Rio Tinto
Rank in Toxic 100: 20
Rank among all TRI companies: 49
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 97,613
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 1,764,907
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 10%
EJ: Minority Share: 29%
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This company is rank 15 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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Zinc compounds
2,738
0
100
68
0.00%
17.8%
38.5%
72.0%
8.1%
46.7%
Selenium compounds
394
0
180
2
0.00%
11.7%
32.5%
35.1%
1.5%
25.4%
Hydrochloric acid
506
0
180
6
0.00%
11.5%
31.7%
33.8%
1.6%
23.9%
Antimony compounds
108
0
18,000
89
0.01%
11.2%
31.0%
32.9%
1.6%
23.1%
Silver compounds
184
0
200
1
0.00%
10.7%
30.0%
31.6%
1.6%
22.0%
Copper compounds
22,259
0
1,500
868
0.05%
10.5%
29.7%
31.3%
1.6%
21.7%
Arsenic compounds
3,265
0
15,000,000
1,308,784
74.16%
10.4%
29.4%
30.9%
1.6%
21.3%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
500
0
6
0
0.00%
10.0%
29.1%
30.4%
1.3%
21.5%
Lead compounds
13,119
0
23,000
9,207
0.52%
10.2%
29.1%
30.3%
1.5%
20.9%
Nickel compounds
342
0
930,000
10,977
0.62%
9.7%
27.9%
28.6%
1.5%
19.6%
Sulfuric acid
37,010
0
3,500
2,273
0.13%
9.5%
27.3%
28.3%
1.5%
19.0%
Vanadium compounds
93
0
140
0
0.00%
9.3%
27.0%
27.9%
1.5%
18.7%
Thallium compounds
217
0
14,000
51
0.00%
9.3%
27.0%
27.9%
1.5%
18.7%
Cadmium compounds
253
0
6,400,000
28,134
1.59%
9.3%
27.0%
27.8%
1.5%
18.6%
Mercury compounds
11
0
12,000
3
0.00%
8.7%
25.8%
25.5%
1.4%
16.8%
Ammonia
15,343
0
7
3
0.00%
8.6%
25.8%
25.5%
1.4%
17.0%
Manganese compounds
505
0
12,000
228
0.01%
8.5%
25.6%
25.1%
1.3%
16.8%
Chromium compounds
723
0
43,000,000
404,196
22.90%
8.4%
25.5%
25.0%
1.3%
16.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
2
0.00%
7.7%
24.0%
22.8%
1.3%
14.9%
Naphthalene
43
0
12,000
14
0.00%
7.0%
23.0%
21.7%
1.2%
14.3%
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