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Ashland Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100: 17
Rank among all TRI companies: 32
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 1,604,279
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 79,593
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 1,963,782
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.6%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 54%

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This company is rank 32 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse database.

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AVOCA LLC MERRY HILL NC Methanol 598,716 0 0 0.00% 22.6% 54.3%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Ammonia 169,845 0 4 0.00% 16.0% 10.4%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Methanol 131,755 0 3 0.00% 22.8% 57.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA tert-Butyl alcohol 100,067 0 120 0.01% 22.8% 57.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 82,692 0 4 0.00% 22.8% 57.8%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC HUNTSVILLE AL Ammonia 76,743 0 28 0.00% 15.4% 36.3%
AVOCA LLC MERRY HILL NC Chloroform 70,009 0 25,657 1.31% 22.6% 54.2%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Ethylene 65,007 0 2 0.00% 18.5% 53.5%
AVOCA LLC MERRY HILL NC n-Hexane 64,397 0 1 0.00% 22.7% 54.5%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC HUNTSVILLE AL Iron pentacarbonyl 39,485 387 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Methanol 21,765 342 0 0.00% 16.8% 8.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS (PARLIN PLANT) PARLIN NJ tert-Butyl alcohol 19,747 0 58 0.00% 10.7% 50.8%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Acetaldehyde 12,058 0 310 0.02% 16.1% 9.7%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Styrene 11,517 37 5 0.00% 11.2% 20.3%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Benzene 10,814 1,265 2,261 0.12% 16.8% 7.9%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC TEXAS CITY TX Cyclohexane 9,817 6,000 0 0.00% 17.6% 59.8%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Styrene 8,023 0 1 0.00% 14.6% 38.5%
ASHLAND LLC BARTOW FL Styrene 7,102 0 1 0.00% 12.6% 36.3%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP KENEDY TX Propylene oxide 5,521 0 3,321 0.17% 16.6% 74.4%
ISP LIMA LLC LIMA OH Acrylic acid 5,426 0 271 0.01% 21.7% 27.4%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Styrene 5,310 0 4 0.00% 22.6% 57.5%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Styrene 5,196 0 4 0.00% 17.0% 89.4%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC TEXAS CITY TX N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 4,734 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC TEXAS CITY TX Vinyl acetate 4,667 0 3 0.00% 18.5% 59.4%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Diethyl sulfate 4,496 0 42,172 2.15% 16.8% 7.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Formic acid 4,122 0 0 0.00% 16.3% 9.5%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FORT SMITH AR Styrene 3,270 0 1 0.00% 22.3% 33.6%
ASHLAND LLC-NEAL WV KENOVA WV o-Xylene 3,174 0 2 0.00% 20.4% 6.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Propylene oxide 2,903 0 4,574 0.23% 22.7% 57.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH Toluene 2,853 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 6.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Maleic anhydride 2,703 1,755 107 0.01% 16.8% 7.9%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY n-Butyl alcohol 2,592 1,811 0 0.00% 16.8% 7.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH n-Hexane 2,512 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 7.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Nitric acid 2,402 0 80 0.00% 22.8% 57.9%
ISP LIMA LLC LIMA OH Methanol 2,344 0 0 0.00% 21.6% 27.1%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Ethylene glycol 2,293 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 7.6%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FORT SMITH AR Methyl methacrylate 1,940 0 0 0.00% 22.3% 33.5%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Phthalic anhydride 1,778 8,869 54 0.00% 11.0% 19.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Toluene 1,695 5,004 0 0.00% 21.8% 77.7%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC COLUMBUS OH Toluene 1,569 0 0 0.00% 13.0% 27.0%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Methyl methacrylate 1,390 0 1 0.00% 11.0% 20.0%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Methyl methacrylate 1,374 0 2 0.00% 22.4% 57.2%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Maleic anhydride 1,306 555 1,095 0.06% 11.1% 19.8%
ASHLAND LLC PIEDMONT SC Vinyl acetate 1,222 0 1 0.00% 13.6% 34.7%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CHATHAM NJ Formaldehyde 1,207 321 26,128 1.33% 15.1% 60.1%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Styrene 1,126 486 0 0.00% 16.7% 7.6%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Dicyclopentadiene 1,108 0 3,820 0.19% 23.4% 58.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Ethylene oxide 1,068 0 1,412,637 71.93% 22.6% 57.6%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Vinyl acetate 1,056 1,112 4 0.00% 22.0% 78.8%
ASHLAND LLC-NEAL WV KENOVA WV Maleic anhydride 1,036 1,100 74 0.00% 20.5% 6.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP KENEDY TX Methylene bromide 1,023 0 5 0.00% 16.6% 74.4%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Maleic anhydride 986 0 1,632 0.08% 21.7% 56.2%
AVOCA LLC SUMMERVILLE SC Methanol 967 0 0 0.00% 13.9% 35.2%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Phthalic anhydride 949 0 59 0.00% 21.8% 56.3%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Chloroacetic acid 860 0 53 0.00% 22.9% 57.9%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Ethylene glycol 852 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 36.8%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL n-Hexane 824 0 1 0.00% 21.7% 77.3%
ISP LIMA LLC LIMA OH n-Hexane 710 0 0 0.00% 21.8% 27.6%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Methanol 653 945 0 0.00% 21.7% 77.1%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC TEXAS CITY TX Ammonia 636 0 0 0.00% 18.1% 60.1%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Ethylene glycol 582 0 2 0.00% 22.0% 56.7%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Dicyclopentadiene 574 0 928 0.05% 11.5% 20.7%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC COLUMBUS OH Methanol 533 0 0 0.00% 13.1% 27.1%
ASHLAND LLC PITTSBURGH PA Ethylene glycol 523 0 1 0.00% 11.2% 20.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH Diisocyanates 506 0 8,701 0.44% 14.6% 6.0%
ISP LIMA LLC LIMA OH Formic acid 477 0 0 0.00% 21.6% 27.2%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS (PARLIN PLANT) PARLIN NJ Nitric acid 463 0 32 0.00% 12.1% 52.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Methyl acrylate 459 0 17 0.00% 21.8% 77.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH Xylene (mixed isomers) 437 0 1 0.00% 14.7% 6.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC COLUMBUS OH N,N-Dimethylformamide 426 0 13 0.00% 14.1% 28.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Toluene 424 139 0 0.00% 16.8% 7.7%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Maleic anhydride 417 0 143 0.01% 14.6% 38.8%
ASHLAND LLC PIEDMONT SC Methyl methacrylate 402 0 0 0.00% 13.7% 34.6%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Ethyl acrylate 353 28 5 0.00% 21.9% 78.4%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Acrylic acid 337 0 8 0.00% 16.9% 7.6%
ASHLAND LLC-NEAL WV KENOVA WV Acrylic acid 327 0 13 0.00% 20.6% 7.2%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Phthalic anhydride 325 0 4 0.00% 14.6% 38.6%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Dicyclopentadiene 310 0 236 0.01% 14.5% 40.8%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC COLUMBUS OH n-Hexane 257 0 0 0.00% 12.9% 26.9%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC ASSONET MA Toluene 239 0 0 0.00% 10.9% 21.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS COLUMBUS OH Diisocyanates 204 4 26,222 1.34% 29.4% 36.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC CALVERT CITY KY Vinyl acetate 173 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 7.4%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Dicyclopentadiene 168 0 521 0.03% 17.0% 91.3%
ISP LIMA LLC LIMA OH Vanadium compounds 147 0 1 0.00% 24.5% 33.3%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS (PARLIN PLANT) PARLIN NJ Ethylene oxide 142 0 401,878 20.46% 11.9% 52.4%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Phenol 139 51 0 0.00% 22.1% 79.4%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH Styrene 131 0 0 0.00% 15.4% 6.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Butyl acrylate 126 0 94 0.00% 22.0% 79.0%
ISP CHEMICALS LLC COLUMBUS OH Acetonitrile 124 0 1 0.00% 13.1% 27.1%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP KENEDY TX Glycol Ethers 112 0 1 0.00% 16.7% 73.4%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA 2,2-Bis(Bromomethyl)-1,3-propanediol 107 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ASHLAND LLC PIEDMONT SC Styrene 102 0 0 0.00% 13.6% 35.0%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC ASSONET MA tert-Butyl alcohol 96 0 0 0.00% 10.5% 19.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Ethylene glycol 94 0 0 0.00% 23.3% 58.3%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS COLUMBUS OH N,N-Dimethylformamide 93 23,059 3 0.00% 27.4% 35.0%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 89 0 0 0.00% 22.2% 56.9%
ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS PHILADELPHIA PLANT PHILADELPHIA PA Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) 56 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Ethylene glycol 50 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 86.7%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Benzoyl Peroxide 46 139 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH Methanol 46 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 7.3%
ASHLAND LLC PIEDMONT SC Butyl acrylate 40 0 10 0.00% 13.6% 34.7%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Methanol 26 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 86.4%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Maleic anhydride 24 0 39 0.00% 16.9% 86.4%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS ASHLAND OH N,N-Dimethylformamide 22 0 0 0.00% 15.1% 7.1%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS COLUMBUS OH Toluene 21 0 0 0.00% 24.0% 33.3%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 14 0 0 0.00% 17.1% 90.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Formaldehyde 14 9 134 0.01% 21.8% 77.8%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC ASSONET MA Cyclohexane 13 0 0 0.00% 10.9% 21.4%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS GP HOPEWELL VA Glycol Ethers 12 0 0 0.00% 23.6% 58.6%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC ASSONET MA Butyl acrylate 10 0 3 0.00% 10.4% 18.6%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Acrylic acid 10 16,521 204 0.01% 22.4% 72.7%
ASHLAND LLC PIEDMONT SC Acrylic acid 9 0 2 0.00% 13.7% 33.8%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) 9 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA Phthalic anhydride 8 0 0 0.00% 16.8% 86.6%
ASHLAND LLC JACKSONVILLE AR Methanol 6 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 36.0%
ASHLAND LLC COMMERCE CA N,N-Dimethylformamide 5 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 87.8%
ISP TECHNOLOGIES INC TEXAS CITY TX Methanol 5 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 60.2%
ISP FREETOWN FINE CHEMICALS INC ASSONET MA Ethyl acrylate 3 0 0 0.00% 10.4% 18.4%
ASHLAND LLC-NEAL WV KENOVA WV Sodium nitrite 0 5,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS CALUMET CITY IL Styrene 0 4,654 0 0.00% 23.1% 74.4%

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* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and score are displayed here.

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