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Clean Harbors Inc.

Rank among all TRI companies: 417
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 122,865
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 3,675,814
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 62,045
EJ: Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 56%

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Asbestos (friable) 30 0 170,000,000 20,328 32.76% 15.1% 34.3% 56.3% 2.7% 45.9%
Arsenic 159 0 15,000,000 10,687 17.22% 15.3% 34.5% 56.8% 2.8% 46.2%
Benzene 3,789 80,317 28,000 8,633 13.91% 21.1% 41.4% 67.1% 31.6% 30.4%
Naphthalene 9,091 17,352 12,000 4,899 7.90% 13.3% 31.3% 15.0% 7.4% 2.4%
Cobalt compounds 9 0 17,000,000 4,136 6.67% 17.7% 36.4% 60.0% 11.9% 42.1%
Formaldehyde 1,685 41,830 46,000 2,333 3.76% 27.0% 47.6% 74.5% 42.6% 29.0%
Chloroform 565 8,629 82,000 1,905 3.07% 24.8% 42.3% 63.7% 39.5% 14.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane 256 9,187 93,000 1,884 3.04% 18.5% 34.2% 53.2% 23.0% 14.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 52 130 390,000 1,530 2.47% 18.2% 37.8% 52.5% 7.8% 31.6%
Chromium compounds 47 0 43,000,000 1,385 2.23% 20.7% 42.5% 64.6% 26.6% 33.9%
1,4-Dioxane 817 652 18,000 1,309 2.11% 15.1% 29.7% 47.2% 13.7% 14.6%
Lead compounds 311 0 23,000 641 1.03% 16.1% 34.8% 60.7% 14.0% 35.5%
Dichloromethane 34,048 62,200 36 314 0.51% 21.4% 44.0% 68.2% 21.1% 36.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 4,566 50,258 930 278 0.45% 14.0% 31.8% 24.3% 12.0% 6.8%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 64 5,866 360,000 199 0.32% 18.2% 40.2% 70.4% 15.3% 50.5%
Nickel compounds 25 0 930,000 197 0.32% 17.3% 36.3% 58.9% 10.7% 41.9%
Hydrazine 3 80 18,000,000 185 0.30% 35.2% 54.5% 78.1% 68.3% 8.3%
Ethylbenzene 986 128,706 890 142 0.23% 24.2% 45.7% 74.1% 51.0% 16.9%
Lead 48 0 23,000 142 0.23% 11.1% 22.3% 31.3% 8.3% 7.0%
Chromium 10 0 43,000,000 123 0.20% 26.6% 48.8% 54.1% 46.6% 5.4%
Mercury compounds 401 0 12,000 118 0.19% 18.6% 40.5% 71.6% 19.1% 47.6%
Cobalt 3 0 17,000,000 106 0.17% 20.8% 41.4% 55.8% 23.8% 26.9%
Acrylonitrile 10 1,260 240,000 96 0.16% 24.0% 45.1% 73.3% 33.7% 35.9%
Mercury 82 0 12,000 81 0.13% 18.2% 40.0% 72.4% 17.7% 49.7%
Trichloroethylene 157 44,145 15,000 69 0.11% 28.8% 49.4% 75.8% 49.6% 23.5%
Dicyclopentadiene 43 10 18,000 40 0.06% 14.3% 28.1% 46.8% 8.3% 17.5%
Vinyl chloride 37 7 31,000 34 0.06% 33.6% 52.5% 73.8% 64.2% 7.7%
Aldrin 0 1,053 18,000,000 30 0.05% 22.9% 44.1% 72.5% 29.8% 39.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 5,497 648,609 35 29 0.05% 24.4% 46.2% 74.8% 51.7% 17.3%
Carbon tetrachloride 55 1,389 21,000 24 0.04% 35.2% 54.5% 78.0% 68.5% 8.0%
Pyridine 190 4,296 1,000 20 0.03% 13.2% 27.4% 44.1% 9.0% 14.8%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 0 0 1,200,000 17 0.03% 18.2% 40.1% 71.9% 16.9% 50.1%
Diisocyanates 2 258,251 350,000 13 0.02% 18.6% 40.5% 71.5% 19.2% 47.5%
Nickel 8 0 930,000 12 0.02% 26.8% 49.0% 54.6% 47.1% 5.4%
Heptachlor 0 14 4,600,000 11 0.02% 21.6% 43.0% 72.5% 26.4% 42.3%
Toxaphene 0 1,221 1,100,000 8 0.01% 19.4% 41.2% 71.3% 20.0% 46.8%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 219 210,000 8 0.01% 19.0% 40.8% 71.9% 18.9% 48.3%
Ethylene glycol 7,158 411,667 9 7 0.01% 12.6% 26.5% 42.1% 8.2% 15.5%
Hexachlorobenzene 0 1,505 1,600,000 7 0.01% 20.3% 41.9% 72.4% 23.1% 44.8%
Ammonia 10,581 5,570 7 6 0.01% 18.7% 40.5% 72.6% 18.8% 48.9%
Cadmium 1 0 6,400,000 6 0.01% 24.7% 47.2% 49.8% 41.5% 6.1%
Molybdenum trioxide 10 0 15,000 5 0.01% 19.9% 38.8% 57.3% 10.4% 40.3%
Urethane (Ethyl Carbamate) 1 1,125 1,000,000 5 0.01% 34.4% 53.9% 76.0% 66.2% 8.1%
Nitrobenzene 0 15 140,000 4 0.01% 19.2% 40.9% 72.5% 20.2% 47.5%
Acetaldehyde 4 238 7,900 4 0.01% 18.1% 40.2% 70.2% 14.5% 51.3%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 209 3,626 120 3 0.01% 14.2% 29.6% 53.3% 14.4% 21.7%
Copper compounds 60 0 1,500 3 0.01% 11.1% 25.7% 35.3% 8.4% 19.2%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 621 23,990 93 3 0.01% 18.0% 36.1% 59.4% 18.8% 29.2%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 1 3 20,000 2 0.00% 15.5% 34.8% 46.1% 13.8% 26.6%
Acetonitrile 573 22,769 58 2 0.00% 18.1% 36.5% 60.1% 18.7% 30.2%
Chlordane 1 5,836 360,000 2 0.00% 19.7% 41.3% 70.8% 21.9% 44.4%
Cadmium compounds 0 0 6,400,000 2 0.00% 26.9% 49.1% 54.7% 47.3% 5.4%
1,3-Butadiene 3 43 110,000 2 0.00% 18.0% 39.9% 70.8% 15.1% 51.3%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 3 2,902 5,700 2 0.00% 19.8% 41.5% 72.3% 21.4% 46.2%
Toluene 13,612 674,029 1 2 0.00% 24.8% 46.8% 76.1% 53.4% 17.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 0 41 1,600,000 2 0.00% 36.7% 55.6% 82.0% 72.3% 8.3%
Maleic anhydride 4 8 5,000 1 0.00% 27.3% 47.9% 75.0% 44.0% 27.9%
Nitroglycerin 0 0 2,100,000 1 0.00% 35.1% 54.5% 77.7% 68.2% 7.9%
n-Butyl alcohol 806 132,585 10 1 0.00% 13.1% 28.8% 37.1% 16.3% 10.2%
n-Hexane 2,555 229,614 5 1 0.00% 21.8% 42.7% 69.6% 34.5% 28.4%
Nitric acid 14 2,580 270 1 0.00% 10.0% 23.7% 31.3% 7.9% 15.6%
Triethylamine 142 1,848 500 0 0.00% 36.0% 55.1% 80.1% 70.3% 8.3%
Aniline 2 4,278 5,700 0 0.00% 27.7% 48.0% 76.2% 44.5% 28.8%
Methanol 19,782 369,109 0 0 0.00% 16.8% 34.6% 50.2% 26.1% 16.2%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 1 15,687 3,900 0 0.00% 19.0% 40.8% 72.0% 19.0% 48.3%
Hydroquinone 0 37 60,000 0 0.00% 19.9% 41.5% 72.5% 22.0% 46.1%
Zinc compounds 43 0 100 0 0.00% 10.9% 25.3% 34.5% 8.9% 18.0%
Copper 8 0 1,500 0 0.00% 17.9% 36.6% 59.7% 12.5% 41.2%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 1,232 165,570 1 0 0.00% 24.6% 46.4% 75.3% 52.3% 17.3%
Barium 15 0 7,000 0 0.00% 19.9% 40.5% 54.2% 22.2% 27.0%
Zinc 11 0 100 0 0.00% 10.0% 23.7% 31.3% 7.9% 15.6%
Hexachloroethane 0 37 14,000 0 0.00% 18.2% 40.1% 72.1% 17.2% 49.9%
Allyl chloride 1 0 3,500 0 0.00% 18.1% 40.1% 70.7% 15.1% 51.1%
Acrylamide 0 0 360,000 0 0.00% 34.4% 54.0% 75.9% 66.6% 7.7%
tert-Butyl alcohol 178 0 10 0 0.00% 16.6% 31.5% 49.4% 18.1% 13.8%
Manganese compounds 8 0 12,000 0 0.00% 26.8% 49.0% 54.5% 47.0% 5.4%
Glycol Ethers 4 25,510 180 0 0.00% 20.3% 40.1% 66.1% 36.5% 22.1%
Antimony compounds 4 0 18,000 0 0.00% 26.9% 49.1% 54.7% 47.3% 5.4%
1,2-Dichloropropane 0 0 13,000 0 0.00% 35.2% 54.6% 78.0% 68.6% 7.9%
Lindane 0 2,367 110,000 0 0.00% 31.9% 52.1% 69.5% 60.0% 7.7%
Acrylic acid 1 326 3,500 0 0.00% 19.9% 41.6% 72.1% 22.2% 45.5%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 0 0 7,900 0 0.00% 18.2% 40.1% 72.2% 17.3% 49.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 12 1,400,000,000 0 0.00% 20.3% 42.3% 60.3% 26.1% 30.3%
Dicofol 1 0 2,500 0 0.00% 35.4% 54.6% 78.4% 68.9% 8.0%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 0 0 50,000 0 0.00% 34.2% 53.9% 75.2% 65.9% 7.6%
Barium compounds 4 0 7,000 0 0.00% 26.9% 49.1% 54.7% 47.3% 5.4%
Chlorothalonil 0 7 7,700 0 0.00% 18.2% 40.1% 72.0% 17.0% 50.0%
Thiourea 0 457 1,000,000 0 0.00% 9.3% 35.0% 14.9% 0.4% 11.4%
Biphenyl 2 0 800 0 0.00% 20.9% 41.8% 70.4% 24.1% 41.5%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 0 0 50,000 0 0.00% 35.0% 54.4% 77.4% 67.9% 7.8%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 0 0 50,000 0 0.00% 35.0% 54.4% 77.4% 67.9% 7.8%
Vanadium 5 0 140 0 0.00% 17.6% 36.3% 60.1% 11.6% 42.4%
Manganese 1 0 12,000 0 0.00% 26.9% 49.1% 54.7% 47.3% 5.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 5 14,576 58 0 0.00% 15.5% 32.8% 37.2% 12.9% 19.0%
Pentachlorobenzene 0 32 1,300 0 0.00% 18.2% 40.3% 70.8% 15.5% 50.6%
Thallium 0 0 14,000 0 0.00% 15.2% 34.5% 56.8% 2.7% 46.4%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 11 0 700 0 0.00% 27.6% 49.5% 56.7% 49.0% 5.6%
Methoxychlor 9 3,594 200 0 0.00% 18.5% 40.6% 68.1% 15.2% 48.9%
Selenium 84 0 180 0 0.00% 31.0% 51.7% 68.1% 57.4% 8.8%
Cyclohexane 240 4,314 1 0 0.00% 15.2% 30.3% 48.4% 13.8% 16.5%
Hydramethylnon 0 0 3,300 0 0.00% 36.6% 55.5% 81.8% 72.0% 8.3%
Styrene 37 8,587 4 0 0.00% 14.0% 28.1% 46.2% 8.9% 16.8%
Epichlorohydrin 0 0 4,300 0 0.00% 35.1% 54.5% 77.6% 68.2% 7.9%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 6 2,345 200 0 0.00% 26.0% 46.8% 73.1% 40.3% 29.6%
1,3-Dichloropropylene 0 0 14,000 0 0.00% 33.8% 53.3% 74.8% 64.4% 8.6%
Picric acid 0 1 3,500 0 0.00% 35.2% 54.5% 77.9% 68.5% 7.9%
Chlorophenols 0 44 120,000 0 0.00% 26.3% 48.4% 53.5% 45.7% 5.7%
Butyl acrylate 0 0 3,500 0 0.00% 35.4% 54.7% 78.4% 68.9% 8.0%
Vinyl acetate 17 3,807 18 0 0.00% 29.5% 49.7% 75.9% 50.4% 23.0%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 3 4,228 10 0 0.00% 9.0% 23.3% 29.0% 10.0% 6.9%
Diazinon 1 14,453 5,000 0 0.00% 29.7% 50.4% 64.6% 53.9% 8.9%
Oxyfluorfen 0 0 7,300 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.3% 68.8% 7.9%
Beryllium 1 0 8,600,000 0 0.00% 22.2% 49.5% 56.3% 1.7% 48.9%
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 3 277 11 0 0.00% 23.0% 44.2% 73.1% 30.7% 38.6%
Chlorobenzene 21 23,038 4 0 0.00% 23.7% 44.8% 73.3% 33.0% 36.6%
sec-Butyl alcohol 227 71 0 0 0.00% 13.0% 27.1% 43.9% 8.0% 15.2%
Silver 7 0 200 0 0.00% 26.5% 48.8% 53.9% 46.4% 5.5%
Methyl acrylate 0 0 180 0 0.00% 18.2% 40.0% 72.2% 17.2% 50.1%
Carbaryl 1 0 880 0 0.00% 29.3% 50.6% 61.5% 53.4% 6.1%
Hexachlorophene 0 40 3,300 0 0.00% 34.4% 53.9% 75.6% 66.3% 7.7%
Propoxur 0 9 3,700 0 0.00% 35.4% 54.6% 78.4% 68.9% 7.9%
Carbon disulfide 7 0 5 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.2% 68.8% 7.9%
CFC-11 6 0 5 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.3% 68.8% 7.9%
Selenium compounds 5 0 180 0 0.00% 27.4% 49.2% 56.6% 48.9% 5.6%
Thiram 4 99 67 0 0.00% 36.9% 55.7% 82.4% 72.4% 8.6%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 49 9,878 1 0 0.00% 35.2% 54.5% 78.1% 68.5% 8.0%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 1 910 20 0 0.00% 25.6% 46.3% 73.8% 37.4% 33.3%
Phenol 2 10,730 18 0 0.00% 19.9% 41.5% 72.4% 22.0% 45.9%
m-Xylene 0 0 35 0 0.00% 18.6% 40.5% 71.4% 17.2% 49.7%
Diethanolamine 0 116 1,200 0 0.00% 34.3% 53.9% 75.5% 66.2% 7.7%
o-Xylene 0 0 35 0 0.00% 35.5% 54.8% 78.9% 69.4% 8.0%
Captan 1 3,084 1,200 0 0.00% 33.4% 53.2% 73.7% 63.6% 8.4%
Cumene 3 956 9 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.2% 68.6% 8.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 2,256 4,400 0 0.00% 26.5% 48.6% 53.8% 46.1% 5.6%
Silver compounds 2 0 200 0 0.00% 26.9% 49.0% 54.6% 47.2% 5.4%
Warfarin and salts 0 236 3,300 0 0.00% 23.5% 46.1% 47.7% 38.5% 6.8%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 1 1,240 18 0 0.00% 35.2% 54.5% 78.0% 68.5% 7.9%
Ethyl acrylate 0 4 73 0 0.00% 20.1% 41.7% 72.6% 22.5% 45.7%
Trifluralin 0 43 770 0 0.00% 35.7% 54.9% 79.4% 69.7% 8.2%
Phthalic anhydride 2 10,230 180 0 0.00% 26.9% 48.4% 56.6% 46.8% 7.7%
Hydrogen fluoride 1 1,708 250 0 0.00% 20.7% 39.9% 49.5% 35.3% 11.9%
2-Methoxyethanol 0 4,573 180 0 0.00% 32.3% 52.5% 70.5% 61.1% 7.7%
Sodium azide 0 0 250 0 0.00% 35.1% 54.5% 77.6% 68.2% 7.9%
Bifenthrin 0 0 250 0 0.00% 35.1% 54.5% 77.7% 68.3% 7.9%
Peroxyacetic acid 0 0 4,500 0 0.00% 26.9% 49.1% 54.9% 47.4% 5.4%
Dibutyl phthalate 1 20,206 10 0 0.00% 19.5% 41.3% 71.1% 21.3% 45.3%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 0 0 170 0 0.00% 36.7% 55.6% 82.0% 72.3% 8.3%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 0 0 110 0 0.00% 34.7% 54.2% 76.5% 67.2% 7.7%
Formic acid 2 309 1 0 0.00% 23.2% 44.4% 73.1% 31.3% 38.0%
o-Cresol 0 31 6 0 0.00% 19.4% 41.1% 72.1% 20.0% 47.8%
Carbofuran 0 0 1,200 0 0.00% 27.1% 49.1% 55.6% 48.0% 5.4%
Methyl methacrylate 0 89 5 0 0.00% 19.7% 41.4% 71.8% 21.1% 46.4%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1 3,613 18 0 0.00% 33.3% 53.2% 73.2% 63.5% 8.1%
6-Chloro-N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyl)1,3,5- triazine-2,4-diamine 0 0 56 0 0.00% 35.1% 54.5% 77.6% 68.2% 7.9%
alpha-Butyl-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile 0 0 40 0 0.00% 34.2% 53.9% 75.2% 65.9% 7.6%
Diphenylamine 0 41 33 0 0.00% 35.8% 54.9% 79.6% 70.0% 8.1%
Titanium tetrachloride 0 314 35,000 0 0.00% 31.9% 53.9% 67.9% 43.3% 22.2%
Malathion 2 12,754 14 0 0.00% 24.2% 44.3% 54.1% 42.0% 9.9%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 1 3,827 6 0 0.00% 32.1% 52.3% 69.9% 60.2% 7.8%
Sodium nitrite 0 0 10 0 0.00% 34.4% 54.0% 75.8% 66.5% 7.7%
Linuron 0 308 130 0 0.00% 9.5% 34.4% 15.6% 0.5% 11.8%
Acetophenone 0 0 10 0 0.00% 34.9% 54.3% 77.1% 67.7% 7.8%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 2 1 0 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.2% 68.8% 7.9%
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters 0 0 250 0 0.00% 29.4% 50.3% 63.1% 54.8% 6.2%
p-Cresol 0 0 6 0 0.00% 35.7% 54.9% 79.4% 69.9% 8.1%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 0 0 0 0 0.00% 35.3% 54.6% 78.1% 68.6% 7.9%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 2 17,142 1 0 0.00% 15.4% 35.5% 36.6% 22.2% 11.8%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 1 21 2 0 0.00% 15.8% 39.7% 29.5% 17.7% 9.1%
2-Phenylphenol 0 12 190 0 0.00% 10.2% 30.3% 21.1% 0.8% 15.1%
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 0 1 0 0 0.00% 35.1% 54.4% 77.6% 68.2% 7.9%
Piperonyl butoxide 0 828 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Fluorouracil (5-Fluorouracil) 1 5,782 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Trypan blue 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pentachloroethane 0 221 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Benzoyl Peroxide 0 18 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Paraldehyde 1 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 45 15 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 8 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isodrin 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,203 14,955 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 88 92 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine dicamba 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Creosote, coal tar 37 563 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nicotine and salts 0 117 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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