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Rank among all TRI companies: 209
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 54,445
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 7,721
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 219,517
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 51%

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Triethylamine 5,190 0 500 2,594,950 12 0.01% 28.7% 47.3% 83.1% 1.3% 80.8%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 122 108 58 7,078 0 0.00% 27.3% 46.2% 81.9% 1.5% 79.2%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 1,617 0 6 9,377 0 0.00% 27.2% 46.0% 81.6% 1.5% 78.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 73 426 35 2,538 0 0.00% 26.5% 45.6% 81.1% 1.7% 78.2%
Vanadium 7 0 140 928 0 0.00% 26.2% 45.4% 81.2% 1.8% 78.1%
n-Hexane 1,932 0 5 9,658 0 0.00% 26.3% 45.4% 81.0% 1.7% 77.9%
Ethylbenzene 8 165 890 6,933 0 0.00% 26.3% 45.4% 81.0% 1.7% 77.9%
Toluene 96 290 1 68 0 0.00% 26.3% 45.4% 80.9% 1.7% 77.8%
Benzene 30 170 28,000 848,680 6 0.00% 26.1% 45.3% 80.9% 1.8% 77.8%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 908 0 93 84,398 1 0.00% 26.2% 45.3% 80.9% 1.7% 77.8%
Diethyl sulfate 1,669 0 1,200,000 2,002,788,000 14,203 6.47% 26.1% 45.2% 80.8% 1.8% 77.6%
Antimony compounds 9 0 12,000 104,040 1 0.00% 26.0% 45.1% 80.6% 1.8% 77.4%
Zinc 1 0 100 60 0 0.00% 26.0% 45.1% 80.6% 1.8% 77.4%
Formic acid 646 745 1 323 0 0.00% 25.9% 45.1% 80.5% 1.8% 77.3%
Ammonia 483 3 7 3,378 0 0.00% 25.9% 45.1% 80.5% 1.8% 77.3%
Molybdenum trioxide 21 0 15,000 318,600 2 0.00% 25.9% 45.1% 80.4% 1.8% 77.2%
Styrene 4,390 0 4 15,367 0 0.00% 27.8% 46.7% 80.7% 4.6% 74.5%
Hexachlorobenzene 2 0 1,600,000 3,072,160 24 0.01% 24.9% 43.7% 76.0% 4.7% 69.0%
Cobalt compounds 7 0 17,000,000 120,759,500 1,117 0.51% 23.8% 42.4% 69.5% 11.0% 54.9%
Selenium 0 0 180 2 0 0.00% 31.3% 46.1% 53.8% 0.9% 52.2%
n-Butyl alcohol 0 2 10 1 0 0.00% 30.7% 45.9% 53.3% 0.9% 51.3%
Acrylamide 0 0 360,000 75,600 0 0.00% 30.5% 45.8% 53.1% 0.9% 51.2%
Manganese 0 0 12,000 360 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.8% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Silver 0 0 200 8 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Barium 0 0 7,000 280 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Nitrapyrin 0 0 43,000 13,760 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Cadmium compounds 1 0 6,400,000 3,904,000 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Antimony 0 0 12,000 28 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Chromium 0 0 43,000,000 1,470,600 0 0.00% 30.3% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.8%
Thallium 0 0 14,000 14 0 0.00% 30.2% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.7%
Arsenic 0 0 15,000,000 300,000 0 0.00% 30.2% 45.7% 52.9% 1.0% 50.7%
Zinc compounds 252 0 100 25,178 0 0.00% 26.7% 46.1% 65.0% 20.9% 40.4%
Formaldehyde 820 0 46,000 37,724,140 424 0.19% 26.6% 46.4% 67.7% 25.6% 37.4%
Barium compounds 15 0 7,000 102,651 2 0.00% 27.2% 45.8% 56.1% 21.2% 29.7%
Nickel compounds 19 0 930,000 17,604,900 1,970 0.90% 21.6% 43.4% 57.1% 29.4% 22.9%
Mercury 0 0 12,000 144 0 0.00% 20.3% 42.9% 75.1% 48.9% 22.1%
Cadmium 0 0 6,400,000 3,161,600 572 0.26% 20.3% 42.5% 75.2% 49.1% 22.0%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 1 0 700 386 0 0.00% 20.3% 42.6% 75.4% 49.3% 22.0%
Lead 5 0 23,000 116,932 9 0.00% 20.2% 42.4% 74.9% 48.9% 21.9%
Copper 3 0 1,500 4,965 0 0.00% 10.6% 31.5% 29.6% 2.1% 19.4%
Nickel 3 0 930,000 2,631,900 2 0.00% 10.1% 30.8% 28.8% 2.1% 18.6%
Arsenic compounds 1 0 15,000,000 12,715,500 292 0.13% 20.8% 38.6% 52.1% 26.7% 18.3%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 2 0 1 2 0 0.00% 9.9% 31.2% 28.8% 2.2% 18.2%
Copper compounds 9 0 1,500 13,371 1 0.00% 21.4% 41.7% 62.5% 41.1% 15.9%
Asbestos (friable) 40 0 170,000,000 6,883,300,000 176,455 80.38% 18.0% 34.8% 47.3% 23.2% 15.7%
Chlordane 0 32 360,000 73 0 0.00% 19.2% 35.3% 43.0% 22.1% 13.7%
Maleic anhydride 334 0 5,000 1,668,900 43 0.02% 26.5% 46.7% 59.5% 39.4% 13.2%
Lead compounds 6 0 23,000 136,155 9 0.00% 21.2% 40.8% 50.0% 30.2% 13.0%
Chromium compounds 21 0 43,000,000 172,141,900 14,284 6.51% 23.0% 42.7% 51.9% 33.7% 12.0%
Methanol 4,962 1,647 0 893 0 0.00% 26.5% 46.8% 58.7% 40.9% 10.7%
Manganese compounds 10 0 12,000 115,523 7 0.00% 20.4% 37.6% 44.0% 27.0% 8.2%
Mercury compounds 0 0 12,000 4,531 0 0.00% 25.2% 45.0% 55.4% 40.6% 7.2%
Phenol 248 12 18 4,460 0 0.00% 27.3% 47.9% 58.8% 44.6% 6.8%
Chlorothalonil 337 0 7,700 2,597,133 102 0.05% 26.5% 46.8% 57.3% 43.1% 6.7%
Naphthalene 114 9 12,000 1,372,440 50 0.02% 27.2% 47.7% 58.5% 44.4% 6.6%
Diethanolamine 416 0 1,200 499,572 15 0.01% 29.0% 50.2% 61.6% 47.8% 6.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 4 0 1 2 0 0.00% 25.8% 46.1% 55.7% 41.8% 6.3%
Diisocyanates 11 0 350,000 3,818,500 77 0.03% 26.2% 46.5% 56.4% 42.9% 6.0%
Glycol Ethers 6,384 1,582 180 1,149,032 47 0.02% 26.9% 47.4% 57.7% 44.4% 5.8%
Sodium nitrite 3 0 10 26 0 0.00% 26.4% 46.8% 56.9% 43.5% 5.8%
p-Phenylenediamine 545 0 1,000 545,000 14 0.01% 30.8% 52.5% 64.4% 51.1% 5.8%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 186 0 20 3,720 0 0.00% 28.8% 49.9% 61.0% 47.7% 5.8%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 147 0 170 24,990 1 0.00% 31.2% 53.1% 65.2% 52.0% 5.8%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 208 0 1,600,000 332,800,000 8,181 3.73% 31.2% 53.1% 65.2% 52.0% 5.8%
Dibutyl phthalate 969 0 10 9,690 0 0.00% 26.8% 47.2% 57.5% 44.2% 5.7%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 148 0 50,000 7,401,000 307 0.14% 26.7% 47.2% 57.4% 44.1% 5.7%
Nitric acid 5,085 0 270 1,372,922 59 0.03% 26.5% 46.9% 57.0% 43.7% 5.7%
Hydrogen fluoride 726 0 250 181,563 8 0.00% 26.5% 46.9% 57.0% 43.7% 5.7%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 2 0 20,000 37,012 1 0.00% 23.5% 42.6% 52.3% 38.6% 5.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 41 0 390,000 16,077,399 517 0.24% 19.2% 36.5% 45.0% 31.3% 5.1%
Ethylene glycol 1,414 2 9 12,444 1 0.00% 21.4% 41.0% 46.5% 33.8% 5.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 24,120 3 0.00% 16.6% 33.2% 42.1% 26.7% 4.8%
Vanadium compounds 0 0 140 69 0 0.00% 16.6% 33.1% 42.0% 26.8% 4.7%
Beryllium compounds 1 0 8,600,000 5,676,000 559 0.25% 16.6% 33.0% 41.5% 27.0% 4.7%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0 0 18 3 0 0.00% 16.6% 33.1% 41.7% 26.9% 4.7%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 2 1,919 360,000 612,000 140 0.06% 16.6% 33.2% 42.2% 26.8% 4.7%
Selenium compounds 0 0 180 43 0 0.00% 16.2% 32.4% 40.0% 26.5% 4.7%
Diglycidyl resorcinol ether 3,857 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 8,624 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 19 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 609 4,400 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) 1,241 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

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