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United States Steel

Rank in Toxic 100: 57
Rank among all TRI companies: 122
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 1,880,916
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,379,047
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 540,865
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 23%
EJ: Minority Share: 59%

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This company is rank 60 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 25 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Ammonia 531,669 130 7 3,721,683 181 0.03% 21.3% 40.7% 43.9% 30.5% 8.6%
Ethylene 315,096 538,739 1 478,148 8 0.00% 15.6% 31.7% 23.5% 14.7% 3.2%
Hydrogen sulfide 308,868 14,487 1,800 582,039,000 30,979 5.73% 20.9% 40.6% 44.3% 31.7% 8.2%
Hydrochloric acid 262,504 0 180 47,250,720 1,521 0.28% 15.1% 31.2% 22.6% 14.6% 2.4%
Methanol 143,234 0 0 25,782 1 0.00% 20.8% 38.5% 31.8% 23.4% 2.5%
Zinc compounds 92,471 0 100 9,247,104 620 0.11% 23.9% 44.8% 64.5% 45.3% 15.3%
Benzene 40,705 1,410 28,000 1,139,740,000 35,065 6.48% 19.3% 37.6% 33.1% 21.8% 5.6%
Manganese compounds 39,396 0 12,000 472,752,000 39,566 7.32% 24.9% 45.5% 60.6% 43.5% 13.3%
Phenol 34,848 334 18 627,264 22 0.00% 18.5% 37.0% 26.0% 18.8% 2.2%
Carbon disulfide 30,459 4 5 152,295 6 0.00% 17.5% 35.4% 25.2% 17.7% 2.2%
Hydrogen cyanide 24,527 0 4,400 107,918,800 4,367 0.81% 17.6% 35.6% 25.3% 17.8% 2.2%
Cyanide compounds 9,935 2 4,400 43,714,000 1,853 0.34% 17.7% 35.7% 25.3% 17.9% 2.2%
Naphthalene 7,825 347,826 12,000 93,900,000 3,204 0.59% 18.4% 36.8% 26.9% 19.3% 2.5%
Toluene 7,614 549 1 5,330 0 0.00% 15.2% 31.8% 23.9% 15.8% 2.3%
Phenanthrene 3,881 203,932 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Manganese 3,878 0 12,000 46,531,793 1,119 0.21% 18.9% 41.8% 38.8% 18.5% 17.2%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 2,782 327 6 16,136 1 0.00% 18.9% 37.6% 26.3% 19.1% 2.2%
Lead compounds 2,482 0 23,000 57,079,675 3,512 0.65% 24.3% 44.1% 54.6% 39.1% 11.1%
Propylene (Propene) 2,420 40,777 1 51,836 0 0.00% 17.4% 35.7% 25.0% 17.5% 2.3%
Sulfuric acid 2,400 0 3,500 8,400,000 122 0.02% 18.6% 38.0% 62.1% 35.0% 22.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2,226 95,733 390,000 868,118,940 19,354 3.58% 20.1% 39.5% 27.3% 20.4% 2.2%
Chromium compounds 1,522 0 43,000,000 2,024,448,600 153,206 28.33% 24.0% 45.0% 64.8% 45.6% 15.6%
Copper compounds 1,387 0 1,500 2,080,500 93 0.02% 24.4% 45.4% 61.3% 42.0% 14.9%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 1,294 0 1 815 0 0.00% 17.7% 35.8% 25.3% 17.9% 2.2%
Vanadium compounds 864 0 140 120,960 8 0.00% 23.8% 44.9% 65.8% 46.4% 15.8%
Dibenzofuran 815 51,312 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Barium compounds 637 0 7,000 4,459,000 178 0.03% 22.9% 43.4% 61.0% 41.9% 15.0%
Nickel compounds 523 0 930,000 486,390,000 27,621 5.11% 23.8% 44.9% 65.2% 45.2% 16.2%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 480 233 20,000 9,603,000 234 0.04% 19.7% 38.9% 26.9% 20.0% 2.2%
Molybdenum trioxide 420 0 15,000 6,300,000 528 0.10% 24.2% 45.6% 69.3% 49.2% 16.8%
Nickel 404 0 930,000 375,317,589 9,858 1.82% 20.5% 41.9% 43.4% 24.2% 15.5%
Anthracene 399 82,444 3 1,317 0 0.00% 18.9% 37.6% 28.5% 20.2% 3.4%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 363 153 35 12,705 0 0.00% 16.7% 34.1% 24.9% 17.1% 2.2%
Acetonitrile 354 4 58 20,532 0 0.00% 15.3% 31.9% 23.9% 15.8% 2.3%
Mercury compounds 334 0 12,000 4,006,920 124 0.02% 20.9% 40.4% 56.3% 40.0% 12.1%
Biphenyl 260 466 800 208,000 8 0.00% 18.0% 36.1% 25.5% 18.2% 2.2%
Thallium compounds 253 0 14,000 3,542,000 290 0.05% 24.1% 45.6% 69.3% 49.2% 16.8%
Styrene 246 70 4 861 0 0.00% 15.9% 32.9% 24.7% 16.6% 2.3%
Cadmium compounds 214 0 6,400,000 1,369,600,000 73,888 13.66% 23.6% 44.8% 68.5% 47.7% 17.4%
Lead 199 0 23,000 4,579,162 112 0.02% 18.6% 41.3% 43.0% 21.4% 18.2%
Antimony compounds 188 0 12,000 2,251,308 202 0.04% 24.2% 45.7% 69.4% 49.3% 16.8%
Ethylene glycol 136 0 9 1,197 0 0.00% 18.0% 36.1% 25.6% 18.2% 2.2%
Selenium compounds 101 0 180 18,180 0 0.00% 23.2% 44.2% 64.9% 42.1% 18.9%
Copper 76 0 1,500 114,000 11 0.00% 27.7% 46.6% 44.0% 33.3% 6.4%
Arsenic compounds 75 0 15,000,000 1,125,000,000 87,137 16.11% 24.1% 45.5% 69.2% 49.0% 16.9%
Ethylbenzene 64 5 890 56,960 2 0.00% 17.1% 34.7% 25.0% 17.4% 2.2%
Cobalt compounds 36 0 17,000,000 612,000,000 37,913 7.01% 23.8% 45.1% 68.8% 48.2% 17.2%
Silver compounds 28 0 200 5,600 0 0.00% 21.6% 42.1% 66.0% 42.6% 19.5%
Chromium 11 0 43,000,000 78,126,700 5,267 0.97% 21.5% 46.0% 62.5% 23.3% 37.4%
Beryllium compounds 7 0 8,600,000 60,200,000 2,654 0.49% 22.9% 43.9% 66.5% 46.1% 16.8%
Pyridine 6 2 1,000 6,000 0 0.00% 17.2% 34.9% 25.0% 17.5% 2.2%
Dicyclopentadiene 1 1 18,000 18,000 0 0.00% 14.8% 31.2% 24.3% 15.8% 2.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1 25 58 58 0 0.00% 14.3% 30.3% 23.6% 15.1% 2.3%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 1,817,187 26 0.00% 18.6% 38.0% 62.1% 35.0% 22.5%
2,4-Dimethylphenol 0 82 50 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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