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Dow Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100: 6
Rank among all TRI companies: 7
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 5,891,006
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 9,027,609
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 6,858,422
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 2.0%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 49%

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This company is rank 2 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 39 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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4,4'-Methylenedianiline 111 0 1,600,000 177,600,000 4,672 0.07% 22.7% 57.9% 81.7% 12.8% 64.6%
Phenol 1,671 657 18 30,078 1 0.00% 21.2% 53.4% 77.3% 12.2% 61.0%
1,3-Dichloropropylene 1,017 10 14,000 14,238,000 607 0.01% 21.0% 52.7% 76.4% 12.1% 60.3%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 35 64 110 3,850 0 0.00% 20.8% 52.2% 75.9% 12.0% 59.9%
1,2-Butylene oxide 647 0 180 116,460 5 0.00% 20.8% 52.1% 75.8% 12.0% 59.8%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 10 1,111,603 11,000 110,000 5 0.00% 20.8% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.7%
Pentachlorophenol 2 38,331 18,000 36,000 2 0.00% 20.8% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.7%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 34 0 210,000 7,140,000 332 0.00% 20.8% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.7%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 34 4 5,700 193,800 9 0.00% 20.8% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 9 30 7,900 71,100 3 0.00% 20.8% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.6%
Hexachloroethane 7 2 14,000 98,000 5 0.00% 20.7% 52.0% 75.7% 12.0% 59.6%
Trichloroethylene 65 409 15,000 975,000 41 0.00% 20.7% 51.9% 75.6% 12.0% 59.6%
Carbon tetrachloride 227 90 21,000 4,767,000 220 0.00% 20.7% 52.0% 75.6% 12.0% 59.6%
Chloroform 39 9 82,000 3,198,000 132 0.00% 20.6% 51.6% 75.3% 11.9% 59.3%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 465 10 12,000 5,580,000 248 0.00% 20.7% 51.4% 74.7% 12.9% 57.7%
Chromium compounds 11 0 43,000,000 118,250,000 221 0.00% 17.4% 41.1% 61.5% 5.5% 52.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane 734 43 93,000 68,262,000 692 0.01% 19.4% 47.2% 68.6% 12.4% 52.3%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1,095 0 18 19,710 0 0.00% 17.5% 41.3% 59.4% 4.8% 51.1%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 12 12,777 330 3,960 0 0.00% 16.6% 40.8% 64.2% 10.3% 50.3%
Hydrogen cyanide 35,069 17 4,400 154,303,600 10,331 0.15% 17.2% 38.6% 72.9% 18.0% 49.8%
o-Cresol 327 43,187 6 1,897 0 0.00% 17.6% 41.5% 56.6% 3.9% 48.7%
Cumene 94 15 9 827 0 0.00% 16.3% 39.6% 62.8% 11.1% 48.1%
Chlorobenzene 15,159 843,810 4 53,102 1 0.00% 17.3% 40.3% 65.1% 12.5% 48.0%
Formic acid 229 0 1 115 0 0.00% 17.0% 38.4% 69.1% 16.8% 47.0%
1,2-Dichloropropane 4,087 38,344 13,000 53,131,000 2,282 0.03% 20.6% 48.4% 69.3% 18.8% 46.6%
Hexachlorobenzene 42 95 1,600,000 67,676,800 412 0.01% 14.4% 34.6% 57.8% 9.4% 45.1%
Phosgene 685 0 12,000 8,220,000 48 0.00% 14.1% 34.0% 57.2% 9.3% 44.7%
Pentachlorobenzene 19 4 1,300 24,510 0 0.00% 13.9% 33.3% 56.5% 9.2% 44.1%
Bromine 4 0 2,100 8,400 0 0.00% 13.8% 33.2% 56.4% 9.2% 44.0%
Epichlorohydrin 3,962 31 4,300 17,036,600 593 0.01% 20.4% 45.9% 65.2% 22.6% 38.8%
Lead compounds 30 0 23,000 680,800 4 0.00% 15.0% 34.2% 53.5% 11.9% 38.2%
Mercury compounds 16 0 12,000 186,000 1 0.00% 14.8% 33.8% 55.4% 14.0% 38.1%
sec-Butyl alcohol 10 0 0 1 0 0.00% 16.9% 38.0% 62.2% 20.5% 36.0%
Diisocyanates 84 1,412,900 350,000 29,400,000 3,729 0.05% 14.3% 33.4% 59.7% 17.3% 35.9%
Chlorine 13,180 1 23,000 303,140,000 9,835 0.14% 19.9% 44.6% 61.0% 21.7% 35.2%
Propionaldehyde 29,005 28 440 12,762,200 409 0.01% 17.1% 37.8% 61.2% 21.6% 34.0%
Methyl methacrylate 78,179 13,265 5 390,973 32 0.00% 21.5% 42.3% 58.3% 18.8% 33.5%
Sulfuric acid 26,085 4 3,500 91,296,547 3,345 0.05% 17.1% 37.3% 66.0% 27.7% 33.4%
n-Butyl alcohol 73,239 8,224 10 732,390 20 0.00% 17.9% 38.6% 57.1% 19.6% 32.6%
Vinylidene chloride 27 21 18 864 0 0.00% 17.7% 43.2% 44.2% 7.3% 31.7%
Isobutyraldehyde 773 239 100 77,300 3 0.00% 17.8% 39.0% 60.9% 25.9% 29.9%
Butyl acrylate 83,196 30,853 3,500 291,536,350 9,855 0.14% 20.3% 41.1% 57.3% 22.0% 29.6%
Acrylic acid 36,651 1,104,733 3,500 1,942,183,985 8,220 0.12% 24.5% 45.0% 52.4% 19.0% 28.5%
Titanium tetrachloride 288 0 35,000 10,080,000 0 0.00% 21.1% 45.0% 34.2% 0.0% 28.5%
Methanol 135,085 616,585 0 116,206 1 0.00% 18.2% 38.3% 50.2% 17.5% 27.6%
Aniline 3,119 697,050 5,700 17,778,300 306 0.00% 14.5% 34.2% 52.1% 21.4% 26.3%
Acetaldehyde 25,830 118,488 7,900 615,933,375 5,628 0.08% 17.9% 37.6% 54.9% 25.8% 24.8%
Zinc compounds 1,523 0 100 152,278 3 0.00% 20.6% 41.8% 49.7% 22.2% 23.4%
Propylene oxide 63,530 158 13,000 827,450,000 15,237 0.22% 18.8% 39.7% 48.8% 22.1% 22.3%
Propylene (Propene) 299,220 6,464 1 359,065 7 0.00% 19.1% 39.0% 51.0% 24.2% 22.2%
Vinyl acetate 177,327 78,752 18 3,191,894 52 0.00% 20.7% 40.5% 47.7% 22.1% 21.1%
Formaldehyde 74,049 2 46,000 3,406,249,860 48,256 0.70% 17.9% 37.3% 49.7% 26.2% 19.2%
Allyl chloride 460 517 3,500 1,610,000 46 0.00% 15.0% 36.5% 29.3% 5.6% 18.4%
1,4-Dioxane 6,333 0 18,000 113,994,000 849 0.01% 17.7% 36.7% 53.0% 32.1% 17.0%
Methyl acrylate 20,670 156,167 180 3,722,809 80 0.00% 22.6% 41.7% 43.4% 22.4% 16.7%
1,3-Butadiene 18,908 105 110,000 2,079,874,500 30,802 0.45% 19.9% 39.2% 52.2% 32.3% 16.4%
Ethylene 2,514,582 1,348 1 1,408,166 20 0.00% 20.1% 39.1% 48.2% 27.6% 16.4%
Hydrogen sulfide 10,920 0 1,800 19,655,280 450 0.01% 22.4% 41.2% 43.7% 23.6% 16.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 24,783 138,170 35 983,255 32 0.00% 16.8% 37.6% 35.7% 14.3% 15.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,174 131 58 126,095 4 0.00% 17.5% 38.8% 35.2% 14.4% 15.6%
Hydrochloric acid 128,375 4 180 23,107,505 528 0.01% 17.2% 37.8% 47.7% 27.7% 15.5%
Ethylbenzene 8,375 17,247 890 9,311,963 227 0.00% 17.1% 37.2% 39.6% 19.4% 15.5%
Nitrobenzene 1,266 162,521 140,000 177,240,000 6,321 0.09% 11.0% 26.1% 41.5% 21.7% 15.2%
Benzene 93,640 261,959 28,000 2,622,218,760 46,258 0.67% 18.7% 37.2% 49.9% 31.2% 14.7%
Acrylonitrile 1,919 69,700 240,000 17,174,880,000 120,119 1.75% 28.4% 47.5% 43.7% 15.7% 14.7%
Ethylene oxide 30,591 1 11,000,000 336,501,000,000 6,461,095 94.21% 18.7% 38.2% 49.3% 30.6% 14.6%
Naphthalene 4,369 16,454 12,000 230,310,120 1,186 0.02% 21.4% 40.2% 46.3% 27.9% 14.4%
Nickel compounds 54 0 930,000 50,638,500 569 0.01% 18.4% 37.6% 41.3% 22.6% 14.3%
Nitric acid 1,614 8 270 435,780 9 0.00% 16.8% 34.6% 40.2% 21.9% 13.4%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 10 14,778 50,000 500,000 145 0.00% 11.2% 27.0% 49.9% 26.9% 13.4%
Hydroquinone 295 162,399 60,000 4,059,900,000 1,537 0.02% 21.0% 40.5% 59.0% 42.6% 13.2%
Acrylamide 2 544 360,000 720,000 36 0.00% 16.9% 37.2% 34.2% 19.7% 13.1%
Ethyl acrylate 10,060 108,639 73 8,074,034 126 0.00% 34.2% 54.9% 35.6% 16.0% 13.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1,701 242 390,000 663,252,720 12,527 0.18% 20.3% 39.7% 31.8% 14.6% 12.2%
Toluene 84,541 275,997 1 117,252 2 0.00% 17.4% 35.8% 32.6% 14.7% 12.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 316,956 5 0.00% 15.7% 33.8% 37.5% 21.3% 11.6%
n-Hexane 23,990 1,360 5 119,955 3 0.00% 16.8% 35.8% 41.3% 25.1% 11.5%
Glycol Ethers 21,061 887,426 180 135,458,280 160 0.00% 13.6% 30.4% 28.9% 12.8% 10.9%
Dicyclopentadiene 1,288 1,207 18,000 23,183,640 357 0.01% 22.7% 40.5% 48.1% 33.4% 10.7%
Acrolein 2,659 1 180,000 478,620,000 9,562 0.14% 17.2% 34.9% 52.2% 38.6% 10.3%
Dichloromethane 3,875 163,768 36 5,899,500 6 0.00% 15.2% 35.9% 20.3% 3.9% 10.3%
Styrene 6,200 45,702 4 167,952 3 0.00% 36.5% 58.0% 34.1% 17.4% 10.1%
Anthracene 1,269 754 3 4,188 0 0.00% 17.5% 35.4% 50.7% 36.8% 9.9%
Phthalic anhydride 24 39,807 180 2,983,861 1 0.00% 21.7% 41.3% 57.9% 45.1% 9.6%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,077 16 930 1,004,400 38 0.00% 15.1% 35.6% 19.3% 3.7% 9.4%
Ammonia 1,510,976 3,207 7 10,576,831 352 0.01% 21.8% 39.8% 47.1% 33.7% 8.9%
Triethylamine 57 0 500 28,500 1 0.00% 12.5% 29.8% 29.4% 12.1% 8.5%
Biphenyl 929 10,681 800 743,200 21 0.00% 16.7% 35.4% 35.3% 21.8% 8.5%
Cyclohexane 2,815 796 1 1,632 0 0.00% 17.4% 35.8% 35.8% 22.8% 8.2%
Ethylene glycol 13,266 77,665 9 116,737 5 0.00% 16.8% 34.1% 30.2% 15.4% 8.1%
Allyl alcohol 26,375 43 12,000 316,500,000 6,278 0.09% 17.5% 35.3% 46.7% 35.7% 7.7%
Diethanolamine 5,246 2,185 1,200 6,295,200 62 0.00% 16.5% 33.3% 51.9% 42.6% 7.1%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 23 0 700 16,100 0 0.00% 13.2% 29.7% 16.1% 6.1% 5.8%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 21,826 84 1 26,191 1 0.00% 20.4% 39.8% 23.2% 11.0% 5.8%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 368 750 2,600 2,906,800 36 0.00% 14.7% 34.4% 14.9% 3.1% 5.5%
Chloromethane 26,108 160,200 640 119,237,120 354 0.01% 17.3% 34.7% 19.4% 9.7% 5.5%
Maleic anhydride 1,391 125 5,000 6,955,150 2,047 0.03% 39.0% 59.7% 24.7% 13.2% 5.3%
tert-Butyl alcohol 829 0 10 8,290 1 0.00% 22.7% 43.9% 46.4% 37.0% 5.2%
m-Xylene 14,626 46 35 511,910 88 0.00% 34.0% 53.9% 24.1% 12.9% 5.1%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 15,620 0 0 1,093 0 0.00% 20.3% 37.2% 49.1% 40.5% 5.0%
Pyridine 7 80 1,000 7,000 0 0.00% 14.9% 34.2% 17.3% 6.1% 5.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 536 100 0 223 0 0.00% 15.9% 33.4% 28.4% 18.5% 4.8%
Copper compounds 30 0 1,500 45,000 0 0.00% 19.5% 36.0% 9.4% 2.8% 4.6%
Acetonitrile 6,915 0 58 401,070 15 0.00% 14.5% 34.0% 13.8% 2.9% 4.5%
Chloroacetic acid 44 0 500 22,000 1 0.00% 14.5% 34.0% 13.7% 2.9% 4.5%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 3 49 200 600 0 0.00% 14.5% 34.0% 13.7% 2.8% 4.5%
Quinoline 1 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 106 0.00% 14.5% 34.1% 13.6% 2.7% 4.4%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 1 0 100 100 0 0.00% 14.5% 34.1% 13.6% 2.7% 4.4%
Mercury 21 0 12,000 248,400 5 0.00% 17.0% 35.1% 54.8% 46.6% 3.8%
Lead 3 0 23,000 74,084 2 0.00% 17.0% 35.1% 54.8% 46.6% 3.8%
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 304 0 50,000 15,203,550 326 0.00% 17.0% 35.1% 54.8% 46.6% 3.8%
Benzyl chloride 1,876 0 180,000 337,680,000 29,812 0.43% 19.1% 39.0% 21.5% 12.9% 2.7%
Sodium nitrite 1 0 10 10 0 0.00% 19.1% 38.9% 21.4% 12.8% 2.6%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 115 0 6 667 0 0.00% 19.6% 39.0% 20.2% 13.3% 1.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 36 9,583 1 23 0 0.00% 21.7% 41.0% 19.2% 11.5% 1.2%
Silver compounds 49 0 200 9,800 1 0.00% 21.7% 41.0% 19.2% 11.5% 1.2%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0 1 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pentachloroethane 5 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isoprene 3,882 266 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene 50 42 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 0 4 1,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 0 41,581 170 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether 1,096 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 6,819 843 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Glycidol 352 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 137 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 434 15 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 171 1,287 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 216 4,400 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 7,387 5,217 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol ethoxylates 6,844 8,261 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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