
34.6%
56.9%
8.6%
44.2%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 147
46,231
50,000
1,067
0.02%
23.5%
44.1%
62.5%
55.5%
4.1%
Chlorine 1,741
0
23,000
1,062
0.02%
14.4%
30.1%
41.5%
24.0%
13.4%
1,4-Dioxane 2,065
25,200
18,000
892
0.01%
15.4%
31.1%
53.1%
47.3%
4.4%
Ammonia 3,457,615
23
7
391
0.01%
19.8%
38.7%
48.3%
35.9%
7.7%
Lead compounds 126
0
23,000
326
0.01%
42.4%
68.0%
51.0%
29.1%
13.6%
Sulfuric acid 9,617
0
3,500
282
0.00%
18.1%
38.1%
16.1%
8.8%
3.6%
Barium compounds 551
0
7,000
263
0.00%
39.0%
63.8%
48.1%
27.6%
12.6%
Aniline 3,627
5,642
5,700
259
0.00%
12.1%
24.7%
41.4%
31.5%
5.7%
Hydrochloric acid 51,864
0
180
258
0.00%
14.7%
30.0%
42.2%
24.8%
11.8%
Nitric acid 32,591
0
270
145
0.00%
21.8%
43.4%
27.5%
14.7%
8.1%
Naphthalene 577
32,343
12,000
134
0.00%
19.8%
39.6%
38.7%
27.8%
7.0%
Chloromethane 3,890
0
640
120
0.00%
11.3%
24.7%
48.6%
24.9%
20.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 14,375
136
58
116
0.00%
13.8%
34.2%
64.3%
13.6%
40.5%
Ethylbenzene 19,123
36,547
890
97
0.00%
23.5%
43.7%
42.7%
24.0%
10.3%
Biphenyl 2,342
2,066
800
89
0.00%
16.5%
34.7%
55.2%
10.9%
40.1%
p-Chloroaniline 5
349
110,000
74
0.00%
15.4%
33.5%
44.5%
24.0%
16.9%
Glycol Ethers 15,961
0
180
71
0.00%
15.6%
32.6%
48.8%
42.7%
4.5%
Copper compounds 940
0
1,500
61
0.00%
37.6%
61.6%
46.6%
26.4%
12.5%
Acetaldehyde 255
0
7,900
44
0.00%
16.9%
38.3%
28.2%
19.2%
5.0%
Manganese 89
0
12,000
41
0.00%
15.9%
33.9%
55.9%
8.7%
43.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 115,628
36,413
35
40
0.00%
15.4%
30.6%
45.8%
25.0%
14.5%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,191
38,113
330
36
0.00%
11.1%
24.3%
48.4%
24.3%
20.3%
Diethanolamine 885
0
1,200
35
0.00%
14.7%
37.1%
29.0%
18.0%
6.1%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5
0
50,000
34
0.00%
9.0%
27.8%
45.0%
3.6%
34.9%
Triethylamine 5,595
0
500
34
0.00%
18.0%
36.3%
32.7%
22.5%
5.6%
Maleic anhydride 110
0
5,000
23
0.00%
16.5%
34.8%
56.8%
8.6%
44.2%
Isobutyraldehyde 2,961
1,000
100
18
0.00%
19.6%
41.5%
68.4%
11.7%
52.6%
Manganese compounds 58
0
12,000
16
0.00%
19.7%
38.6%
27.0%
14.8%
7.4%
Ethyl acrylate 1,035
13
73
12
0.00%
21.5%
41.3%
37.1%
22.7%
9.3%
Phosgene 36
0
12,000
11
0.00%
13.9%
27.6%
42.8%
33.3%
4.9%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 11,825
36,040
18
11
0.00%
11.1%
24.3%
48.4%
24.3%
20.3%
Ethylene glycol 12,927
7,143
9
9
0.00%
10.3%
27.3%
36.5%
24.7%
7.6%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1
0
50,000
9
0.00%
9.1%
27.8%
45.0%
3.6%
34.9%
Vinyl chloride 46
0
31,000
8
0.00%
15.7%
33.2%
9.7%
4.7%
1.9%
Methyl acrylate 12,506
0
180
7
0.00%
27.8%
44.1%
44.1%
26.5%
0.5%
n-Hexane 67,010
779,025
5
6
0.00%
23.1%
44.4%
56.6%
16.2%
35.8%
n-Butyl alcohol 14,772
1,800,041
10
6
0.00%
16.5%
34.5%
53.7%
14.1%
35.5%
Styrene 12,480
1,511
4
5
0.00%
20.4%
40.5%
34.2%
19.8%
9.8%
Vanadium compounds 280
0
140
4
0.00%
42.1%
67.6%
50.6%
28.9%
13.5%
Propylene (Propene) 102,483
0
1
4
0.00%
22.9%
43.8%
58.1%
15.8%
37.0%
Epichlorohydrin 16
0
4,300
4
0.00%
29.3%
51.6%
71.5%
63.4%
4.7%
Methyl methacrylate 3,940
16,930
5
4
0.00%
22.1%
42.1%
36.7%
21.5%
10.3%
Methanol 453,418
35,365
0
4
0.00%
14.7%
30.0%
45.1%
25.3%
15.2%
Lead 1
0
23,000
3
0.00%
13.0%
27.9%
23.7%
15.1%
3.5%
Molybdenum trioxide 7
0
15,000
3
0.00%
20.3%
39.5%
25.7%
13.1%
7.8%
Hydrogen fluoride 1,005
0
250
3
0.00%
24.5%
44.6%
79.1%
2.4%
75.4%
o-Xylene 11,577
106
35
2
0.00%
16.0%
34.1%
10.0%
4.9%
2.0%
Propargyl alcohol 175
0
500
2
0.00%
12.2%
24.6%
41.2%
31.8%
5.0%
Toluene 52,388
1,621,831
1
2
0.00%
19.9%
39.3%
59.2%
38.1%
15.6%
Hydrogen cyanide 12
0
4,400
2
0.00%
20.4%
41.8%
41.0%
33.5%
3.2%
Chlorobenzene 19,900
10,000
4
2
0.00%
14.3%
28.3%
43.2%
33.7%
4.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0
0
1,400,000,000
2
0.00%
16.0%
34.1%
41.8%
7.5%
30.6%
Ethylene 97,700
0
1
1
0.00%
24.0%
44.5%
52.8%
23.3%
23.9%
Vinyl acetate 2,041
24
18
1
0.00%
12.5%
30.7%
15.6%
9.4%
2.4%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 227
0
700
1
0.00%
15.8%
33.3%
9.7%
4.7%
1.9%
Bromine 69
1
2,100
1
0.00%
15.7%
33.1%
9.6%
4.6%
1.9%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 963
1,126
120
1
0.00%
15.9%
33.5%
9.8%
4.8%
2.0%
tert-Butyl alcohol 7,532
23,000
10
1
0.00%
24.6%
43.2%
46.4%
32.8%
4.2%
Cyclohexane 23,496
0
1
0
0.00%
16.9%
35.2%
56.9%
9.0%
43.5%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 500
0
20
0
0.00%
18.7%
52.0%
4.9%
1.4%
1.7%
Ozone 650
0
19
0
0.00%
15.4%
30.2%
44.2%
34.6%
4.9%
Formic acid 24,582
17,478
1
0
0.00%
15.6%
31.7%
39.8%
28.3%
7.1%
Cyanide compounds 10
0
4,400
0
0.00%
15.9%
33.7%
9.8%
4.8%
2.0%
Acetonitrile 655
2,434
58
0
0.00%
15.7%
33.0%
15.4%
10.3%
2.3%
Phthalic anhydride 37
0
180
0
0.00%
15.9%
33.9%
56.0%
8.7%
43.3%
Zinc compounds 64
0
100
0
0.00%
20.7%
40.0%
32.8%
18.8%
9.1%
Phenol 1,186
0
18
0
0.00%
23.1%
43.4%
77.3%
3.4%
72.0%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,916
1,046
1
0
0.00%
16.8%
40.9%
7.9%
3.5%
1.9%
2-Methoxyethanol 5
0
180
0
0.00%
16.7%
33.2%
53.6%
47.7%
3.9%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 189
0
2
0
0.00%
11.0%
24.3%
48.5%
24.4%
20.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 10,700
0
0
0
0.00%
12.7%
25.5%
41.8%
32.4%
5.0%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 318
190,025
10
0
0.00%
15.7%
33.0%
9.7%
4.7%
2.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 1,410
0
0
0
0.00%
13.3%
26.7%
42.7%
33.5%
4.9%
sec-Butyl alcohol 151
0
0
0
0.00%
23.4%
43.8%
41.5%
26.1%
9.9%
Sodium dicamba 16
0
2
0
0.00%
14.6%
29.9%
52.3%
28.0%
20.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 22
0
1
0
0.00%
14.0%
30.6%
37.3%
23.2%
6.7%
2-Ethoxyethanol 2
0
18
0
0.00%
16.0%
32.1%
53.5%
47.7%
4.2%
Cumene 10
0
9
0
0.00%
15.9%
33.7%
9.8%
4.8%
2.0%
Dimethyl sulfate 10
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexanol 3,217
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Paraldehyde 52
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde 11,013
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine 244
4,700
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 879
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Lithium carbonate 42
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,043
178,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Sodium nitrite 0
5,986
10
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 896
292,532
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole 0
19
10
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols 0
1,520,330
120,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0
45
390,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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