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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Phthalic anhydride
3,352
0
28
0.00%
26.8%
74.0%
Butyl acrylate
1,345
0
139
0.02%
21.4%
55.6%
Methyl acrylate
3,971
0
22
0.00%
21.2%
55.1%
Ethylene glycol
5,817
0
2
0.00%
21.2%
54.9%
Methanol
27,792
0
0
0.00%
17.5%
53.2%
Phenol
156
0
0
0.00%
18.3%
53.0%
Acetaldehyde
5,839
0
1,249
0.20%
20.6%
52.9%
CFC-12
9,594
0
2
0.00%
17.2%
52.5%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
37,687
0
0
0.00%
17.2%
52.5%
Chloromethane
48
0
1
0.00%
17.3%
52.4%
n-Hexane
30,566
0
4
0.00%
20.6%
52.4%
Nickel compounds
135
0
1,121
0.18%
18.6%
52.1%
Chromium compounds
15
0
5,142
0.83%
20.0%
52.0%
Zinc compounds
91
0
0
0.00%
20.2%
52.0%
Cumene
35,461
19,352
9
0.00%
17.1%
51.8%
Lead compounds
2
0
0
0.00%
20.1%
51.6%
Asbestos (friable)
4
0
3,701
0.60%
20.1%
51.6%
Formaldehyde
28,823
0
36,115
5.84%
20.2%
51.5%
Maleic anhydride
4,244
0
621
0.10%
20.4%
51.3%
Antimony compounds
0
0
1
0.00%
26.3%
51.1%
tert-Butyl alcohol
562
375
0
0.00%
19.3%
48.7%
Chloroprene
6,100
0
91,369
14.77%
15.1%
44.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
43
2
58
0.01%
19.1%
43.9%
Chlorobenzene
3,260
477
0
0.00%
15.4%
42.7%
Sodium nitrite
10
0
0
0.00%
13.4%
42.3%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
1
2
0.00%
17.3%
37.1%
Chloroform
66,893
24,944
43,424
7.02%
15.6%
36.6%
Ethylene
1,503,815
0
28
0.00%
15.7%
35.6%
Dichloromethane
59
0
0
0.00%
18.0%
31.1%
Hexachloroethane
356
1,500
162
0.03%
15.4%
31.0%
Ammonia
97,167
0
7
0.00%
16.6%
30.7%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
63
399
473
0.08%
14.4%
29.1%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
12,074
160
0
0.00%
15.3%
28.4%
Vinylidene chloride
3,305
51
2
0.00%
14.9%
27.8%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
11,918
20,299
1,849
0.30%
15.2%
27.2%
Lead
12
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
26.9%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
10
620
0
0.00%
15.8%
26.9%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
66
0
0.00%
15.8%
26.9%
Ethylene oxide
9
0
1,396
0.23%
15.7%
26.8%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
65
271
0
0.00%
15.5%
26.6%
Trichloroethylene
24,411
4,970
10,513
1.70%
15.0%
26.4%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
63,978
11,468
1,034
0.17%
15.0%
26.2%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
6,730
125
21
0.00%
15.1%
26.1%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,743
7,407
6,974
1.13%
15.5%
26.1%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
35,517
7,710
1
0.00%
15.0%
26.1%
Bromine
24
0
2
0.00%
15.0%
26.1%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
3,733
1,802
360
0.06%
15.0%
26.1%
1,2-Butylene oxide
721
0
5
0.00%
15.0%
26.1%
Copper compounds
710
0
20
0.00%
14.9%
26.0%
Ethylidene dichloride
6,841
9
117
0.02%
15.1%
25.8%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
125
17,001
17
0.00%
15.0%
25.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane
209,401
51,502
279,130
45.12%
15.4%
25.4%
Ethylbenzene
7,858
1,200
139
0.02%
15.5%
23.5%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1
21
300
0.05%
15.3%
23.5%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
159
0
0
0.00%
15.3%
22.6%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
9
0
0
0.00%
15.2%
22.6%
Chlorine
65,649
0
9,194
1.49%
16.1%
22.6%
Hydrochloric acid
157,788
0
270
0.04%
16.5%
22.1%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
46
0
0
0.00%
15.1%
22.1%
Styrene
27,712
800
1
0.00%
14.6%
21.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
6,804
2,864
2
0.00%
16.7%
21.8%
Vinyl chloride
231,237
75,444
79,073
12.78%
16.7%
21.3%
Toluene
13,580
1,881
0
0.00%
15.9%
19.5%
Vinyl acetate
80,113
463,212
82
0.01%
9.6%
18.2%
Carbon tetrachloride
17,099
275
4,889
0.79%
15.9%
18.0%
1,3-Butadiene
23,665
0
23,998
3.88%
15.2%
17.4%
Propylene (Propene)
141,808
182,698
2
0.00%
15.0%
16.5%
Benzene
33,037
9,092
12,103
1.96%
15.8%
15.4%
Pentachlorobenzene
3
720
0
0.00%
15.8%
13.5%
Hexachlorobenzene
544
1,100
2,814
0.45%
15.9%
12.4%
Naphthalene
9,022
38
385
0.06%
15.8%
11.3%
Acetophenone
69,699
156
2
0.00%
16.0%
10.9%
Biphenyl
210
0
1
0.00%
16.1%
10.7%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
28
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
10.3%
Copper
24
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
10.2%
Dicyclopentadiene
8,607
0
261
0.04%
15.3%
8.8%
Anthracene
259
0
0
0.00%
16.3%
7.7%
Mercury compounds
128
0
10
0.00%
14.5%
5.8%
Pentachloroethane
464
7,444
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
15
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
2
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
16
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
0
4
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
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