PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Owens Corning

Rank in Toxic 100: 70
Rank among all TRI companies: 164
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 976,249
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 1
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 308,462
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 44%

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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
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	84	0	20,000	148	0.05%	23.1%	48.5%	78.1%	27.9%	44.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	601	1	390,000	19,601	6.35%	22.3%	47.2%	76.5%	28.8%	41.4%
Zinc compounds	12,767	0	100	270	0.09%	17.8%	38.7%	72.1%	55.6%	10.7%
Hydrogen sulfide	38,644	0	1,800	11,800	3.83%	16.5%	38.1%	65.1%	30.7%	27.5%
Copper compounds	30	0	1,500	8	0.00%	16.3%	39.3%	64.6%	16.4%	37.5%
Lead	59	0	23,000	484	0.16%	16.1%	36.7%	64.5%	17.8%	40.8%
Antimony compounds	1	0	18,000	1	0.00%	13.9%	34.2%	60.7%	24.4%	32.5%
Manganese compounds	1,276	0	12,000	1,647	0.53%	15.7%	35.3%	55.0%	24.6%	17.4%
Chromium compounds	92	0	43,000,000	69,030	22.38%	18.6%	40.4%	45.6%	21.3%	16.7%
Formaldehyde	163,753	0	46,000	170,322	55.22%	17.9%	40.5%	40.0%	21.5%	12.1%
Methanol	208,145	0	0	1	0.00%	17.3%	39.2%	39.9%	23.4%	12.7%
Lead compounds	547	0	23,000	915	0.30%	17.8%	38.2%	38.7%	24.4%	6.9%
Cobalt	12	0	17,000,000	19,707	6.39%	15.9%	37.9%	36.8%	18.8%	11.8%
Copper	10	0	1,500	1	0.00%	15.0%	37.2%	33.4%	17.8%	10.0%
Chromium	10	0	43,000,000	12,513	4.06%	14.8%	36.8%	33.3%	17.8%	9.9%
Nickel	10	0	930,000	796	0.26%	14.8%	36.8%	33.3%	17.8%	9.9%
Glycol Ethers	12,026	0	180	50	0.02%	20.0%	45.5%	31.0%	22.7%	4.8%
Mercury compounds	0	0	12,000	0	0.00%	13.0%	27.6%	29.3%	3.8%	11.5%
Ammonia	442,994	0	7	55	0.02%	16.7%	38.5%	24.4%	10.1%	8.4%
Hydrochloric acid	67,699	0	180	990	0.32%	12.9%	28.4%	23.6%	13.4%	5.7%
Carbonyl sulfide	27,489	0	350	124	0.04%	16.7%	39.8%	15.1%	1.6%	5.4%

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