PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Becton Dickinson

Rank in Toxic 100: 16
Rank among all TRI companies: 37
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 166,913
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 431
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 2,103,784
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 57%

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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
Naphthalene	11,507	0	12,000	33,589	1.60%	44.8%	73.2%	99.5%	15.9%	99.3%
Cumene	11,507	0	9	27	0.00%	44.4%	72.7%	99.5%	15.7%	99.3%
Nitric acid	2,619	0	270	118	0.01%	42.6%	70.3%	97.0%	14.9%	96.7%
Zinc compounds	5	0	100	0	0.00%	22.5%	46.6%	58.0%	48.5%	5.3%
Ethylene oxide	4,632	0	11,000,000	1,734,829	82.46%	19.8%	38.7%	57.4%	44.1%	8.8%
Dichloromethane	133,800	0	36	86	0.00%	16.9%	36.3%	39.5%	30.2%	4.5%
Methanol	2,020	0	0	0	0.00%	17.1%	36.5%	39.2%	30.1%	4.3%
Chlorine	36	0	23,000	15	0.00%	17.9%	37.5%	37.5%	29.2%	3.4%
Ammonia	4	0	7	0	0.00%	8.9%	26.8%	28.6%	0.7%	25.7%
Chromium	250	0	43,000,000	312,870	14.87%	8.9%	26.1%	28.5%	0.7%	25.8%
Nickel	250	0	930,000	19,902	0.95%	8.9%	26.1%	28.5%	0.7%	25.8%
Manganese	250	0	12,000	257	0.01%	8.9%	26.1%	28.5%	0.7%	25.8%
Diisocyanates	30	411	350,000	2,090	0.10%	10.5%	28.0%	27.0%	1.5%	17.8%
Methyl methacrylate	2	20	5	0	0.00%	8.5%	20.7%	19.7%	5.3%	9.4%

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