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Occidental Petroleum

Rank in Toxic 100: 32
Rank among all TRI companies: 55
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 588,769
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 8,399,737
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 1,369,928
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 70%

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This company is rank 80 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 66 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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1,2-Dichloroethane 71,769 1,614,176 594,139 43.37% 17.2% 69.6%
Vinyl chloride 71,656 211,129 224,678 16.40% 18.3% 74.1%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 149 103,166 212,632 15.52% 17.9% 74.4%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 117 666,241 168,357 12.29% 17.9% 74.2%
Chlorine 37,303 27 46,297 3.38% 18.7% 57.2%
Chloroform 16,133 23,528 37,361 2.73% 14.8% 47.2%
Carbon tetrachloride 43,436 1,146,376 22,182 1.62% 14.4% 42.6%
Hexachlorobenzene 32 16,762 21,115 1.54% 17.6% 72.0%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 2,754 3,005,856 21,108 1.54% 17.8% 73.8%
Acetaldehyde 15,540 37,610 17,649 1.29% 19.0% 77.9%
Chloroprene 7 0 886 0.06% 17.5% 72.8%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 5,461 579,059 704 0.05% 17.2% 68.5%
Hydrochloric acid 66,692 0 654 0.05% 17.0% 66.4%
Hexachloroethane 427 124,751 494 0.04% 16.9% 65.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 2,104 114,663 391 0.03% 14.4% 43.3%
Asbestos (friable) 1 0 330 0.02% 16.0% 61.3%
Trichloroethylene 237 4,282 212 0.02% 16.6% 63.9%
Naphthalene 7 9,546 152 0.01% 17.9% 74.7%
1,3-Butadiene 387 0 149 0.01% 14.1% 62.4%
Chloromethane 8,358 663 140 0.01% 14.0% 37.6%
Benzene 840 5 91 0.01% 15.9% 66.3%
1,2-Dichloropropane 210 0 71 0.01% 14.2% 41.7%
Ammonia 92,404 0 41 0.00% 18.0% 59.4%
Acetophenone 18,591 168 32 0.00% 19.2% 78.5%
Dichloromethane 16,295 79,655 13 0.00% 14.0% 39.2%
Lead compounds 11 0 13 0.00% 17.2% 71.0%
Ethylidene dichloride 207 15 12 0.00% 17.1% 70.3%
Cumene 7,144 57 10 0.00% 19.2% 78.4%
Vinylidene chloride 12,400 167 5 0.00% 14.3% 43.6%
Chlorine dioxide 6 0 4 0.00% 13.6% 28.9%
Lead 31 0 2 0.00% 18.1% 53.3%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 211 20 1 0.00% 17.1% 70.5%
Ethylene 58,903 22,626 1 0.00% 16.3% 63.3%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 19 1 0.00% 17.0% 68.5%
Propylene (Propene) 27,325 65,909 0 0.00% 16.3% 68.6%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 10 0 0 0.00% 14.4% 61.9%
Chlorobenzene 15 50,302 0 0.00% 17.9% 74.3%
Ethylene glycol 149 0 0 0.00% 17.0% 69.8%
Methanol 7,090 0 0 0.00% 18.6% 74.1%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 4,199 34 0 0.00% 14.9% 47.7%
Zinc compounds 13 0 0 0.00% 14.4% 43.5%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0 211 0 0.00% 17.9% 74.3%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 2 0 0 0.00% 14.4% 62.0%
Toluene 88 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 63.6%
Styrene 6 0 0 0.00% 13.9% 61.9%
Pentachloroethane 53 522,715 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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