PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Steel Dynamics

Rank among all TRI companies: 608
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 208,515
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 26,968
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 32%

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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
Chromium compounds	2,915	0	43,000,000	3,775,511,800	15,652	58.04%	16.5%	35.2%	35.7%	23.4%	6.4%
Nickel compounds	2,341	0	930,000	2,176,971,900	3,937	14.60%	20.9%	39.7%	36.2%	27.7%	3.6%
Manganese compounds	25,862	0	12,000	310,344,120	3,194	11.84%	25.5%	40.5%	25.4%	14.8%	3.4%
Lead compounds	1,934	0	23,000	44,476,020	1,103	4.09%	24.6%	40.1%	22.8%	11.9%	3.7%
Naphthalene	2,201	0	12,000	26,412,000	815	3.02%	11.6%	27.7%	25.1%	14.1%	5.2%
Cadmium compounds	13	0	6,400,000	83,200,000	754	2.79%	13.7%	31.8%	18.9%	11.1%	4.7%
Glycol Ethers	65,232	0	180	11,741,760	587	2.18%	10.8%	26.9%	20.7%	11.1%	4.3%
Manganese	891	0	12,000	10,696,680	411	1.52%	12.0%	28.3%	23.5%	13.9%	4.5%
Zinc compounds	67,438	0	100	6,743,771	110	0.41%	23.3%	38.1%	23.3%	12.4%	3.9%
Nickel	3	0	930,000	2,994,600	102	0.38%	11.9%	28.2%	22.9%	13.3%	4.6%
Copper compounds	1,478	0	1,500	2,217,195	52	0.19%	13.9%	35.3%	24.8%	11.0%	7.3%
Chromium	0	0	43,000,000	481,600	48	0.18%	9.3%	25.0%	34.0%	20.2%	10.4%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	3,262,922	48	0.18%	14.1%	35.5%	24.0%	10.1%	7.4%
Mercury compounds	286	0	12,000	3,435,000	34	0.13%	13.2%	30.0%	33.3%	18.9%	8.2%
Hydrochloric acid	16,097	0	180	2,897,460	33	0.12%	14.6%	35.9%	24.3%	10.3%	7.4%
Ethylbenzene	910	0	890	809,900	30	0.11%	11.6%	27.8%	25.1%	14.1%	5.2%
Chlorine	141	0	23,000	3,243,000	29	0.11%	15.1%	36.4%	25.8%	10.8%	8.1%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	9,437	0	58	547,346	20	0.07%	11.5%	27.5%	25.1%	14.1%	5.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	4,518	0	35	158,130	5	0.02%	11.6%	27.8%	25.2%	14.2%	5.2%
n-Butyl alcohol	5,839	0	10	58,390	3	0.01%	11.6%	27.7%	25.1%	14.2%	5.2%
Cumene	466	0	9	4,101	0	0.00%	11.6%	27.8%	25.1%	14.2%	5.2%
Lead	0	0	23,000	7,552	0	0.00%	14.7%	33.4%	15.4%	7.1%	3.2%
Toluene	398	0	1	279	0	0.00%	11.5%	27.7%	24.8%	13.8%	5.2%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	114	0	1	137	0	0.00%	12.6%	31.9%	18.2%	6.6%	6.4%

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