PERI: Toxic 100 Index

WestRock

Rank among all TRI companies: 227
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 14,733,607
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 4,366
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 185,781
EJ: Poor Share: 23%
EJ: Minority Share: 52%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Glycol Ethers	5,273	4,366	60	0.03%	23.0%	41.5%
Formaldehyde	182,102	0	43,854	23.61%	15.3%	41.3%
Formic acid	39	0	0	0.00%	15.6%	38.5%
Methanol	9,555,095	0	14	0.01%	19.2%	40.2%
Acetaldehyde	586,813	0	28,453	15.32%	19.5%	39.6%
Naphthalene	586	0	28	0.01%	13.3%	30.3%
Phenol	221,080	0	21	0.01%	14.9%	38.9%
Catechol	0	0	0	0.00%	14.6%	19.7%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	65	0	26	0.01%	36.9%	94.7%
Cresol (mixed isomers)	76,741	0	2	0.00%	17.7%	31.7%
Hydrochloric acid	1,006,067	0	920	0.50%	15.0%	34.3%
Ammonia	1,710,102	0	63	0.03%	15.3%	39.1%
Sulfuric acid	107,350	0	1,139	0.61%	19.3%	44.4%
Chlorine	2,451	0	162	0.09%	17.2%	33.6%
Hydrogen sulfide	1,212,925	0	63,742	34.31%	22.5%	39.4%
Chlorine dioxide	35,748	0	1,547	0.83%	18.3%	34.0%
Barium compounds	10,988	0	438	0.24%	14.2%	42.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	4	0.00%	14.4%	40.9%
Lead compounds	1,108	0	213	0.11%	16.1%	41.1%
Manganese compounds	6,214	0	399	0.21%	15.4%	41.9%
Mercury compounds	176	0	13	0.01%	16.0%	38.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	6,981	0	44,682	24.05%	36.5%	93.9%
Vanadium compounds	243	0	0	0.00%	15.4%	41.3%
Zinc compounds	5,460	0	3	0.00%	15.4%	40.5%

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