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