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Westlake Chemical

Rank in Toxic 100: 47
Rank among all TRI companies: 96
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 3,150,181
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 917,461
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 618,653
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 29%

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This company is rank 34 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Ethylene 1,503,815 0 28 0.00% 15.7% 35.6%
Vinyl chloride 231,237 75,444 79,073 12.78% 16.7% 21.3%
1,2-Dichloroethane 209,401 51,502 279,130 45.12% 15.4% 25.4%
Hydrochloric acid 157,788 0 270 0.04% 16.5% 22.1%
Propylene (Propene) 141,808 182,698 2 0.00% 15.0% 16.5%
Ammonia 97,167 0 7 0.00% 16.6% 30.7%
Vinyl acetate 80,113 463,212 82 0.01% 9.6% 18.2%
Acetophenone 69,699 156 2 0.00% 16.0% 10.9%
Chloroform 66,893 24,944 43,424 7.02% 15.6% 36.6%
Chlorine 65,649 0 9,194 1.49% 16.1% 22.6%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 63,978 11,468 1,034 0.17% 15.0% 26.2%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 37,687 0 0 0.00% 17.2% 52.5%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 35,517 7,710 1 0.00% 15.0% 26.1%
Cumene 35,461 19,352 9 0.00% 17.1% 51.8%
Benzene 33,037 9,092 12,103 1.96% 15.8% 15.4%
n-Hexane 30,566 0 4 0.00% 20.6% 52.4%
Formaldehyde 28,823 0 36,115 5.84% 20.2% 51.5%
Methanol 27,792 0 0 0.00% 17.5% 53.2%
Styrene 27,712 800 1 0.00% 14.6% 21.8%
Trichloroethylene 24,411 4,970 10,513 1.70% 15.0% 26.4%
1,3-Butadiene 23,665 0 23,998 3.88% 15.2% 17.4%
Carbon tetrachloride 17,099 275 4,889 0.79% 15.9% 18.0%
Toluene 13,580 1,881 0 0.00% 15.9% 19.5%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 12,074 160 0 0.00% 15.3% 28.4%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 11,918 20,299 1,849 0.30% 15.2% 27.2%
CFC-12 9,594 0 2 0.00% 17.2% 52.5%
Naphthalene 9,022 38 385 0.06% 15.8% 11.3%
Dicyclopentadiene 8,607 0 261 0.04% 15.3% 8.8%
Ethylbenzene 7,858 1,200 139 0.02% 15.5% 23.5%
Ethylidene dichloride 6,841 9 117 0.02% 15.1% 25.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 6,804 2,864 2 0.00% 16.7% 21.8%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 6,730 125 21 0.00% 15.1% 26.1%
Chloroprene 6,100 0 91,369 14.77% 15.1% 44.7%
Acetaldehyde 5,839 0 1,249 0.20% 20.6% 52.9%
Ethylene glycol 5,817 0 2 0.00% 21.2% 54.9%
Maleic anhydride 4,244 0 621 0.10% 20.4% 51.3%
Methyl acrylate 3,971 0 22 0.00% 21.2% 55.1%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 3,733 1,802 360 0.06% 15.0% 26.1%
Phthalic anhydride 3,352 0 28 0.00% 26.8% 74.0%
Vinylidene chloride 3,305 51 2 0.00% 14.9% 27.8%
Chlorobenzene 3,260 477 0 0.00% 15.4% 42.7%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,743 7,407 6,974 1.13% 15.5% 26.1%
Butyl acrylate 1,345 0 139 0.02% 21.4% 55.6%
1,2-Butylene oxide 721 0 5 0.00% 15.0% 26.1%
Copper compounds 710 0 20 0.00% 14.9% 26.0%
tert-Butyl alcohol 562 375 0 0.00% 19.3% 48.7%
Hexachlorobenzene 544 1,100 2,814 0.45% 15.9% 12.4%
Pentachloroethane 464 7,444 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Hexachloroethane 356 1,500 162 0.03% 15.4% 31.0%
Anthracene 259 0 0 0.00% 16.3% 7.7%
Biphenyl 210 0 1 0.00% 16.1% 10.7%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 159 0 0 0.00% 15.3% 22.6%
Phenol 156 0 0 0.00% 18.3% 53.0%
Nickel compounds 135 0 1,121 0.18% 18.6% 52.1%
Mercury compounds 128 0 10 0.00% 14.5% 5.8%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 125 17,001 17 0.00% 15.0% 25.7%
Zinc compounds 91 0 0 0.00% 20.2% 52.0%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 65 271 0 0.00% 15.5% 26.6%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 63 399 473 0.08% 14.4% 29.1%
Dichloromethane 59 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 31.1%
Chloromethane 48 0 1 0.00% 17.3% 52.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 46 0 0 0.00% 15.1% 22.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 43 2 58 0.01% 19.1% 43.9%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 28 0 0 0.00% 15.8% 10.3%
Copper 24 0 0 0.00% 15.8% 10.2%
Bromine 24 0 2 0.00% 15.0% 26.1%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 16 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Chromium compounds 15 0 5,142 0.83% 20.0% 52.0%
Isoprene 15 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Lead 12 0 0 0.00% 15.8% 26.9%
Sodium nitrite 10 0 0 0.00% 13.4% 42.3%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 10 620 0 0.00% 15.8% 26.9%
Ethylene oxide 9 0 1,396 0.23% 15.7% 26.8%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 9 0 0 0.00% 15.2% 22.6%
Asbestos (friable) 4 0 3,701 0.60% 20.1% 51.6%
Pentachlorobenzene 3 720 0 0.00% 15.8% 13.5%
Phenanthrene 2 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Lead compounds 2 0 0 0.00% 20.1% 51.6%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 1 21 300 0.05% 15.3% 23.5%
Antimony compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 26.3% 51.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 66 0 0.00% 15.8% 26.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 1 2 0.00% 17.3% 37.1%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 0 4 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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