PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Koppers

Rank among all TRI companies: 76
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 635,689
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,712,788
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 977,441
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 72%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	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
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	5,662	0	0.00%	19.0%	40.2%	33.7%	21.4%	8.9%
Chromium compounds	272	0	43,000,000	2,924,000,000	148,937	15.24%	23.6%	44.3%	62.9%	52.2%	7.0%
Arsenic compounds	108	0	15,000,000	1,620,000,000	82,679	8.46%	23.6%	44.3%	63.0%	52.2%	7.0%
Quinoline	330	873	3,000,000	990,000,000	307,622	31.47%	17.6%	40.5%	73.7%	17.8%	50.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	1,596	214,584	390,000	622,518,000	166,650	17.05%	17.9%	42.4%	77.4%	14.8%	58.5%
Benzene	16,537	5,285	28,000	463,036,000	124,271	12.71%	17.5%	39.8%	71.9%	18.5%	47.5%
Lead	14	0	23,000	322,000	3	0.00%	19.1%	40.5%	34.0%	21.8%	8.9%
Lead compounds	0	0	23,000	4,899	0	0.00%	20.4%	44.2%	31.4%	23.4%	3.9%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	33	8,125	20,000	660,000	222	0.02%	17.8%	42.3%	78.1%	15.4%	58.5%
Pentachlorophenol	1	1,005	18,000	18,000	0	0.00%	20.4%	48.4%	44.1%	32.9%	9.9%
Naphthalene	31,269	484,066	12,000	375,228,000	107,711	11.02%	17.7%	40.6%	73.7%	17.7%	50.6%
Maleic anhydride	52,588	0	5,000	262,940,000	37,107	3.80%	16.9%	36.7%	64.5%	22.1%	34.7%
Copper compounds	742	0	1,500	1,112,850	24	0.00%	22.7%	44.2%	54.8%	44.6%	6.3%
Ethylbenzene	1,952	65	890	1,737,280	242	0.02%	16.9%	36.7%	64.7%	22.1%	34.9%
Biphenyl	175	642	800	140,000	28	0.00%	17.3%	38.8%	69.6%	19.8%	43.4%
Phthalic anhydride	46,174	681,734	180	103,851,720	1,835	0.19%	17.3%	39.0%	69.9%	19.4%	44.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	8,046	318	35	281,610	44	0.00%	17.1%	37.7%	67.0%	21.1%	38.7%
Phenol	5,892	115	18	106,056	45	0.00%	17.8%	41.7%	76.5%	16.5%	55.2%
Sodium nitrite	209	0	10	2,090	0	0.00%	24.0%	44.5%	63.3%	52.5%	7.1%
Ammonia	421,569	0	7	2,950,983	19	0.00%	18.0%	44.1%	7.2%	1.6%	1.5%
Styrene	168	411	4	588	0	0.00%	17.3%	37.5%	65.9%	22.3%	36.3%
Anthracene	594	67,028	3	1,960	1	0.00%	17.9%	42.0%	76.3%	15.8%	55.9%
Toluene	6,079	4,359	1	4,255	1	0.00%	17.5%	39.5%	71.3%	18.9%	46.3%
Phenanthrene	1,357	141,381	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dibenzofuran	94	40,267	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Creosote, coal tar	39,890	62,531	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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