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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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This company is rank 10 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Lead compounds 143 0 23,000 3,289,000 370 0.00% 38.7% 72.1% 56.9% 29.2% 16.3%
Zinc compounds 354 0 100 35,400 3 0.00% 37.9% 70.7% 57.0% 28.5% 17.4%
Vanadium compounds 274 0 140 38,388 5 0.00% 37.7% 70.2% 55.9% 29.0% 15.9%
Manganese compounds 388 0 12,000 4,654,800 434 0.00% 36.4% 68.4% 53.6% 27.2% 15.2%
Barium compounds 546 0 7,000 3,818,500 254 0.00% 35.9% 67.3% 53.7% 27.9% 15.0%
Epichlorohydrin 5 0 4,300 21,500 1 0.00% 27.6% 49.6% 71.2% 62.6% 4.9%
Nickel compounds 1,899 0 930,000 1,765,865,400 77,393 0.88% 27.6% 54.0% 40.8% 19.8% 10.7%
Phenol 1,150 0 18 20,700 0 0.00% 26.4% 45.1% 80.4% 2.5% 75.4%
Methyl acrylate 11,157 75 180 2,008,260 7 0.00% 26.1% 43.8% 45.4% 26.0% 1.2%
Hydrogen fluoride 883 0 250 220,750 2 0.00% 26.0% 44.0% 82.3% 2.4% 77.5%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 90 454,023 50,000 22,504,475,000 10,761 0.12% 24.2% 43.8% 69.6% 64.8% 2.6%
n-Hexane 83,823 955,296 5 5,195,595 8 0.00% 23.7% 46.2% 63.5% 18.8% 39.6%
Copper compounds 4,006 0 1,500 6,009,195 490 0.01% 23.4% 45.1% 29.9% 14.0% 10.0%
Chromium compounds 4,196 0 43,000,000 45,107,102,340 3,748,140 42.42% 23.2% 44.6% 29.8% 13.8% 10.3%
Propylene (Propene) 113,737 0 1 136,484 4 0.00% 22.8% 46.6% 62.7% 21.6% 35.5%
Ethylbenzene 17,784 8,126 890 15,827,983 118 0.00% 22.8% 45.2% 51.8% 24.1% 19.9%
sec-Butyl alcohol 465 0 0 56 0 0.00% 22.7% 42.7% 43.4% 27.5% 9.8%
Ethylene 146,860 0 1 82,242 2 0.00% 22.7% 45.9% 59.1% 23.9% 29.5%
1,3-Butadiene 37,129 0 110,000 4,084,212,000 105,475 1.19% 22.3% 45.7% 55.0% 21.2% 28.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane 9,908 198,667 93,000 921,444,000 22,033 0.25% 22.3% 41.8% 40.6% 25.2% 13.5%
Benzene 31,877 876 28,000 892,556,000 25,772 0.29% 21.6% 43.7% 57.7% 24.4% 27.8%
Methyl methacrylate 1,989 44,146 5 9,945 2 0.00% 21.2% 41.5% 31.7% 16.6% 10.5%
Mercury compounds 0 0 12,000 360 0 0.00% 21.1% 41.0% 26.2% 11.9% 9.3%
Ethyl acrylate 363 0 73 26,499 5 0.00% 20.3% 39.5% 31.3% 17.2% 9.3%
Acrylonitrile 977 61 240,000 234,480,000 30,234 0.34% 19.9% 38.9% 34.6% 19.8% 9.4%
Nitric acid 27,214 0 270 7,347,742 102 0.00% 19.7% 40.4% 29.9% 13.5% 11.0%
Toluene 55,744 2,016,629 1 1,439,020 2 0.00% 19.5% 39.0% 60.0% 38.2% 16.4%
Isobutyraldehyde 4,078 5,200 100 407,800 37 0.00% 19.4% 43.7% 78.6% 13.5% 61.4%
Styrene 9,791 21,582 4 34,756 3 0.00% 19.2% 39.2% 32.4% 16.5% 11.3%
Ammonia 3,723,646 0 7 26,065,520 312 0.00% 18.8% 36.3% 47.9% 34.0% 8.6%
Cumene 510 0 9 4,488 0 0.00% 18.7% 48.8% 6.8% 2.7% 1.5%
o-Toluidine 588 16,000 180,000 2,985,840,000 2,111 0.02% 18.6% 34.4% 56.4% 49.1% 3.7%
Cyanide compounds 30 13,585 4,400 132,000 3 0.00% 18.4% 41.4% 40.9% 33.4% 3.3%
Cobalt compounds 553 0 17,000,000 9,407,800,000 305,169 3.45% 18.1% 39.0% 27.4% 11.6% 6.1%
Propylene oxide 13,459 0 13,000 174,967,780 7,939 0.09% 17.8% 35.0% 39.1% 26.5% 7.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 100,697 8,291 35 3,524,387 28 0.00% 17.4% 35.1% 51.5% 24.3% 17.4%
tert-Butyl alcohol 19,331 1,805 10 211,360 1 0.00% 17.0% 35.4% 31.6% 18.8% 3.9%
Sulfuric acid 8,214 0 3,500 28,749,000 216 0.00% 16.8% 35.3% 14.2% 7.0% 3.3%
Diisocyanates 2,032 106,110 350,000 883,216,635 31,517 0.36% 16.7% 32.2% 39.0% 27.3% 6.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 4,706 1,936 1 5,647 0 0.00% 16.7% 38.4% 9.0% 3.8% 2.1%
2-Methoxyethanol 5 0 180 900 0 0.00% 16.6% 34.3% 55.5% 50.1% 4.2%
2-Ethoxyethanol 2 11,523 18 36 0 0.00% 16.2% 33.9% 55.7% 50.5% 4.4%
Naphthalene 244 0 12,000 2,932,920 51 0.00% 16.0% 32.1% 43.3% 30.3% 8.1%
Chlorine 15,316 0 23,000 352,268,000 5,729 0.06% 15.9% 33.5% 31.6% 16.9% 10.3%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,800 21,000 21,000 499,800,000 1,567 0.02% 15.9% 31.2% 47.7% 38.6% 4.5%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 250 0 20 5,000 0 0.00% 15.8% 43.5% 6.5% 2.4% 1.6%
n-Butyl alcohol 13,953 243,152 10 139,530 5 0.00% 15.6% 34.3% 59.7% 15.2% 40.7%
1,4-Dioxane 1,443 2,959 18,000 25,974,000 575 0.01% 15.6% 33.6% 55.5% 50.4% 4.7%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 86,173 1 0.00% 15.6% 33.1% 10.9% 4.8% 2.6%
Hydrogen cyanide 3,019 0 4,400 13,282,280 116 0.00% 15.5% 31.1% 45.3% 35.9% 4.6%
o-Xylene 11,301 19 35 395,535 2 0.00% 15.5% 32.7% 10.7% 4.7% 2.4%
Acetaldehyde 48 0 7,900 379,200 8 0.00% 15.5% 36.3% 29.6% 19.9% 5.5%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 960 3,244 120 115,200 1 0.00% 15.4% 32.3% 10.6% 4.6% 2.4%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine 228 29 10 2,280 0 0.00% 15.4% 32.0% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Acetonitrile 418 6,624 58 24,244 0 0.00% 15.4% 32.2% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Vinyl chloride 74 72 31,000 2,294,000 13 0.00% 15.4% 32.1% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide) 338 0 700 236,600 1 0.00% 15.4% 32.1% 10.5% 4.6% 2.3%
Bromine 135 0 2,100 283,500 2 0.00% 15.3% 32.1% 10.5% 4.6% 2.3%
Acrylic acid 8,958 0 3,500 31,352,545 995 0.01% 15.3% 32.7% 51.7% 9.6% 38.3%
Methanol 249,371 215,782 0 59,118 2 0.00% 15.2% 31.6% 44.2% 24.6% 14.1%
Butyl acrylate 6,392 3 3,500 22,372,021 1,349 0.02% 15.2% 32.8% 55.1% 7.8% 43.5%
Formaldehyde 14,315 55,174 46,000 658,490,000 16,451 0.19% 15.0% 31.1% 44.7% 31.2% 9.0%
Ethylene oxide 14,266 0 11,000,000 156,931,280,000 4,334,511 49.06% 15.0% 30.3% 41.8% 31.2% 5.7%
Glycol Ethers 15,310 33,136 180 2,755,800 86 0.00% 14.9% 33.5% 52.5% 18.4% 30.9%
Phthalic anhydride 45 0 180 8,100 0 0.00% 14.8% 36.0% 38.7% 5.5% 30.2%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 21 0 2 46 0 0.00% 14.7% 30.6% 53.6% 29.7% 20.0%
Chloroform 12,000 1,700 82,000 984,000,000 22,611 0.26% 14.6% 29.3% 44.3% 34.5% 4.9%
p-Chloroaniline 7 109 110,000 770,000 103 0.00% 14.1% 31.0% 45.4% 22.9% 18.1%
Sodium dicamba 44 0 2 97 0 0.00% 13.9% 29.1% 52.9% 28.9% 20.0%
Cyclohexane 26,489 0 1 15,363 0 0.00% 13.9% 30.6% 57.9% 7.7% 46.2%
Nitrobenzene 2,395 580 140,000 335,300,000 3,988 0.05% 13.7% 26.7% 41.7% 32.2% 4.1%
Phosgene 27 0 12,000 324,000 8 0.00% 13.6% 27.0% 42.7% 33.3% 4.6%
Biphenyl 2,241 6,333 800 5,625,120 59 0.00% 13.6% 30.3% 55.1% 10.1% 41.3%
Chlorobenzene 20,000 48,200 4 70,000 2 0.00% 13.5% 26.8% 42.6% 33.2% 4.6%
Formic acid 18,026 1,900 1 9,013 0 0.00% 13.5% 27.3% 41.5% 31.1% 5.8%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,326 0 0 814 0 0.00% 13.5% 27.1% 35.3% 27.3% 3.9%
Maleic anhydride 100 0 5,000 500,000 13 0.00% 13.5% 30.2% 58.6% 6.7% 48.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 14,348 0 58 832,187 142 0.00% 13.3% 33.0% 65.0% 14.8% 39.9%
Acrolein 244 0 180,000 43,920,000 932 0.01% 13.2% 29.7% 57.8% 6.8% 47.7%
Triethylamine 1,949 814 500 974,500 12 0.00% 13.2% 26.3% 40.4% 30.7% 4.7%
Hydrochloric acid 42,215 0 180 7,598,700 227 0.00% 13.2% 28.0% 44.7% 25.1% 13.9%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole 42 2,115 10 21,570 0 0.00% 13.0% 30.8% 34.8% 20.8% 9.1%
Acrylamide 157 4,160 360,000 56,664,000 3,128 0.04% 12.9% 29.2% 38.9% 5.7% 29.3%
Manganese 90 0 12,000 1,080,000 21 0.00% 12.8% 29.1% 56.2% 7.0% 45.9%
Molybdenum trioxide 7 37,409 15,000 105,000 2 0.00% 12.8% 29.1% 56.2% 7.0% 45.9%
Lead 1 0 23,000 11,960 1 0.00% 12.7% 27.9% 24.8% 15.9% 3.5%
Vinyl acetate 1,541 0 18 27,738 1 0.00% 12.3% 28.9% 14.9% 8.6% 2.3%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 24,000 0 0 1,680 0 0.00% 12.2% 23.9% 40.4% 31.7% 4.2%
Aniline 7,422 1,330 5,700 42,305,400 516 0.01% 12.2% 24.1% 40.5% 30.8% 4.9%
Propargyl alcohol 180 0 500 90,000 2 0.00% 11.8% 22.9% 39.7% 31.1% 4.1%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 10 105 1 6 0 0.00% 10.8% 25.2% 36.4% 23.5% 5.2%
Chloromethane 1,567 0 640 1,002,880 45 0.00% 10.7% 23.7% 49.5% 26.4% 19.1%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 37 49,181 330 12,359 1 0.00% 10.4% 23.1% 49.3% 25.3% 19.8%
Ethylene glycol 12,555 68,707 9 409,778 8 0.00% 10.3% 27.3% 37.5% 22.8% 9.7%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 3,010 7,200 18 54,179 3 0.00% 10.1% 22.7% 49.0% 25.0% 19.8%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 1,250 0 1,600,000 2,000,000,000 12,331 0.14% 9.1% 16.8% 35.0% 27.8% 3.3%
Diethanolamine 165 0 1,200 197,748 19 0.00% 9.1% 26.7% 37.9% 22.7% 10.6%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 2,624 1,700 3,900,000 10,233,600,000 60,324 0.68% 8.7% 15.8% 34.2% 27.4% 3.0%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 1 0 50,000 47,750 6 0.00% 8.6% 24.9% 45.2% 3.7% 34.9%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 3 0 50,000 169,555 23 0.00% 8.6% 24.9% 45.3% 3.7% 35.1%
Dimethyl sulfate 10 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexanol 3,660 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 6,474 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethylamine 5,324 2,700 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 860 75 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Lithium carbonate 59 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 6,137 69,488 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 46 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium nitrite 0 4,376 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 1,488 310,227 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Chlorophenols 0 2,257,393 120,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 1,333 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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