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Rank in Toxic 100: 7
Rank among all TRI companies: 12
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 4,874,294
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 6,847,938
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 6,174,596
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 1.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 42%

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Lead compounds 126 0 326 0.01% 42.4% 51.0%
Vanadium compounds 280 0 4 0.00% 42.1% 50.6%
Barium compounds 551 0 263 0.00% 39.0% 48.1%
Nickel compounds 742 0 37,136 0.60% 38.3% 47.1%
Copper compounds 940 0 61 0.00% 37.6% 46.6%
Chromium compounds 483 0 426,464 6.91% 37.3% 49.4%
Epichlorohydrin 16 0 4 0.00% 29.3% 71.5%
Methyl acrylate 12,506 0 7 0.00% 27.8% 44.1%
tert-Butyl alcohol 7,532 23,000 1 0.00% 24.6% 46.4%
Hydrogen fluoride 1,005 0 3 0.00% 24.5% 79.1%
1,2-Dichloroethane 8,160 5,792 17,138 0.28% 24.4% 39.9%
Ethylene 97,700 0 1 0.00% 24.0% 52.8%
Ethylbenzene 19,123 36,547 97 0.00% 23.5% 42.7%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 147 46,231 1,067 0.02% 23.5% 62.5%
sec-Butyl alcohol 151 0 0 0.00% 23.4% 41.5%
n-Hexane 67,010 779,025 6 0.00% 23.1% 56.6%
Phenol 1,186 0 0 0.00% 23.1% 77.3%
Propylene (Propene) 102,483 0 4 0.00% 22.9% 58.1%
Methyl methacrylate 3,940 16,930 4 0.00% 22.1% 36.7%
1,3-Butadiene 29,565 3,290 75,717 1.23% 21.8% 44.0%
Nitric acid 32,591 0 145 0.00% 21.8% 27.5%
Benzene 20,591 1,115 15,459 0.25% 21.5% 51.7%
Ethyl acrylate 1,035 13 12 0.00% 21.5% 37.1%
Diisocyanates 3,391 7,308 121,204 1.96% 21.5% 41.1%
Zinc compounds 64 0 0 0.00% 20.7% 32.8%
Hydrogen cyanide 12 0 2 0.00% 20.4% 41.0%
Styrene 12,480 1,511 5 0.00% 20.4% 34.2%
Molybdenum trioxide 7 0 3 0.00% 20.3% 25.7%
Toluene 52,388 1,621,831 2 0.00% 19.9% 59.2%
Naphthalene 577 32,343 134 0.00% 19.8% 38.7%
Ammonia 3,457,615 23 391 0.01% 19.8% 48.3%
Manganese compounds 58 0 16 0.00% 19.7% 27.0%
Isobutyraldehyde 2,961 1,000 18 0.00% 19.6% 68.4%
o-Toluidine 579 20,000 2,419 0.04% 19.6% 59.2%
Acrylonitrile 1,531 187 35,860 0.58% 19.1% 36.9%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 500 0 0 0.00% 18.7% 4.9%
Butyl acrylate 9,546 592 2,113 0.03% 18.6% 53.7%
Cobalt compounds 98 0 30,174 0.49% 18.4% 26.0%
Acrylic acid 14,273 13 2,531 0.04% 18.1% 50.8%
Sulfuric acid 9,617 0 282 0.00% 18.1% 16.1%
Triethylamine 5,595 0 34 0.00% 18.0% 32.7%
Propylene oxide 13,248 0 6,618 0.11% 17.0% 38.8%
Formaldehyde 14,977 140 24,258 0.39% 16.9% 51.4%
Cyclohexane 23,496 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 56.9%
Acetaldehyde 255 0 44 0.00% 16.9% 28.2%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,916 1,046 0 0.00% 16.8% 7.9%
Carbon tetrachloride 3,000 27,000 1,870 0.03% 16.8% 48.1%
2-Methoxyethanol 5 0 0 0.00% 16.7% 53.6%
Maleic anhydride 110 0 23 0.00% 16.5% 56.8%
Biphenyl 2,342 2,066 89 0.00% 16.5% 55.2%
n-Butyl alcohol 14,772 1,800,041 6 0.00% 16.5% 53.7%
Acrolein 265 0 1,824 0.03% 16.4% 56.9%
o-Xylene 11,577 106 2 0.00% 16.0% 10.0%
2-Ethoxyethanol 2 0 0 0.00% 16.0% 53.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 2 0.00% 16.0% 41.8%
Phthalic anhydride 37 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 56.0%
Manganese 89 0 41 0.00% 15.9% 55.9%
Cumene 10 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 9.8%
Cyanide compounds 10 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 9.8%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 963 1,126 1 0.00% 15.9% 9.8%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 227 0 1 0.00% 15.8% 9.7%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 318 190,025 0 0.00% 15.7% 9.7%
Vinyl chloride 46 0 8 0.00% 15.7% 9.7%
Acetonitrile 655 2,434 0 0.00% 15.7% 15.4%
Bromine 69 1 1 0.00% 15.7% 9.6%
Glycol Ethers 15,961 0 71 0.00% 15.6% 48.8%
Formic acid 24,582 17,478 0 0.00% 15.6% 39.8%
Ozone 650 0 0 0.00% 15.4% 44.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 115,628 36,413 40 0.00% 15.4% 45.8%
p-Chloroaniline 5 349 74 0.00% 15.4% 44.5%
Chloroform 8,439 230 17,338 0.28% 15.4% 44.2%
Ethylene oxide 16,977 0 5,273,186 85.40% 15.4% 41.4%
1,4-Dioxane 2,065 25,200 892 0.01% 15.4% 53.1%
Nitrobenzene 2,869 470 3,867 0.06% 15.2% 42.5%
Diethanolamine 885 0 35 0.00% 14.7% 29.0%
Methanol 453,418 35,365 4 0.00% 14.7% 45.1%
Hydrochloric acid 51,864 0 258 0.00% 14.7% 42.2%
Sodium dicamba 16 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 52.3%
Chlorine 1,741 0 1,062 0.02% 14.4% 41.5%
Chlorobenzene 19,900 10,000 2 0.00% 14.3% 43.2%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 22 0 0 0.00% 14.0% 37.3%
Phosgene 36 0 11 0.00% 13.9% 42.8%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 14,375 136 116 0.00% 13.8% 64.3%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 1,410 0 0 0.00% 13.3% 42.7%
Lead 1 0 3 0.00% 13.0% 23.7%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 10,700 0 0 0.00% 12.7% 41.8%
Vinyl acetate 2,041 24 1 0.00% 12.5% 15.6%
Propargyl alcohol 175 0 2 0.00% 12.2% 41.2%
Aniline 3,627 5,642 259 0.00% 12.1% 41.4%
Chloromethane 3,890 0 120 0.00% 11.3% 48.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 11,825 36,040 11 0.00% 11.1% 48.4%
Acrylamide 165 11,688 3,234 0.05% 11.1% 32.5%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,191 38,113 36 0.00% 11.1% 48.4%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 189 0 0 0.00% 11.0% 48.5%
Ethylene glycol 12,927 7,143 9 0.00% 10.3% 36.5%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1 0 9 0.00% 9.1% 45.0%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 5 0 34 0.00% 9.0% 45.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,250 0 12,375 0.20% 8.8% 37.6%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,521 1,300 57,654 0.93% 8.3% 37.1%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexanol 3,217 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Paraldehyde 52 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 11,013 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 244 4,700 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 879 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Lithium carbonate 42 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,043 178,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium nitrite 0 5,986 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 896 292,532 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole 0 19 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorophenols 0 1,520,330 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 45 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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