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