PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Gerdau

Rank among all TRI companies: 188
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 119,341
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 253,434
EJ: Poor Share: 14%
EJ: Minority Share: 42%

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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
Mercury compounds	1,111	0	12,000	227	0.09%	14.5%	34.4%	58.2%	23.8%	26.1%
Cadmium compounds	58	0	6,400,000	5,525	2.18%	16.8%	36.9%	55.7%	21.9%	26.9%
Lead compounds	3,570	0	23,000	1,783	0.70%	14.9%	34.1%	47.1%	24.2%	14.6%
Nickel compounds	334	0	930,000	5,504	2.17%	14.9%	33.5%	46.3%	25.6%	13.5%
Copper compounds	845	0	1,500	21	0.01%	15.5%	36.2%	42.9%	22.6%	13.8%
Zinc compounds	95,354	0	100	153	0.06%	15.1%	34.5%	42.4%	22.6%	12.5%
Chromium compounds	1,725	0	43,000,000	234,383	92.48%	13.8%	32.3%	41.5%	18.7%	10.4%
Manganese compounds	15,782	0	12,000	4,798	1.89%	17.0%	35.5%	38.4%	16.8%	11.2%
Copper	12	0	1,500	3	0.00%	13.9%	30.9%	38.3%	12.8%	9.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	62	0.02%	14.1%	31.3%	38.1%	14.1%	10.0%
Nickel	7	0	930,000	732	0.29%	12.3%	28.0%	36.4%	15.1%	8.4%
Chlorine	398	0	23,000	230	0.09%	12.8%	28.4%	35.7%	12.2%	8.2%
Manganese	10	0	12,000	6	0.00%	7.3%	18.7%	31.0%	23.9%	4.8%
Barium compounds	73	0	7,000	7	0.00%	22.3%	41.2%	30.4%	14.1%	8.7%
Molybdenum trioxide	1	0	15,000	0	0.00%	18.0%	38.3%	26.1%	5.1%	7.2%
Vanadium compounds	61	0	140	0	0.00%	24.8%	44.2%	25.4%	10.0%	6.3%

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