PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Merck KGaA (EMD)

Rank among all TRI companies: 513
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 50,699
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 616,982
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 39,292
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 48%

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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
Dichloromethane	20,065	248,000	36	55	0.14%	17.1%	34.1%	35.0%	23.6%	5.7%
Methanol	15,503	154,239	0	0	0.00%	24.8%	46.1%	51.6%	40.5%	5.9%
Acetonitrile	6,527	138,678	58	121	0.31%	17.6%	34.4%	37.5%	24.2%	7.7%
Methyl tert-butyl ether	3,508	26	93	7	0.02%	7.8%	26.7%	22.2%	4.2%	9.0%
Chloroform	1,901	61,040	82,000	38,776	98.69%	21.7%	40.9%	47.9%	38.5%	4.0%
n-Hexane	1,846	321	5	4	0.01%	18.5%	35.4%	35.6%	26.1%	4.1%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	356	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Toluene	275	750	1	0	0.00%	7.2%	26.1%	20.7%	2.4%	9.1%
N,N-Dimethylformamide	255	3,827	120	5	0.01%	11.7%	27.3%	50.2%	13.1%	30.5%
Ammonia	250	0	7	0	0.00%	28.0%	50.0%	60.1%	50.5%	4.4%
Triethylamine	75	0	500	5	0.01%	25.2%	46.6%	59.4%	49.9%	4.0%
1,4-Dioxane	74	0	18,000	223	0.57%	26.2%	46.3%	54.7%	23.4%	24.5%
Allyl alcohol	14	4,856	12,000	3	0.01%	6.8%	25.7%	20.4%	2.4%	9.1%
Formaldehyde	12	4,545	46,000	73	0.19%	25.1%	47.2%	64.9%	51.1%	6.7%
Formic acid	10	700	1	0	0.00%	18.1%	35.0%	35.6%	26.0%	4.4%
Pyridine	10	0	1,000	5	0.01%	18.1%	35.0%	35.6%	26.0%	4.4%
Naphthalene	6	0	12,000	11	0.03%	6.0%	14.6%	42.7%	9.1%	13.9%
Ethylene glycol	5	0	9	0	0.00%	28.3%	50.3%	60.2%	50.6%	4.4%
Nitric acid	5	0	270	0	0.00%	8.0%	21.4%	46.3%	31.2%	8.8%
Mercury compounds	1	0	12,000	2	0.01%	23.2%	44.0%	57.9%	48.7%	3.7%

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