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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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Dichloromethane 20,065 248,000 55 0.14% 17.1% 35.0%
Methanol 15,503 154,239 0 0.00% 24.8% 51.6%
Acetonitrile 6,527 138,678 121 0.31% 17.6% 37.5%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 3,508 26 7 0.02% 7.8% 22.2%
Chloroform 1,901 61,040 38,776 98.69% 21.7% 47.9%
n-Hexane 1,846 321 4 0.01% 18.5% 35.6%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 356 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Toluene 275 750 0 0.00% 7.2% 20.7%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 255 3,827 5 0.01% 11.7% 50.2%
Ammonia 250 0 0 0.00% 28.0% 60.1%
Triethylamine 75 0 5 0.01% 25.2% 59.4%
1,4-Dioxane 74 0 223 0.57% 26.2% 54.7%
Allyl alcohol 14 4,856 3 0.01% 6.8% 20.4%
Formaldehyde 12 4,545 73 0.19% 25.1% 64.9%
Formic acid 10 700 0 0.00% 18.1% 35.6%
Pyridine 10 0 5 0.01% 18.1% 35.6%
Naphthalene 6 0 11 0.03% 6.0% 42.7%
Ethylene glycol 5 0 0 0.00% 28.3% 60.2%
Nitric acid 5 0 0 0.00% 8.0% 46.3%
Mercury compounds 1 0 2 0.01% 23.2% 57.9%

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