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