PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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