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