PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share
Phthalic anhydride	3,352	0	180	28	0.00%	26.8%	51.8%	74.0%	70.2%	1.1%
Antimony compounds	0	0	18,000	1	0.00%	26.3%	46.3%	51.1%	35.9%	6.4%
Butyl acrylate	1,345	0	3,500	139	0.02%	21.4%	44.3%	55.6%	29.7%	23.3%
Methyl acrylate	3,971	0	180	22	0.00%	21.2%	44.2%	55.1%	29.3%	23.1%
Ethylene glycol	5,817	0	9	2	0.00%	21.2%	44.1%	54.9%	29.2%	23.1%
Acetaldehyde	5,839	0	7,900	1,249	0.20%	20.6%	43.8%	52.9%	27.7%	22.5%
n-Hexane	30,566	0	5	4	0.00%	20.6%	43.6%	52.4%	27.7%	22.0%
Formaldehyde	28,823	0	46,000	36,115	5.84%	20.2%	43.5%	51.5%	26.7%	22.0%
Maleic anhydride	4,244	0	5,000	621	0.10%	20.4%	43.4%	51.3%	27.2%	21.4%
tert-Butyl alcohol	562	375	10	0	0.00%	19.3%	42.1%	48.7%	25.9%	20.2%
Chromium compounds	15	0	43,000,000	5,142	0.83%	20.0%	41.5%	52.0%	42.5%	4.5%
Methanol	27,792	0	0	0	0.00%	17.5%	40.3%	53.2%	46.1%	3.6%
Phenol	156	0	18	0	0.00%	18.3%	40.2%	53.0%	45.6%	3.8%
Cumene	35,461	19,352	9	9	0.00%	17.1%	40.1%	51.8%	44.8%	3.6%
CFC-12	9,594	0	5	2	0.00%	17.2%	39.8%	52.5%	45.3%	3.7%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	37,687	0	0	0	0.00%	17.2%	39.8%	52.5%	45.2%	3.7%
Chloromethane	48	0	640	1	0.00%	17.3%	39.8%	52.4%	45.2%	3.7%
Zinc compounds	91	0	100	0	0.00%	20.2%	39.4%	52.0%	41.4%	6.5%
Nickel compounds	135	0	930,000	1,121	0.18%	18.6%	39.3%	52.1%	44.3%	4.0%
Lead compounds	2	0	23,000	0	0.00%	20.1%	38.7%	51.6%	43.2%	4.3%
Asbestos (friable)	4	0	170,000,000	3,701	0.60%	20.1%	38.7%	51.6%	43.2%	4.3%
Ethylene	1,503,815	0	1	28	0.00%	15.7%	38.2%	35.6%	18.8%	14.2%
Ethylbenzene	7,858	1,200	890	139	0.02%	15.5%	38.1%	23.5%	16.4%	4.4%
Ammonia	97,167	0	7	7	0.00%	16.6%	38.1%	30.7%	19.6%	8.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	43	2	390,000	58	0.01%	19.1%	38.0%	43.9%	35.6%	4.2%
Toluene	13,580	1,881	1	0	0.00%	15.9%	37.9%	19.5%	12.8%	4.1%
Benzene	33,037	9,092	28,000	12,103	1.96%	15.8%	37.9%	15.4%	9.2%	3.8%
1,3-Butadiene	23,665	0	110,000	23,998	3.88%	15.2%	37.8%	17.4%	10.7%	4.2%
Biphenyl	210	0	800	1	0.00%	16.1%	37.7%	10.7%	5.2%	3.2%
Dichloromethane	59	0	36	0	0.00%	18.0%	37.7%	31.1%	24.2%	3.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	6,804	2,864	35	2	0.00%	16.7%	37.6%	21.8%	14.9%	3.8%
Anthracene	259	0	3	0	0.00%	16.3%	37.3%	7.7%	2.6%	2.9%
Mercury compounds	128	0	12,000	10	0.00%	14.5%	37.2%	5.8%	3.1%	0.8%
Vinyl chloride	231,237	75,444	31,000	79,073	12.78%	16.7%	37.2%	21.3%	15.2%	3.2%
Naphthalene	9,022	38	12,000	385	0.06%	15.8%	37.1%	11.3%	5.8%	3.2%
Hydrochloric acid	157,788	0	180	270	0.04%	16.5%	37.1%	22.1%	15.5%	3.5%
Propylene (Propene)	141,808	182,698	1	2	0.00%	15.0%	36.9%	16.5%	9.7%	4.1%
Methyl tert-butyl ether	159	0	93	0	0.00%	15.3%	36.9%	22.6%	14.8%	4.5%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)	9	0	1,000	0	0.00%	15.2%	36.9%	22.6%	14.8%	4.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	46	0	58	0	0.00%	15.1%	36.8%	22.1%	14.3%	4.5%
Chlorine	65,649	0	23,000	9,194	1.49%	16.1%	36.7%	22.6%	15.1%	4.1%
Acetophenone	69,699	156	10	2	0.00%	16.0%	36.7%	10.9%	5.4%	2.9%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene	1	21	9,300,000	300	0.05%	15.3%	36.6%	23.5%	16.4%	3.9%
Hexachlorobenzene	544	1,100	1,600,000	2,814	0.45%	15.9%	36.6%	12.4%	6.8%	3.0%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	28	0	3,900	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.6%	10.3%	4.9%	2.9%
Copper	24	0	1,500	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.6%	10.2%	4.8%	2.9%
Hexachloroethane	356	1,500	14,000	162	0.03%	15.4%	36.5%	31.0%	23.3%	4.0%
Pentachlorobenzene	3	720	1,300	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.5%	13.5%	7.7%	3.1%
Dicyclopentadiene	8,607	0	18,000	261	0.04%	15.3%	36.4%	8.8%	3.8%	2.8%
Ethylene oxide	9	0	11,000,000	1,396	0.23%	15.7%	36.3%	26.8%	19.4%	4.0%
Carbon tetrachloride	17,099	275	21,000	4,889	0.79%	15.9%	36.3%	18.0%	11.5%	3.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	1	1,400,000,000	2	0.00%	17.3%	36.2%	37.1%	29.1%	4.1%
Styrene	27,712	800	4	1	0.00%	14.6%	36.2%	21.8%	13.9%	4.4%
Lead	12	0	23,000	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.0%	26.9%	19.1%	3.9%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	10	620	18	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.0%	26.9%	19.1%	3.9%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0	66	360,000	0	0.00%	15.8%	36.0%	26.9%	19.1%	3.9%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	65	271	18	0	0.00%	15.5%	35.9%	26.6%	18.8%	4.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	12,074	160	0	0	0.00%	15.3%	35.9%	28.4%	20.6%	4.1%
Ethylidene dichloride	6,841	9	570	117	0.02%	15.1%	35.8%	25.8%	18.1%	4.1%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	125	17,001	7,900	17	0.00%	15.0%	35.8%	25.7%	17.9%	4.1%
1,2-Dichloroethylene	6,730	125	110	21	0.00%	15.1%	35.8%	26.1%	18.4%	4.1%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	63,978	11,468	930	1,034	0.17%	15.0%	35.8%	26.2%	18.3%	4.1%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	35,517	7,710	1	1	0.00%	15.0%	35.7%	26.1%	18.3%	4.1%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	3,733	1,802	2,600	360	0.06%	15.0%	35.7%	26.1%	18.3%	4.1%
Bromine	24	0	2,100	2	0.00%	15.0%	35.7%	26.1%	18.3%	4.1%
1,2-Butylene oxide	721	0	180	5	0.00%	15.0%	35.7%	26.1%	18.2%	4.1%
Copper compounds	710	0	1,500	20	0.00%	14.9%	35.7%	26.0%	18.2%	4.1%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	1,743	7,407	210,000	6,974	1.13%	15.5%	35.7%	26.1%	18.7%	3.9%
Trichloroethylene	24,411	4,970	15,000	10,513	1.70%	15.0%	35.6%	26.4%	18.6%	4.1%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	11,918	20,299	5,700	1,849	0.30%	15.2%	35.6%	27.2%	19.4%	4.1%
Vinylidene chloride	3,305	51	18	2	0.00%	14.9%	35.2%	27.8%	19.9%	4.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane	209,401	51,502	93,000	279,130	45.12%	15.4%	34.4%	25.4%	18.3%	3.7%
Chloroform	66,893	24,944	82,000	43,424	7.02%	15.6%	33.0%	36.6%	27.9%	4.3%
Chlorobenzene	3,260	477	4	0	0.00%	15.4%	31.7%	42.7%	33.3%	4.6%
Vinyl acetate	80,113	463,212	18	82	0.01%	9.6%	31.5%	18.2%	9.1%	6.6%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	63	399	1,200,000	473	0.08%	14.4%	31.1%	29.1%	21.4%	3.9%
Chloroprene	6,100	0	1,100,000	91,369	14.77%	15.1%	30.8%	44.7%	34.9%	4.8%
Sodium nitrite	10	0	10	0	0.00%	13.4%	26.9%	42.3%	33.0%	4.6%
Pentachloroethane	464	7,444	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Isoprene	15	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Phenanthrene	2	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene	16	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)	0	4	1	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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