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Rank in Toxic 100: 4
Rank among all TRI companies: 4
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 5,264,244
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 8,291,467
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 11,936,031
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 3.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 35%

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Ammonia 3,788,483 0 324 0.00% 19.2% 48.4%
Methanol 296,075 235,250 2 0.00% 16.4% 43.8%
Ethylene 177,661 0 3 0.00% 25.5% 59.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 125,926 41,571 26 0.00% 21.2% 48.6%
Propylene (Propene) 119,408 0 4 0.00% 25.0% 62.4%
n-Hexane 84,451 840,137 8 0.00% 25.9% 62.7%
Hydrochloric acid 63,054 0 286 0.00% 14.5% 41.3%
Toluene 57,762 1,406,383 2 0.00% 20.3% 59.5%
1,3-Butadiene 47,405 0 133,763 1.12% 25.6% 56.7%
Nitric acid 35,020 0 126 0.00% 20.6% 28.8%
1,2-Dichloroethane 33,015 3,082 82,349 0.69% 24.6% 41.8%
Cyclohexane 31,099 5 0 0.00% 15.1% 58.3%
Benzene 30,137 905 25,132 0.21% 24.4% 58.1%
Ethylbenzene 23,688 41,813 159 0.00% 22.8% 46.1%
tert-Butyl alcohol 22,588 2,140 1 0.00% 18.4% 32.8%
Formic acid 20,485 522 0 0.00% 14.0% 41.3%
Chlorobenzene 19,910 56,600 2 0.00% 13.9% 42.8%
Glycol Ethers 16,933 0 77 0.00% 15.4% 47.2%
Ethylene oxide 16,696 0 5,028,719 42.13% 15.3% 41.2%
Chlorine 14,788 0 5,348 0.04% 16.7% 31.0%
Ethylene glycol 14,418 53,627 9 0.00% 11.3% 37.8%
Propylene oxide 13,566 0 8,230 0.07% 18.0% 37.6%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 13,552 5 121 0.00% 13.0% 63.1%
Acrylic acid 13,234 66,000 1,343 0.01% 15.4% 52.3%
o-Xylene 12,743 205 3 0.00% 15.0% 10.6%
Chloroform 12,039 1,300 22,706 0.19% 15.0% 44.3%
Methyl acrylate 11,830 0 6 0.00% 27.1% 46.2%
Formaldehyde 11,650 3,057 13,355 0.11% 15.3% 45.3%
Sulfuric acid 10,663 0 282 0.00% 17.0% 14.7%
Styrene 9,532 21,524 3 0.00% 18.9% 30.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 9,100 0 0 0.00% 12.6% 41.0%
Copper compounds 7,523 0 914 0.01% 23.7% 28.6%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,437 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 6,349 41,475 6 0.00% 9.8% 47.4%
Chromium compounds 6,231 0 5,580,319 46.75% 23.7% 29.2%
n-Butyl alcohol 5,818 783,940 2 0.00% 15.3% 47.2%
Triethylamine 5,690 0 29 0.00% 17.4% 32.5%
Butyl acrylate 5,225 0 1,159 0.01% 16.3% 52.9%
Aniline 4,572 15,024 338 0.00% 12.8% 42.4%
Cyclohexanol 4,500 700 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Chloromethane 4,114 0 114 0.00% 10.8% 48.4%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3,984 1,176 0 0.00% 14.5% 10.1%
Butyraldehyde 3,910 25,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nitrobenzene 3,071 710 4,121 0.03% 15.0% 42.4%
Carbon tetrachloride 3,000 23,000 1,683 0.01% 16.2% 47.8%
Isobutyraldehyde 2,540 5,300 21 0.00% 19.8% 75.8%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,535 2,830 59,554 0.50% 8.7% 35.5%
Methyl methacrylate 2,504 0 2 0.00% 19.9% 29.0%
Acrylonitrile 2,146 32 44,994 0.38% 17.3% 38.9%
Diisocyanates 2,109 26,732 36,094 0.30% 16.7% 38.1%
1,4-Dioxane 1,918 16,161 842 0.01% 15.2% 55.3%
Biphenyl 1,839 36,621 59 0.00% 13.7% 47.9%
Cobalt compounds 1,761 0 800,586 6.71% 18.5% 25.5%
Vinyl acetate 1,521 0 1 0.00% 12.0% 14.1%
Phenol 1,406 33 0 0.00% 22.2% 58.1%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 1,361 0 0 0.00% 13.1% 42.6%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 1,306 0 8,751 0.07% 8.9% 45.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,250 0 12,537 0.11% 9.1% 36.1%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 905 961 1 0.00% 15.0% 10.6%
Dimethyl phthalate 900 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Hydrogen fluoride 870 0 2 0.00% 26.1% 77.2%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 853 228,956 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 829 27,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nickel compounds 808 0 43,621 0.37% 35.7% 46.7%
Barium compounds 675 0 329 0.00% 35.9% 46.5%
o-Toluidine 599 17,000 2,200 0.02% 18.6% 57.0%
Cumene 510 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 6.7%
Ethyl acrylate 493 0 5 0.00% 18.8% 31.2%
Zinc compounds 364 0 3 0.00% 39.9% 53.0%
Naphthalene 351 14,497 194 0.00% 13.3% 37.2%
Manganese compounds 344 0 424 0.00% 39.5% 51.3%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 329 0 1 0.00% 14.8% 10.5%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 327 0 2,189 0.02% 8.9% 44.9%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 322 77,631 0 0.00% 14.8% 10.6%
Acrolein 290 0 1,144 0.01% 14.3% 57.7%
Maleic anhydride 280 0 30 0.00% 14.0% 57.0%
Vanadium compounds 252 0 4 0.00% 41.7% 54.0%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 250 0 0 0.00% 13.4% 6.4%
Sodium dicamba 195 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 52.9%
Vinyl chloride 181 0 32 0.00% 14.8% 10.5%
Acrylamide 181 110 3,491 0.03% 11.4% 34.6%
Propargyl alcohol 175 0 2 0.00% 12.1% 40.4%
Lead compounds 164 0 392 0.00% 41.1% 53.2%
sec-Butyl alcohol 158 0 0 0.00% 22.8% 42.0%
Lithium carbonate 134 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 134 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Diethanolamine 130 0 14 0.00% 10.5% 38.6%
Molybdenum trioxide 108 0 132 0.00% 22.2% 26.8%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 107 301,446 7,188 0.06% 23.6% 69.4%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 94 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 52.8%
Acetonitrile 90 2,092 0 0.00% 14.8% 10.5%
Acetaldehyde 50 0 9 0.00% 15.4% 28.4%
N-Methylolacrylamide 46 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Bromine 39 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 10.5%
Phthalic anhydride 34 0 0 0.00% 13.7% 56.1%
Hydrogen cyanide 33 0 5 0.00% 19.3% 42.0%
Phosgene 28 0 8 0.00% 13.9% 42.8%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 23 0 0 0.00% 10.5% 39.2%
Epichlorohydrin 15 0 3 0.00% 28.9% 71.8%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 10 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 10.5%
p-Chloroaniline 6 54 90 0.00% 14.7% 44.5%
Ozone 6 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 44.3%
2-Methoxyethanol 5 0 0 0.00% 16.3% 55.5%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 4 87,002 0 0.00% 15.1% 52.8%
2-Ethoxyethanol 2 0 0 0.00% 15.8% 55.6%
Lead 0 0 1 0.00% 13.0% 24.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 15.1% 10.9%
Sodium nitrite 0 536 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole 0 3,850 0 0.00% 10.6% 34.4%
Chlorophenols 0 3,777,179 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 293 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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