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Rank in Toxic 100: 37
Rank among all TRI companies: 77
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 801,801
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 2,910,167
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 798,653
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 57%

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Ethylene oxide 284 0 11,000,000 529,737 66.33% 16.0% 36.4% 64.4% 15.6% 39.8%
Acrylonitrile 38,004 644,020 240,000 181,816 22.77% 13.7% 33.7% 33.8% 20.5% 8.4%
Formaldehyde 1,450 8,130 46,000 40,905 5.12% 14.5% 33.7% 73.2% 3.5% 49.3%
Hydrogen cyanide 88,464 0 4,400 19,496 2.44% 13.8% 31.2% 45.8% 26.0% 12.3%
Acrylamide 480 21,527 360,000 9,720 1.22% 15.1% 37.7% 37.9% 17.9% 11.1%
Chloroform 8,191 20,301 82,000 8,149 1.02% 18.6% 38.3% 37.9% 19.6% 14.3%
Hydroquinone 790 23,191 60,000 2,333 0.29% 23.8% 45.3% 67.9% 61.3% 3.8%
Propylene oxide 1,798 0 13,000 1,717 0.22% 17.1% 38.2% 65.5% 14.8% 43.9%
Acrylic acid 2,271 6,938 3,500 1,524 0.19% 17.6% 35.3% 50.8% 35.4% 8.3%
Epichlorohydrin 2,221 0 4,300 866 0.11% 13.3% 36.6% 45.5% 22.4% 13.1%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 6,111 13,222 3,900 483 0.06% 28.5% 48.7% 38.1% 3.3% 30.2%
Catechol 681 25,578 9,000 353 0.04% 26.0% 47.9% 80.4% 76.8% 2.3%
Naphthalene 42 0 12,000 289 0.04% 16.6% 37.7% 77.8% 11.5% 48.4%
Chloromethane 19,304 11,211 640 270 0.03% 16.6% 36.6% 10.1% 6.5% 1.5%
Allyl alcohol 401 0 12,000 259 0.03% 17.1% 40.4% 42.1% 32.5% 5.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 30 0 390,000 145 0.02% 13.1% 32.8% 33.6% 20.2% 8.4%
Hydrogen fluoride 3,861 0 250 117 0.01% 27.5% 50.2% 68.4% 61.9% 3.4%
Hydrochloric acid 4,884 0 180 92 0.01% 19.2% 38.1% 52.0% 38.0% 8.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 2 0 1,600,000 83 0.01% 14.5% 35.6% 41.5% 27.1% 9.8%
Chloroacetic acid 1,507 0 500 68 0.01% 13.3% 36.6% 45.4% 22.3% 13.1%
Biphenyl 3,648 403 800 60 0.01% 15.7% 35.6% 4.7% 1.2% 1.5%
Chlorobenzene 297,127 304,647 4 42 0.01% 19.9% 40.9% 36.7% 30.0% 3.6%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 15,913 323,200 120 33 0.00% 13.4% 33.2% 32.2% 19.2% 8.0%
Phenol 6,269 119,894 18 25 0.00% 14.7% 33.8% 71.0% 4.3% 47.5%
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether 4 0 140,000 12 0.00% 14.5% 35.6% 41.5% 27.1% 9.8%
Diethanolamine 135 15 1,200 12 0.00% 15.1% 34.4% 72.1% 55.3% 12.9%
Triethylamine 4,225 43,100 500 11 0.00% 17.3% 37.3% 4.0% 0.8% 0.7%
Maleic anhydride 150 0 5,000 9 0.00% 17.1% 37.2% 4.3% 1.0% 0.9%
Hydrogen sulfide 223 0 1,800 5 0.00% 11.8% 35.4% 13.3% 7.9% 3.3%
Methyl acrylate 250 0 180 4 0.00% 13.2% 36.9% 43.9% 20.9% 12.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,520 2,600 35 3 0.00% 16.6% 37.6% 69.0% 10.0% 42.7%
Ammonia 5,607 0 7 3 0.00% 19.0% 38.3% 51.7% 34.0% 12.7%
Ethylene glycol 3,169 0 9 2 0.00% 13.2% 36.8% 44.2% 21.1% 13.0%
Nitric acid 66 0 270 2 0.00% 18.9% 41.5% 63.5% 13.9% 44.3%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 51,331 431,503 1 2 0.00% 23.9% 45.4% 62.1% 58.7% 1.9%
Butyl acrylate 45 0 3,500 1 0.00% 14.2% 36.2% 14.6% 7.3% 4.6%
Methanol 79,145 278,624 0 1 0.00% 15.8% 35.7% 57.7% 16.7% 28.1%
Freon 113 15,661 35,671 5 1 0.00% 18.2% 38.1% 37.9% 19.6% 14.0%
Glycol Ethers 358 2,991 180 1 0.00% 13.4% 34.7% 48.6% 18.7% 22.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 229 360,000 1 0.00% 21.9% 43.2% 57.6% 48.2% 5.4%
Toluene 57,371 399,703 1 0 0.00% 16.8% 37.1% 5.1% 1.6% 1.1%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 13 0 58 0 0.00% 16.9% 38.0% 76.8% 11.1% 48.0%
Ethylene 27,762 0 1 0 0.00% 20.0% 39.3% 37.9% 19.2% 15.6%
Zinc compounds 129 0 100 0 0.00% 16.2% 36.0% 5.0% 1.4% 1.3%
Ethylbenzene 40 0 890 0 0.00% 13.9% 34.8% 51.6% 5.2% 44.3%
Propargyl alcohol 20 0 500 0 0.00% 13.9% 34.9% 51.6% 5.2% 44.3%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 158 0 20 0 0.00% 15.2% 35.1% 4.5% 1.1% 1.7%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 328 70,419 0 0 0.00% 24.5% 46.0% 73.8% 69.5% 2.5%
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 1,599 0 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 33.3% 46.5% 27.6% 10.9%
Diphenylamine 80 0 33 0 0.00% 12.4% 36.8% 13.6% 8.1% 3.3%
2-Ethoxyethanol 12 35,712 18 0 0.00% 10.5% 25.2% 30.0% 17.1% 6.7%
Formic acid 1,000 0 1 0 0.00% 17.1% 37.3% 4.3% 1.0% 0.9%
Styrene 208 0 4 0 0.00% 14.0% 36.7% 14.6% 7.7% 4.3%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 1 0 170 0 0.00% 14.5% 35.6% 41.5% 27.1% 9.8%
m-Cresol 9 0 6 0 0.00% 19.3% 46.1% 48.5% 40.3% 4.1%
Trichloroacetyl chloride 104 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) 292 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexanol 16 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,4-Dioxane 0 4 18,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 112 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 44,354 66,201 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 0 19,349 700 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 2,571 1,785 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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