PQ Group Holdings
Rank among all TRI companies: 490
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 105,911
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 82,589
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 41,840
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 74%
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Sulfuric acid
88,137
0
3,500
308,479,255
36,365
86.91%
18.3%
39.4%
76.5%
18.3%
46.3%
Methanol
5,122
44
0
922
0
0.00%
20.7%
44.0%
51.9%
15.4%
29.4%
Ammonia
3,480
1
7
24,358
2
0.01%
12.5%
28.2%
55.2%
11.2%
27.2%
Hydrochloric acid
2,888
0
180
519,912
17
0.04%
17.6%
37.2%
68.1%
26.5%
32.0%
Hydrogen sulfide
2,548
1
1,800
4,585,500
117
0.28%
23.3%
45.5%
76.9%
34.0%
39.3%
Barium compounds
2,241
0
7,000
15,688,750
37
0.09%
24.3%
51.6%
35.1%
16.5%
12.3%
Carbon disulfide
323
4
5
1,613
0
0.00%
23.1%
43.5%
69.9%
48.7%
17.9%
Chlorine
273
0
23,000
6,279,000
72
0.17%
22.3%
41.2%
62.7%
56.7%
2.9%
Dimethylamine
232
18
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitric acid
160
0
270
43,111
6
0.02%
24.2%
46.0%
71.6%
32.1%
36.1%
Ethylbenzene
81
4
890
72,446
2
0.00%
25.9%
46.6%
78.1%
74.4%
2.0%
Toluene
75
63
1
53
0
0.00%
26.0%
46.8%
78.6%
75.0%
2.0%
n-Hexane
70
7
5
348
0
0.00%
25.9%
46.7%
78.4%
74.7%
2.0%
Benzene
60
49
28,000
1,693,160
156
0.37%
27.2%
48.7%
84.3%
81.5%
1.7%
Lead
47
0
23,000
1,072,030
151
0.36%
20.7%
43.7%
78.6%
19.9%
52.6%
Vinyl acetate
27
69
18
489
0
0.00%
25.3%
47.8%
84.2%
58.3%
23.1%
Cyclohexane
24
27
1
14
0
0.00%
27.6%
49.2%
85.7%
83.1%
1.5%
Triethylamine
23
81,898
500
11,500
1
0.00%
26.1%
48.8%
77.1%
62.7%
11.4%
Acetaldehyde
17
9
7,900
137,697
16
0.04%
26.8%
48.8%
85.5%
73.6%
10.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
16
13
35
560
0
0.00%
25.7%
46.4%
77.4%
73.3%
2.2%
Maleic anhydride
10
19
5,000
50,550
6
0.02%
24.6%
46.4%
73.3%
33.2%
36.8%
Vanadium compounds
6
0
140
901
0
0.00%
15.8%
35.7%
77.1%
14.0%
46.1%
Copper
6
0
1,500
8,565
6
0.02%
12.8%
27.5%
53.8%
12.7%
28.1%
tert-Butyl alcohol
5
10
10
50
0
0.00%
27.0%
48.5%
84.0%
79.1%
3.6%
Nickel
5
0
930,000
4,650,000
3,771
9.01%
13.0%
27.8%
54.5%
13.3%
28.1%
sec-Butyl alcohol
4
17
0
1
0
0.00%
27.6%
49.2%
85.4%
82.8%
1.5%
Silver
4
0
200
730
1
0.00%
13.0%
27.8%
54.5%
13.3%
28.1%
Acrylic acid
3
54
3,500
10,710
0
0.00%
25.2%
46.2%
77.7%
67.8%
7.7%
Chloromethane
2
2
640
1,472
0
0.00%
27.4%
48.9%
84.8%
82.2%
1.5%
Lead compounds
2
0
23,000
46,000
1
0.00%
22.3%
41.2%
62.7%
56.7%
2.9%
Hydroquinone
2
41
60,000
116,400
2
0.00%
22.3%
42.4%
67.5%
49.3%
14.5%
Acrylonitrile
2
6
240,000
408,000
39
0.09%
27.4%
48.9%
84.8%
82.2%
1.6%
Mercury compounds
2
0
12,000
18,240
0
0.00%
18.0%
37.2%
62.5%
32.6%
25.1%
Benzyl chloride
1
22
180,000
234,000
5
0.01%
24.8%
45.0%
73.6%
69.2%
2.2%
Trichloroethylene
1
1
15,000
15,000
2
0.00%
27.4%
49.0%
85.0%
82.4%
1.5%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
1
20
50,000
50,000
1
0.00%
22.4%
41.4%
63.1%
57.1%
2.9%
m-Cresol
1
23
6
5
0
0.00%
22.9%
43.6%
70.3%
47.8%
18.8%
Ethylene glycol
1
23
9
8
0
0.00%
22.1%
42.1%
67.1%
48.1%
15.2%
Benzal chloride
1
16
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
p-Cresol
1
13
6
4
0
0.00%
22.6%
43.2%
69.8%
47.0%
19.0%
Allyl alcohol
1
5
12,000
7,320
1
0.00%
23.6%
46.5%
82.4%
41.9%
36.4%
Chromium compounds
1
0
43,000,000
5,805,000
1,047
2.50%
18.0%
38.8%
45.9%
17.0%
21.8%
Chloroform
1
1
82,000
41,000
4
0.01%
27.3%
48.8%
84.4%
81.8%
1.6%
Catechol
1
10
9,000
4,500
0
0.00%
22.6%
41.7%
63.8%
57.8%
2.8%
Styrene
0
5
4
2
0
0.00%
26.2%
48.2%
83.5%
67.5%
13.8%
Phenol
0
9
18
7
0
0.00%
22.4%
42.6%
68.2%
48.3%
16.1%
Carbon tetrachloride
0
1
21,000
8,400
1
0.00%
27.2%
48.7%
84.3%
81.6%
1.6%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
0
8
120
48
0
0.00%
26.7%
47.9%
81.7%
78.6%
1.7%
Naphthalene
0
3
12,000
4,800
0
0.00%
22.6%
41.7%
63.7%
57.8%
2.8%
Allyl chloride
0
1
3,500
1,400
0
0.00%
27.9%
49.7%
86.8%
84.4%
1.4%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
0
1
930
372
0
0.00%
27.2%
48.7%
84.3%
81.6%
1.6%
Copper compounds
0
0
1,500
495
0
0.00%
18.3%
39.2%
46.4%
17.1%
22.2%
Phthalic anhydride
0
8
180
54
0
0.00%
22.3%
41.2%
62.8%
56.8%
2.9%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
0
8
6
2
0
0.00%
22.9%
42.1%
64.6%
58.7%
2.8%
Acrolein
0
0
180,000
50,400
6
0.01%
25.7%
48.1%
84.7%
62.5%
19.6%
Aniline
0
5
5,700
1,140
0
0.00%
23.8%
43.5%
67.2%
61.6%
2.7%
Methyl methacrylate
0
2
5
1
0
0.00%
27.6%
49.3%
85.6%
83.0%
1.5%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
0
46
1
0
0
0.00%
27.8%
49.6%
86.5%
84.1%
1.4%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
0
2
0
0
0
0.00%
22.3%
41.2%
62.8%
56.7%
2.9%
1,4-Dioxane
0
0
18,000
1,800
0
0.00%
22.4%
41.5%
63.3%
57.3%
2.9%
Dibutyl phthalate
0
1
10
1
0
0.00%
18.1%
37.3%
62.7%
32.9%
25.1%
Formaldehyde
0
0
46,000
1,380
0
0.00%
21.1%
44.4%
79.7%
20.1%
53.8%
Propylene (Propene)
0
0
1
0
0
0.00%
21.4%
45.0%
80.4%
20.0%
54.6%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
164,340
4
0.01%
18.4%
37.6%
62.6%
35.1%
22.8%
o-Toluidine
0
1
180,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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