PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Nucor

Rank in Toxic 100: 28
Rank among all TRI companies: 69
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 357,044
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 1,248,046
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 30%
EJ: Minority Share: 66%

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This company is rank 43 on the Toxic 100 Water 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
Glycol Ethers	186,935	0	180	1,304	0.10%	22.5%	51.0%	43.6%	33.3%	7.5%
Zinc compounds	61,027	0	100	51	0.00%	20.9%	40.7%	46.0%	34.0%	6.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	35,394	0	35	18	0.00%	17.5%	38.8%	11.4%	6.5%	1.6%
Manganese compounds	27,082	0	12,000	7,078	0.57%	21.6%	42.8%	47.6%	35.9%	6.5%
Hydrochloric acid	17,153	0	180	28	0.00%	13.0%	31.0%	29.2%	19.5%	5.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	7,691	0	390,000	30,445	2.44%	14.3%	30.9%	28.5%	11.0%	9.6%
Chromium compounds	4,686	0	43,000,000	1,037,580	83.14%	31.0%	51.6%	69.8%	62.9%	3.7%
Mercury compounds	4,572	0	12,000	447	0.04%	19.6%	42.4%	47.8%	24.6%	15.4%
Lead compounds	4,311	0	23,000	2,955	0.24%	34.1%	56.2%	76.1%	69.9%	3.8%
Copper compounds	2,606	0	1,500	152	0.01%	27.2%	46.2%	63.0%	51.6%	5.0%
Nickel compounds	2,292	0	930,000	87,827	7.04%	28.2%	48.7%	63.9%	54.8%	4.5%
Manganese	1,437	0	12,000	776	0.06%	17.4%	40.0%	25.2%	4.9%	16.1%
Barium compounds	638	0	7,000	20	0.00%	16.1%	35.4%	37.3%	28.6%	5.6%
Nitric acid	337	0	270	2	0.00%	18.6%	39.7%	33.5%	25.5%	4.3%
Cadmium compounds	301	0	6,400,000	8,713	0.70%	15.2%	37.8%	22.0%	9.7%	8.5%
Propylene (Propene)	279	0	1	0	0.00%	18.9%	43.4%	24.5%	1.9%	19.4%
Vanadium compounds	116	0	140	0	0.00%	17.6%	36.7%	35.6%	25.7%	6.8%
Chromium	90	0	43,000,000	66,932	5.36%	19.4%	44.1%	25.3%	2.5%	19.7%
Nickel	73	0	930,000	3,602	0.29%	19.1%	42.0%	26.0%	5.2%	16.4%
Lead	16	0	23,000	19	0.00%	17.0%	37.9%	28.2%	6.8%	16.1%
Arsenic compounds	7	0	15,000,000	89	0.01%	18.5%	40.4%	53.3%	46.7%	2.7%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0	0	360,000	1	0.00%	17.0%	37.4%	46.4%	39.1%	4.8%
Cobalt compounds	0	0	17,000,000	5	0.00%	15.7%	35.2%	17.8%	1.6%	12.2%
Copper	0	0	1,500	0	0.00%	12.2%	26.3%	38.8%	13.1%	19.7%

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