PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Rio Tinto

Rank in Toxic 100: 23
Rank among all TRI companies: 42
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 106,796
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 33
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 1,664,647
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 9%
EJ: Minority Share: 30%

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This company is rank 21 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
Ammonia	13,789	0	7	2	0.00%	7.8%	24.6%	26.2%	1.5%	17.3%
Antimony compounds	121	0	18,000	91	0.01%	10.0%	29.2%	32.9%	1.7%	22.7%
Arsenic compounds	3,646	0	15,000,000	1,399,946	84.10%	9.3%	27.7%	30.9%	1.7%	20.9%
Cadmium compounds	372	0	6,400,000	42,190	2.53%	8.5%	25.8%	28.4%	1.7%	18.8%
Chromium compounds	400	0	43,000,000	200,705	12.06%	7.3%	23.6%	24.5%	1.3%	16.2%
Copper compounds	39,507	0	1,500	1,282	0.08%	9.1%	27.3%	30.5%	1.7%	20.6%
Cresol (mixed isomers)	250	0	6	0	0.00%	5.7%	20.9%	21.0%	1.0%	13.9%
Cyanide compounds	82	0	4,400	15	0.00%	6.7%	22.5%	22.7%	1.2%	14.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	2	0.00%	6.7%	22.4%	22.7%	1.2%	14.9%
Hydrochloric acid	504	0	180	5	0.00%	10.2%	29.7%	33.6%	1.7%	23.3%
Lead compounds	15,867	0	23,000	10,141	0.61%	9.2%	27.5%	30.5%	1.6%	20.7%
Manganese compounds	306	0	12,000	121	0.01%	7.3%	23.6%	24.6%	1.3%	16.3%
Mercury compounds	15	0	12,000	3	0.00%	8.5%	25.8%	28.4%	1.7%	18.8%
Naphthalene	36	28	12,000	12	0.00%	6.2%	21.6%	21.8%	1.1%	14.4%
Nickel compounds	273	0	930,000	8,285	0.50%	8.9%	27.0%	29.7%	1.6%	20.2%
Selenium compounds	583	0	180	2	0.00%	10.1%	30.2%	34.8%	1.6%	24.6%
Silver compounds	208	0	200	1	0.00%	9.5%	28.2%	31.5%	1.7%	21.5%
Sulfuric acid	27,435	5	3,500	1,735	0.10%	8.6%	26.0%	28.7%	1.7%	19.0%
Thallium compounds	159	0	14,000	39	0.00%	8.5%	25.8%	28.4%	1.7%	18.8%
Vanadium compounds	235	0	140	1	0.00%	8.5%	25.8%	28.4%	1.7%	18.8%
Zinc compounds	3,008	0	100	69	0.00%	16.6%	36.9%	72.1%	8.1%	46.6%

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