BASF
Rank in Toxic 100: 5
Rank among all TRI companies: 6
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 5,022,272
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 7,320,926
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 8,834,947
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 2.6%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 36%
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Lead compounds
143
0
370
0.00%
38.7%
56.9%
Zinc compounds
354
0
3
0.00%
37.9%
57.0%
Vanadium compounds
274
0
5
0.00%
37.7%
55.9%
Manganese compounds
388
0
434
0.00%
36.4%
53.6%
Barium compounds
546
0
254
0.00%
35.9%
53.7%
Epichlorohydrin
5
0
1
0.00%
27.6%
71.2%
Nickel compounds
1,899
0
77,393
0.88%
27.6%
40.8%
Phenol
1,150
0
0
0.00%
26.4%
80.4%
Methyl acrylate
11,157
75
7
0.00%
26.1%
45.4%
Hydrogen fluoride
883
0
2
0.00%
26.0%
82.3%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
90
454,023
10,761
0.12%
24.2%
69.6%
n-Hexane
83,823
955,296
8
0.00%
23.7%
63.5%
Copper compounds
4,006
0
490
0.01%
23.4%
29.9%
Chromium compounds
4,196
0
3,748,140
42.42%
23.2%
29.8%
Propylene (Propene)
113,737
0
4
0.00%
22.8%
62.7%
Ethylbenzene
17,784
8,126
118
0.00%
22.8%
51.8%
sec-Butyl alcohol
465
0
0
0.00%
22.7%
43.4%
Ethylene
146,860
0
2
0.00%
22.7%
59.1%
1,3-Butadiene
37,129
0
105,475
1.19%
22.3%
55.0%
1,2-Dichloroethane
9,908
198,667
22,033
0.25%
22.3%
40.6%
Benzene
31,877
876
25,772
0.29%
21.6%
57.7%
Methyl methacrylate
1,989
44,146
2
0.00%
21.2%
31.7%
Mercury compounds
0
0
0
0.00%
21.1%
26.2%
Ethyl acrylate
363
0
5
0.00%
20.3%
31.3%
Acrylonitrile
977
61
30,234
0.34%
19.9%
34.6%
Nitric acid
27,214
0
102
0.00%
19.7%
29.9%
Toluene
55,744
2,016,629
2
0.00%
19.5%
60.0%
Isobutyraldehyde
4,078
5,200
37
0.00%
19.4%
78.6%
Styrene
9,791
21,582
3
0.00%
19.2%
32.4%
Ammonia
3,723,646
0
312
0.00%
18.8%
47.9%
Cumene
510
0
0
0.00%
18.7%
6.8%
o-Toluidine
588
16,000
2,111
0.02%
18.6%
56.4%
Cyanide compounds
30
13,585
3
0.00%
18.4%
40.9%
Cobalt compounds
553
0
305,169
3.45%
18.1%
27.4%
Propylene oxide
13,459
0
7,939
0.09%
17.8%
39.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
100,697
8,291
28
0.00%
17.4%
51.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol
19,331
1,805
1
0.00%
17.0%
31.6%
Sulfuric acid
8,214
0
216
0.00%
16.8%
14.2%
Diisocyanates
2,032
106,110
31,517
0.36%
16.7%
39.0%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
4,706
1,936
0
0.00%
16.7%
9.0%
2-Methoxyethanol
5
0
0
0.00%
16.6%
55.5%
2-Ethoxyethanol
2
11,523
0
0.00%
16.2%
55.7%
Naphthalene
244
0
51
0.00%
16.0%
43.3%
Chlorine
15,316
0
5,729
0.06%
15.9%
31.6%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,800
21,000
1,567
0.02%
15.9%
47.7%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
250
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
6.5%
n-Butyl alcohol
13,953
243,152
5
0.00%
15.6%
59.7%
1,4-Dioxane
1,443
2,959
575
0.01%
15.6%
55.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1
0.00%
15.6%
10.9%
Hydrogen cyanide
3,019
0
116
0.00%
15.5%
45.3%
o-Xylene
11,301
19
2
0.00%
15.5%
10.7%
Acetaldehyde
48
0
8
0.00%
15.5%
29.6%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
960
3,244
1
0.00%
15.4%
10.6%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine
228
29
0
0.00%
15.4%
10.5%
Acetonitrile
418
6,624
0
0.00%
15.4%
10.5%
Vinyl chloride
74
72
13
0.00%
15.4%
10.5%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide)
338
0
1
0.00%
15.4%
10.5%
Bromine
135
0
2
0.00%
15.3%
10.5%
Acrylic acid
8,958
0
995
0.01%
15.3%
51.7%
Methanol
249,371
215,782
2
0.00%
15.2%
44.2%
Butyl acrylate
6,392
3
1,349
0.02%
15.2%
55.1%
Formaldehyde
14,315
55,174
16,451
0.19%
15.0%
44.7%
Ethylene oxide
14,266
0
4,334,511
49.06%
15.0%
41.8%
Glycol Ethers
15,310
33,136
86
0.00%
14.9%
52.5%
Phthalic anhydride
45
0
0
0.00%
14.8%
38.7%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid
21
0
0
0.00%
14.7%
53.6%
Chloroform
12,000
1,700
22,611
0.26%
14.6%
44.3%
p-Chloroaniline
7
109
103
0.00%
14.1%
45.4%
Sodium dicamba
44
0
0
0.00%
13.9%
52.9%
Cyclohexane
26,489
0
0
0.00%
13.9%
57.9%
Nitrobenzene
2,395
580
3,988
0.05%
13.7%
41.7%
Phosgene
27
0
8
0.00%
13.6%
42.7%
Biphenyl
2,241
6,333
59
0.00%
13.6%
55.1%
Chlorobenzene
20,000
48,200
2
0.00%
13.5%
42.6%
Formic acid
18,026
1,900
0
0.00%
13.5%
41.5%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
2,326
0
0
0.00%
13.5%
35.3%
Maleic anhydride
100
0
13
0.00%
13.5%
58.6%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
14,348
0
142
0.00%
13.3%
65.0%
Acrolein
244
0
932
0.01%
13.2%
57.8%
Triethylamine
1,949
814
12
0.00%
13.2%
40.4%
Hydrochloric acid
42,215
0
227
0.00%
13.2%
44.7%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole
42
2,115
0
0.00%
13.0%
34.8%
Acrylamide
157
4,160
3,128
0.04%
12.9%
38.9%
Manganese
90
0
21
0.00%
12.8%
56.2%
Molybdenum trioxide
7
37,409
2
0.00%
12.8%
56.2%
Lead
1
0
1
0.00%
12.7%
24.8%
Vinyl acetate
1,541
0
1
0.00%
12.3%
14.9%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
24,000
0
0
0.00%
12.2%
40.4%
Aniline
7,422
1,330
516
0.01%
12.2%
40.5%
Propargyl alcohol
180
0
2
0.00%
11.8%
39.7%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
10
105
0
0.00%
10.8%
36.4%
Chloromethane
1,567
0
45
0.00%
10.7%
49.5%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
37
49,181
1
0.00%
10.4%
49.3%
Ethylene glycol
12,555
68,707
8
0.00%
10.3%
37.5%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
3,010
7,200
3
0.00%
10.1%
49.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
1,250
0
12,331
0.14%
9.1%
35.0%
Diethanolamine
165
0
19
0.00%
9.1%
37.9%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)
2,624
1,700
60,324
0.68%
8.7%
34.2%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate
1
0
6
0.00%
8.6%
45.2%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
3
0
23
0.00%
8.6%
45.3%
Dimethyl sulfate
10
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexanol
3,660
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde
6,474
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
5,324
2,700
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate
860
75
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Lithium carbonate
59
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
6,137
69,488
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide
46
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Sodium nitrite
0
4,376
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
1,488
310,227
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols
0
2,257,393
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Nonylphenol
1,333
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
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