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Solvay

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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Chlorobenzene 297,127 304,647 42 0.01% 19.9% 36.7%
Hydrogen cyanide 88,464 0 19,496 2.44% 13.8% 45.8%
Methanol 79,145 278,624 1 0.00% 15.8% 57.7%
Toluene 57,371 399,703 0 0.00% 16.8% 5.1%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 51,331 431,503 2 0.00% 23.9% 62.1%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 44,354 66,201 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Acrylonitrile 38,004 644,020 181,816 22.77% 13.7% 33.8%
Ethylene 27,762 0 0 0.00% 20.0% 37.9%
Chloromethane 19,304 11,211 270 0.03% 16.6% 10.1%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 15,913 323,200 33 0.00% 13.4% 32.2%
Freon 113 15,661 35,671 1 0.00% 18.2% 37.9%
Chloroform 8,191 20,301 8,149 1.02% 18.6% 37.9%
Phenol 6,269 119,894 25 0.00% 14.7% 71.0%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 6,111 13,222 483 0.06% 28.5% 38.1%
Ammonia 5,607 0 3 0.00% 19.0% 51.7%
Hydrochloric acid 4,884 0 92 0.01% 19.2% 52.0%
Triethylamine 4,225 43,100 11 0.00% 17.3% 4.0%
Hydrogen fluoride 3,861 0 117 0.01% 27.5% 68.4%
Biphenyl 3,648 403 60 0.01% 15.7% 4.7%
Ethylene glycol 3,169 0 2 0.00% 13.2% 44.2%
Nonylphenol 2,571 1,785 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Acrylic acid 2,271 6,938 1,524 0.19% 17.6% 50.8%
Epichlorohydrin 2,221 0 866 0.11% 13.3% 45.5%
Propylene oxide 1,798 0 1,717 0.22% 17.1% 65.5%
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 1,599 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 46.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,520 2,600 3 0.00% 16.6% 69.0%
Chloroacetic acid 1,507 0 68 0.01% 13.3% 45.4%
Formaldehyde 1,450 8,130 40,905 5.12% 14.5% 73.2%
Formic acid 1,000 0 0 0.00% 17.1% 4.3%
Hydroquinone 790 23,191 2,333 0.29% 23.8% 67.9%
Catechol 681 25,578 353 0.04% 26.0% 80.4%
Acrylamide 480 21,527 9,720 1.22% 15.1% 37.9%
Allyl alcohol 401 0 259 0.03% 17.1% 42.1%
Glycol Ethers 358 2,991 1 0.00% 13.4% 48.6%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 328 70,419 0 0.00% 24.5% 73.8%
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) 292 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Ethylene oxide 284 0 529,737 66.33% 16.0% 64.4%
Methyl acrylate 250 0 4 0.00% 13.2% 43.9%
Hydrogen sulfide 223 0 5 0.00% 11.8% 13.3%
Styrene 208 0 0 0.00% 14.0% 14.6%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 158 0 0 0.00% 15.2% 4.5%
Maleic anhydride 150 0 9 0.00% 17.1% 4.3%
Diethanolamine 135 15 12 0.00% 15.1% 72.1%
Zinc compounds 129 0 0 0.00% 16.2% 5.0%
Dimethylamine 112 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Trichloroacetyl chloride 104 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Diphenylamine 80 0 0 0.00% 12.4% 13.6%
Nitric acid 66 0 2 0.00% 18.9% 63.5%
Butyl acrylate 45 0 1 0.00% 14.2% 14.6%
Naphthalene 42 0 289 0.04% 16.6% 77.8%
Ethylbenzene 40 0 0 0.00% 13.9% 51.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 30 0 145 0.02% 13.1% 33.6%
Propargyl alcohol 20 0 0 0.00% 13.9% 51.6%
Cyclohexanol 16 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 13 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 76.8%
2-Ethoxyethanol 12 35,712 0 0.00% 10.5% 30.0%
m-Cresol 9 0 0 0.00% 19.3% 48.5%
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether 4 0 12 0.00% 14.5% 41.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 2 0 83 0.01% 14.5% 41.5%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 1 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 41.5%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 229 1 0.00% 21.9% 57.6%
1,4-Dioxane 0 4 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 0 19,349 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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