United States Steel
Rank in Toxic 100: 43
Rank among all TRI companies: 107
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 1,643,033
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 4,198,148
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 729,304
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 24%
EJ: Minority Share: 57%
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This company is rank 21 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 28 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
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Ammonia
517,144
17
7
212
0.03%
22.6%
42.3%
46.5%
31.9%
10.0%
Hydrogen sulfide
317,400
10,500
1,800
31,024
4.25%
22.0%
41.6%
43.2%
30.8%
8.0%
Hydrochloric acid
288,819
0
180
1,149
0.16%
18.4%
36.5%
32.4%
21.0%
5.9%
Ethylene
105,000
3,770,000
1
3
0.00%
19.4%
38.4%
31.7%
20.8%
5.4%
Zinc compounds
103,648
0
100
809
0.11%
24.8%
45.0%
64.1%
44.1%
16.7%
Methanol
95,000
1,014
0
1
0.00%
21.6%
40.3%
32.2%
24.2%
1.9%
Benzene
42,575
460
28,000
35,440
4.86%
21.2%
40.6%
35.0%
23.1%
6.2%
Phenol
35,028
18
18
22
0.00%
18.8%
38.0%
24.5%
17.5%
1.5%
Carbon disulfide
29,900
2
5
6
0.00%
18.0%
36.5%
23.9%
16.7%
1.6%
Manganese compounds
29,381
0
12,000
26,854
3.68%
24.8%
44.9%
63.3%
43.6%
16.3%
Hydrogen cyanide
19,800
0
4,400
3,653
0.50%
18.1%
36.7%
23.9%
16.8%
1.6%
Cyanide compounds
9,538
0
4,400
1,811
0.25%
18.1%
36.7%
23.9%
16.8%
1.6%
Phenanthrene
8,782
31,400
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Naphthalene
8,503
63,300
12,000
3,404
0.47%
18.8%
37.8%
25.3%
18.0%
1.8%
Toluene
6,500
80
1
0
0.00%
16.3%
33.8%
23.1%
15.7%
1.8%
Propylene (Propene)
2,820
286,000
1
0
0.00%
16.9%
35.7%
23.0%
15.9%
1.8%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
2,800
57
6
1
0.00%
19.2%
38.6%
24.7%
17.8%
1.5%
Copper compounds
2,666
0
1,500
196
0.03%
23.2%
43.2%
59.3%
37.7%
17.6%
Sulfuric acid
2,100
0
3,500
387
0.05%
21.2%
40.9%
61.7%
37.8%
20.4%
Lead compounds
2,044
0
23,000
3,328
0.46%
24.7%
44.8%
59.2%
40.7%
14.5%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
1,829
14,302
390,000
13,505
1.85%
19.9%
39.9%
25.4%
18.6%
1.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
1,300
0
1
0
0.00%
18.1%
36.8%
23.9%
16.8%
1.6%
Dibenzofuran
1,292
8,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chromium compounds
1,270
0
43,000,000
125,987
17.27%
24.5%
44.7%
63.2%
42.5%
17.3%
Vanadium compounds
1,013
0
140
9
0.00%
22.9%
42.8%
62.2%
40.3%
18.4%
Barium compounds
1,007
0
7,000
431
0.06%
23.1%
43.0%
62.4%
40.6%
18.3%
Nickel compounds
718
0
930,000
36,022
4.94%
23.0%
43.0%
60.8%
39.0%
18.1%
Anthracene
685
12,810
3
0
0.00%
20.5%
40.2%
44.0%
28.8%
10.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
540
37
35
1
0.00%
18.0%
36.6%
24.0%
16.9%
1.6%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
477
31
20,000
237
0.03%
20.0%
39.9%
25.2%
18.4%
1.4%
Cadmium compounds
475
0
6,400,000
184,010
25.23%
22.6%
42.5%
63.5%
40.7%
19.4%
Molybdenum trioxide
380
0
15,000
412
0.06%
24.0%
44.1%
65.3%
43.8%
18.4%
Selenium compounds
366
0
180
2
0.00%
22.7%
42.7%
62.8%
40.3%
19.2%
Thallium compounds
341
0
14,000
284
0.04%
22.4%
42.3%
63.3%
40.4%
19.5%
Acetonitrile
336
2
58
0
0.00%
16.0%
33.2%
22.9%
15.4%
1.8%
Arsenic compounds
288
0
15,000,000
199,455
27.35%
25.2%
45.7%
54.8%
35.5%
14.4%
Biphenyl
281
80
800
9
0.00%
18.3%
37.1%
24.1%
17.0%
1.6%
Styrene
245
14
4
0
0.00%
16.7%
34.4%
23.7%
16.3%
1.8%
Mercury compounds
162
0
12,000
133
0.02%
23.7%
43.7%
64.6%
42.9%
18.5%
Antimony compounds
158
0
18,000
188
0.03%
24.0%
44.2%
63.7%
42.3%
18.0%
Manganese
106
0
12,000
55
0.01%
28.0%
54.1%
54.0%
14.9%
38.5%
Silver compounds
101
0
200
1
0.00%
21.8%
41.6%
62.4%
39.0%
20.0%
Ethylbenzene
66
6
890
2
0.00%
17.8%
36.2%
23.8%
16.7%
1.6%
Lead
54
0
23,000
41
0.01%
18.1%
36.8%
26.7%
17.9%
3.5%
Cobalt compounds
46
0
17,000,000
48,988
6.72%
22.9%
42.8%
63.9%
41.4%
19.2%
Nickel
18
0
930,000
947
0.13%
23.0%
45.2%
51.3%
19.6%
28.9%
Chromium
10
0
43,000,000
4,649
0.64%
27.2%
53.1%
54.5%
15.6%
38.3%
Beryllium compounds
9
0
8,600,000
5,553
0.76%
23.9%
44.1%
65.2%
43.7%
18.4%
Pyridine
7
1
1,000
0
0.00%
17.8%
36.3%
23.8%
16.6%
1.6%
Mercury
4
0
12,000
2
0.00%
18.0%
36.6%
23.9%
16.8%
1.6%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
2
6
58
0
0.00%
18.2%
36.9%
24.2%
17.1%
1.6%
Dicyclopentadiene
1
1
18,000
0
0.00%
14.7%
31.1%
23.2%
15.4%
2.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
84
0.01%
21.2%
41.0%
61.8%
37.8%
20.4%
2,4-Dimethylphenol
0
11
50
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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