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Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100: 63
Rank among all TRI companies: 153
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 1,421,399
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 6,935,367
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 364,055
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 24%
EJ: Minority Share: 72%

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This company is rank 29 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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1,2-Dichloroethane 57,356 2,471,586 93,000 240,610 66.09% 25.4% 46.6% 76.9% 72.4% 3.0%
Vinyl chloride 122,950 1,263 31,000 52,610 14.45% 18.1% 35.6% 59.2% 45.4% 9.6%
Chlorine 86,559 0 23,000 21,009 5.77% 21.2% 40.9% 59.8% 52.8% 3.8%
Ethylene oxide 495 0 11,000,000 16,018 4.40% 14.1% 37.4% 55.5% 4.5% 46.8%
Chloroprene 1,372 0 1,100,000 15,723 4.32% 21.5% 41.3% 60.5% 54.0% 3.3%
Chloroform 3,205 92,682 82,000 7,737 2.13% 24.8% 45.8% 74.5% 69.7% 3.0%
Acetaldehyde 65,021 0 7,900 3,071 0.84% 29.0% 49.8% 63.5% 56.3% 5.4%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,277 68,995 21,000 1,754 0.48% 24.9% 45.9% 74.8% 70.5% 2.6%
Hydroquinone 18,962 0 60,000 1,691 0.46% 15.6% 38.0% 58.7% 4.9% 50.0%
1,3-Butadiene 8,358 0 110,000 1,264 0.35% 14.9% 37.3% 57.3% 4.6% 48.7%
Trichloroethylene 874 92,524 15,000 886 0.24% 25.7% 47.0% 78.0% 74.0% 2.5%
Benzene 8,258 46,824 28,000 859 0.24% 18.5% 39.5% 58.6% 32.3% 22.7%
1,4-Dioxane 2,429 0 18,000 296 0.08% 29.2% 50.0% 63.4% 57.4% 4.2%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 76 228,861 210,000 179 0.05% 24.5% 45.9% 75.4% 66.0% 7.7%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,573 2,612,908 5,700 160 0.04% 23.4% 43.8% 68.5% 63.1% 2.9%
Hydrochloric acid 34,075 90 180 57 0.02% 22.2% 42.6% 65.5% 56.2% 6.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 29 0.01% 21.1% 40.8% 59.5% 52.2% 4.1%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,572 605,555 930 23 0.01% 22.9% 43.2% 66.7% 60.8% 3.3%
Naphthalene 1,089 2,170 12,000 21 0.01% 15.5% 37.9% 58.3% 4.8% 49.6%
Chloromethane 19,568 0 640 20 0.01% 15.9% 38.3% 59.0% 5.0% 50.3%
Vinyl acetate 141,388 30,622 18 12 0.00% 12.2% 27.6% 46.2% 19.1% 20.8%
Ethylidene dichloride 1,380 0 570 9 0.00% 21.2% 40.8% 59.5% 53.0% 3.3%
Ethylbenzene 2,992 1,647 890 9 0.00% 13.6% 37.0% 54.3% 4.4% 45.6%
Ammonia 66,632 0 7 2 0.00% 12.6% 30.2% 48.1% 14.9% 27.6%
Ethylene 492,696 0 1 2 0.00% 23.7% 45.3% 74.5% 60.1% 12.5%
Acetophenone 9,853 0 10 1 0.00% 21.2% 40.9% 59.6% 53.3% 3.1%
n-Hexane 70,959 5,382 5 1 0.00% 14.6% 37.6% 56.5% 4.7% 47.8%
Ethylene glycol 14,011 0 9 1 0.00% 28.2% 49.1% 63.3% 53.3% 8.1%
Propylene (Propene) 161,303 0 1 0 0.00% 16.1% 38.6% 59.4% 12.3% 43.4%
m-Xylene 2,959 0 35 0 0.00% 12.7% 36.4% 52.4% 4.2% 43.8%
p-Xylene 1,890 0 35 0 0.00% 12.9% 36.6% 52.8% 4.2% 44.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,110 0 58 0 0.00% 15.4% 37.8% 58.2% 4.8% 49.6%
o-Xylene 1,441 0 35 0 0.00% 13.0% 36.7% 53.2% 4.3% 44.6%
Biphenyl 8 0 800 0 0.00% 31.3% 51.3% 66.8% 60.6% 4.6%
Dicyclopentadiene 2 0 18,000 0 0.00% 10.6% 35.0% 47.1% 3.8% 38.7%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,076 116 35 0 0.00% 14.1% 37.3% 55.5% 4.5% 46.8%
Hydrogen sulfide 7 0 1,800 0 0.00% 13.5% 37.0% 54.1% 4.4% 45.4%
Toluene 6,383 4 1 0 0.00% 13.4% 36.9% 53.9% 4.3% 45.2%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,346 40 0 0 0.00% 23.6% 44.2% 69.9% 63.9% 3.8%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,361 91,237 1 0 0.00% 21.3% 40.9% 59.8% 53.3% 3.3%
Styrene 214 1 4 0 0.00% 13.8% 36.8% 54.7% 4.4% 46.1%
Methanol 3,574 0 0 0 0.00% 15.5% 38.1% 58.2% 4.9% 49.5%
Cumene 41 0 9 0 0.00% 15.7% 38.1% 58.7% 4.9% 49.9%
Cyclohexane 548 0 1 0 0.00% 15.3% 37.9% 57.8% 4.8% 49.1%
Chlorobenzene 42 228,629 4 0 0.00% 21.5% 43.1% 69.2% 45.5% 21.2%
Pentachloroethane 0 262,573 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isoprene 114 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 91,224 2,600 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 0 436 35,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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