PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Nucor

Rank in Toxic 100: 62
Rank among all TRI companies: 148
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 577,645
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 376,403
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 41%

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This company is rank 98 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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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
Glycol Ethers	192,735	0	180	1,548	0.41%	24.3%	50.5%	50.3%	40.5%	5.7%
Hydrogen sulfide	116,351	0	1,800	707	0.19%	14.1%	29.8%	37.6%	27.3%	5.2%
Ammonia	96,840	0	7	2	0.00%	14.8%	31.2%	39.1%	28.0%	6.0%
Zinc compounds	66,774	0	100	63	0.02%	20.2%	39.5%	46.8%	34.5%	6.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	33,346	0	35	10	0.00%	18.5%	39.4%	15.0%	10.3%	1.9%
Manganese compounds	30,812	0	12,000	6,814	1.81%	20.1%	40.9%	44.7%	31.3%	7.3%
Hydrochloric acid	17,180	0	180	28	0.01%	12.4%	30.0%	29.5%	19.7%	5.8%
Lead compounds	5,377	0	23,000	3,557	0.95%	33.3%	54.1%	76.6%	70.4%	3.9%
Chromium compounds	5,113	0	43,000,000	220,524	58.59%	19.9%	39.0%	46.1%	30.6%	6.3%
Mercury compounds	4,577	0	12,000	305	0.08%	15.5%	32.6%	42.5%	24.7%	8.2%
Copper compounds	2,524	0	1,500	81	0.02%	16.4%	32.9%	43.4%	22.5%	7.9%
Nickel compounds	2,285	0	930,000	39,020	10.37%	17.1%	36.8%	39.9%	22.3%	7.3%
Manganese	1,340	0	12,000	727	0.19%	15.7%	38.5%	24.9%	4.5%	16.0%
Barium compounds	691	0	7,000	31	0.01%	15.6%	34.8%	38.7%	29.5%	5.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	574	0	390,000	23,885	6.35%	9.5%	20.7%	34.3%	6.6%	8.9%
Nitric acid	431	0	270	3	0.00%	18.5%	39.4%	35.2%	25.9%	4.8%
Propylene (Propene)	256	0	1	0	0.00%	16.4%	40.2%	24.0%	1.8%	18.4%
Vanadium compounds	174	0	140	0	0.00%	18.2%	37.9%	40.3%	29.6%	7.5%
Chromium	94	0	43,000,000	70,086	18.62%	16.7%	41.0%	24.5%	2.4%	18.5%
Cadmium compounds	77	0	6,400,000	4,679	1.24%	17.6%	37.3%	33.0%	23.5%	6.0%
Nickel	66	0	930,000	3,508	0.93%	16.5%	39.5%	24.5%	4.9%	15.3%
Lead	15	0	23,000	17	0.00%	15.3%	36.4%	26.6%	6.0%	15.1%
Arsenic compounds	10	0	15,000,000	128	0.03%	17.7%	39.0%	52.4%	46.2%	2.8%
Cobalt compounds	4	0	17,000,000	677	0.18%	25.4%	47.7%	67.4%	58.6%	5.4%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0	0	360,000	2	0.00%	16.5%	36.2%	51.7%	45.2%	3.8%
Copper	0	0	1,500	0	0.00%	12.3%	26.5%	39.5%	13.5%	19.8%

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