Nucor
Rank in Toxic 100: 65
Rank among all TRI companies: 140
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 548,213
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 3,461
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 415,220
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 34%
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Lead compounds
4,912
0
23,000
112,979,197
1,951
0.47%
26.0%
46.1%
63.3%
52.3%
6.3%
Glycol Ethers
183,410
0
180
33,013,749
1,443
0.35%
23.8%
51.3%
49.9%
40.4%
5.9%
Cobalt compounds
4
0
17,000,000
64,600,000
602
0.15%
23.6%
45.8%
65.2%
55.6%
5.8%
Zinc compounds
95,976
0
100
9,597,585
256
0.06%
23.3%
48.0%
56.6%
31.2%
20.9%
Manganese compounds
31,078
0
12,000
372,935,041
13,254
3.19%
21.7%
45.6%
50.8%
31.0%
15.1%
Nitric acid
414
0
270
111,653
2
0.00%
18.5%
38.8%
35.4%
26.2%
4.7%
Cadmium compounds
86
0
6,400,000
551,424,000
3,092
0.74%
18.3%
37.7%
42.6%
31.7%
7.0%
Vanadium compounds
108
0
140
15,144
0
0.00%
17.4%
36.2%
36.6%
26.4%
7.0%
Nickel
68
0
930,000
63,110,730
3,491
0.84%
17.4%
40.3%
24.2%
5.6%
14.4%
sec-Butyl alcohol
6,184
0
0
742
0
0.00%
17.2%
36.7%
34.9%
24.5%
5.3%
Chromium
86
0
43,000,000
632,265,550
63,597
15.32%
17.2%
41.4%
23.7%
3.5%
17.3%
Chromium compounds
5,075
0
43,000,000
6,647,342,782
243,325
58.60%
16.9%
41.3%
34.2%
16.9%
8.6%
Propylene (Propene)
214
0
1
257
0
0.00%
16.8%
40.6%
23.1%
2.7%
17.2%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
8,371
0
390,000
3,264,794,910
39,854
9.60%
16.6%
36.8%
36.3%
18.8%
9.4%
Nickel compounds
2,474
0
930,000
2,300,545,650
42,686
10.28%
16.6%
38.1%
40.0%
21.1%
8.8%
Copper compounds
3,029
0
1,500
4,543,715
152
0.04%
16.5%
35.3%
44.6%
20.7%
12.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
42,186
0
35
1,476,510
14
0.00%
16.1%
35.9%
13.7%
8.5%
1.4%
Manganese
1,563
0
12,000
18,757,020
821
0.20%
15.8%
38.5%
24.5%
5.0%
15.3%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
0
360,000
90,000
2
0.00%
15.3%
35.2%
50.1%
43.3%
4.1%
Lead
12
0
23,000
267,566
14
0.00%
15.2%
36.7%
27.2%
6.0%
15.2%
Barium compounds
609
0
7,000
4,261,950
27
0.01%
14.7%
33.6%
36.9%
27.7%
6.1%
Mercury compounds
4,411
0
12,000
52,930,328
261
0.06%
14.6%
31.6%
42.0%
25.6%
7.6%
Ammonia
65,364
0
7
457,548
2
0.00%
14.2%
30.6%
39.6%
27.8%
6.7%
Hydrogen sulfide
55,665
0
1,800
100,197,000
344
0.08%
13.6%
28.9%
38.0%
27.3%
5.4%
Hydrochloric acid
18,761
0
180
3,376,976
29
0.01%
12.8%
29.7%
29.1%
19.2%
5.8%
Copper
0
0
1,500
1
0
0.00%
12.2%
26.0%
40.4%
13.6%
20.5%
MIXTURE
18,154
3,461
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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