PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank among all TRI companies: 275
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 360,878
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 8,796
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 136,425
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 52%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
n-Hexane	500	8,796	0	0.00%	21.4%	75.5%
Hydrogen sulfide	140	0	9	0.01%	20.6%	69.6%
Acrylonitrile	154	0	1,138	0.83%	20.1%	68.6%
Propylene oxide	159	0	52	0.04%	19.1%	66.5%
Methanol	45,420	0	0	0.00%	18.6%	54.0%
Ethylene glycol	144	0	0	0.00%	16.9%	52.5%
1,2-Dichloroethane	19,135	0	51,858	38.01%	17.2%	52.0%
Ethylene	3,465	0	0	0.00%	18.2%	51.7%
Vinyl chloride	83,433	0	53,089	38.91%	17.8%	51.3%
Carbon tetrachloride	1,717	0	577	0.42%	18.6%	51.2%
Chloroform	1,498	0	1,903	1.39%	18.8%	51.1%
Ethylidene dichloride	660	0	6	0.00%	18.8%	51.1%
Chlorine	55,458	0	17,479	12.81%	19.3%	51.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	648	0	0	0.00%	19.0%	51.0%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	6,298	0	521	0.38%	19.0%	51.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	172	0	485	0.36%	19.4%	50.8%
Chloroprene	260	0	3,161	2.32%	20.0%	50.7%
Vinylidene chloride	116	0	0	0.00%	19.9%	50.6%
Trichloroethylene	68	0	12	0.01%	19.8%	50.5%
Benzene	196	0	67	0.05%	19.8%	50.5%
Chlorobenzene	122	0	0	0.00%	19.8%	50.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	7	0.01%	19.8%	50.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	68	0	1	0.00%	19.8%	50.5%
Chloromethane	41	0	0	0.00%	19.8%	50.5%
Hydrochloric acid	40,866	0	112	0.08%	18.6%	49.9%
tert-Butyl alcohol	5,665	0	2	0.00%	19.2%	49.8%
Ethylene oxide	17	0	5,920	4.34%	19.2%	49.8%
Ammonia	93,820	0	9	0.01%	19.0%	48.6%
Nitric acid	571	0	12	0.01%	12.1%	31.9%
Hydrogen fluoride	67	0	3	0.00%	11.0%	27.5%

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