Berkshire Hathaway
Rank in Toxic 100: 14
Rank among all TRI companies: 26
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 2,305,743
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 546,375
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 2,985,197
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.9%
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 38%
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This company is rank 17 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 4 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
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Diethyl sulfate
41
0
1,200,000
49,536,000
3,431
0.11%
20.3%
45.0%
82.1%
5.0%
74.2%
Propylene oxide
6,072
0
13,000
78,936,000
13,107
0.44%
17.2%
39.1%
71.9%
14.6%
52.8%
Ethylene glycol
3,336
0
9
29,358
4
0.00%
17.1%
39.1%
71.7%
14.2%
53.2%
Maleic anhydride
1,403
9,073
5,000
7,015,000
1,141
0.04%
17.1%
38.9%
71.5%
14.5%
52.5%
Hydrogen sulfide
1,135
0
1,800
2,043,000
316
0.01%
17.2%
39.1%
70.9%
14.7%
51.8%
1,3-Butadiene
2,142
0
110,000
235,620,000
21,679
0.73%
16.8%
38.7%
70.8%
12.2%
55.0%
n-Butyl alcohol
6,619
147
10
66,188
6
0.00%
15.5%
35.2%
66.3%
14.2%
47.0%
Chlorine
3,166
0
23,000
72,818,000
6,311
0.21%
19.0%
40.5%
64.8%
22.6%
35.7%
Vinylidene chloride
193
0
18
3,474
0
0.00%
27.5%
51.2%
61.8%
54.1%
4.4%
Diphenylamine
3,877
0
33
127,941
4
0.00%
13.5%
32.2%
61.6%
10.6%
46.0%
Butyl acrylate
4,240
2,697
3,500
15,308,020
1,436
0.05%
16.7%
37.0%
61.0%
15.6%
40.9%
Carbonyl sulfide
1,830
0
350
640,500
27
0.00%
15.8%
36.0%
60.8%
11.3%
36.8%
Phenol
3,198
643
18
57,564
6
0.00%
13.2%
32.1%
60.8%
11.4%
44.4%
Methyl acrylate
31
0
180
5,598
1
0.00%
27.0%
50.5%
60.8%
52.7%
4.6%
Methanol
66,707
303,329
0
12,007
1
0.00%
16.8%
38.1%
60.1%
16.9%
38.5%
Toluene
98,831
162,216
1
69,181
8
0.00%
14.3%
33.4%
59.1%
12.5%
40.7%
Vinyl chloride
750
1
31,000
23,250,000
2,548
0.09%
26.5%
49.7%
58.8%
50.8%
4.4%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
1,443
0
20
28,854
3
0.00%
12.7%
30.0%
58.4%
16.3%
22.9%
Manganese
573
0
12,000
6,873,649
457
0.02%
18.9%
40.1%
57.1%
17.8%
34.7%
Hydrazine
40
0
18,000,000
720,000,000
56,689
1.90%
12.5%
31.2%
54.8%
10.7%
39.2%
Ammonia
646,115
0
7
4,522,802
60
0.00%
14.9%
37.1%
50.7%
13.6%
32.3%
Chromium
5,345
0
43,000,000
12,859,833,399
1,323,621
44.34%
12.9%
32.1%
49.2%
10.9%
28.3%
Hydrochloric acid
181,731
0
180
32,711,503
412
0.01%
14.3%
31.8%
47.3%
12.7%
25.3%
Styrene
34,201
15,681
4
119,987
1
0.00%
16.4%
38.2%
47.0%
8.4%
30.3%
Zinc compounds
9,894
0
100
989,431
27
0.00%
16.8%
36.4%
46.0%
14.7%
23.9%
Zinc
690
0
100
69,000
4
0.00%
23.2%
47.0%
43.5%
32.6%
7.2%
Diisocyanates
460
16,364
350,000
161,019,831
22,381
0.75%
13.1%
30.0%
42.9%
10.7%
25.0%
Acrylonitrile
1,270
626
240,000
307,732,800
27,889
0.93%
14.8%
29.3%
42.9%
25.2%
10.6%
Lead
60
0
23,000
1,385,153
17
0.00%
18.9%
41.8%
42.9%
11.2%
24.4%
Ethylbenzene
5,223
208
890
4,648,203
167
0.01%
14.8%
35.0%
42.5%
12.6%
25.2%
Ozone
10,977
0
19
208,563
24
0.00%
12.0%
26.0%
42.0%
15.7%
19.9%
Cyanide compounds
30
0
4,400
132,000
9
0.00%
14.0%
28.2%
41.7%
21.7%
11.9%
Ethyl acrylate
7,207
1,376
73
537,280
46
0.00%
14.8%
29.2%
41.6%
24.7%
10.1%
Acrylamide
9
8
360,000
6,192,000
302
0.01%
15.2%
30.7%
40.8%
24.1%
9.9%
Formaldehyde
126,346
1
46,000
5,811,984,080
80,886
2.71%
15.2%
35.2%
40.4%
12.1%
24.5%
Hydrogen fluoride
376,140
0
250
94,035,108
971
0.03%
17.6%
38.0%
40.0%
13.3%
16.8%
Antimony compounds
833
0
12,000
9,996,000
1,249
0.04%
10.6%
23.5%
39.9%
16.0%
17.6%
Lead compounds
2,439
0
23,000
56,107,784
1,347
0.05%
11.2%
25.0%
39.1%
15.3%
17.2%
Arsenic compounds
143
0
15,000,000
2,145,000,000
103
0.00%
14.8%
33.5%
36.0%
2.3%
19.8%
Methyl methacrylate
9,896
1,430
5
49,863
3
0.00%
14.5%
29.3%
35.3%
21.1%
8.3%
Diethanolamine
7
0
1,200
8,408
1
0.00%
14.4%
35.1%
33.8%
13.6%
15.5%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
193
149
1
231
0
0.00%
14.5%
34.6%
33.6%
14.8%
14.2%
Cumene
84
0
9
739
0
0.00%
14.4%
34.0%
33.0%
15.5%
12.9%
Carbon disulfide
39
15
5
195
0
0.00%
14.4%
33.6%
32.7%
16.2%
12.0%
Chromium compounds
13,338
0
43,000,000
96,611,591,600
70,646
2.37%
14.5%
33.7%
32.6%
13.2%
12.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
31
0
390,000
11,957,400
59
0.00%
15.8%
37.2%
32.1%
13.5%
13.0%
Mercury
1
0
12,000
13,200
1
0.00%
14.3%
32.5%
31.6%
17.2%
10.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
1,060,036
1
0.00%
14.5%
34.1%
31.5%
10.9%
14.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
84,535
3,228
35
2,958,715
91
0.00%
13.6%
31.8%
29.9%
9.9%
14.4%
Mercury compounds
311
0
12,000
3,734,340
3
0.00%
13.4%
32.6%
28.7%
9.6%
12.9%
Glycol Ethers
368
9,302
180
70,823
7
0.00%
14.9%
33.2%
27.7%
18.9%
4.0%
tert-Butyl alcohol
1,094
0
10
10,940
0
0.00%
21.7%
48.1%
27.4%
2.8%
18.7%
Cobalt
1,310
0
17,000,000
22,269,694,000
736,234
24.66%
15.1%
35.4%
26.9%
9.5%
11.2%
Barium compounds
72,822
0
7,000
509,750,500
979
0.03%
14.3%
31.9%
25.8%
10.8%
9.6%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
82,268
0
930
76,509,240
4,552
0.15%
10.9%
32.6%
24.7%
3.1%
17.0%
Nickel
19,710
0
930,000
18,330,143,853
497,782
16.68%
20.3%
40.4%
23.8%
7.5%
9.8%
Vanadium compounds
1,773
0
140
248,220
0
0.00%
12.7%
31.0%
23.3%
6.5%
11.6%
Manganese compounds
43,942
0
12,000
527,303,803
14,687
0.49%
17.5%
36.3%
23.3%
9.1%
9.9%
Acetophenone
0
1,870
10
18,700
0
0.00%
12.2%
27.4%
21.3%
11.1%
5.5%
Nitric acid
16,941
550
270
4,648,412
149
0.01%
22.3%
42.9%
21.1%
5.5%
8.8%
Triethylamine
280
410
500
140,000
3
0.00%
10.5%
21.4%
17.6%
6.8%
6.6%
Copper
1,811
0
1,500
2,717,240
62
0.00%
22.4%
42.8%
17.6%
6.4%
6.7%
Nickel compounds
4,987
0
930,000
4,637,910,000
46,644
1.56%
21.6%
42.3%
16.5%
8.3%
3.8%
Vinyl acetate
12,166
393
18
218,985
5
0.00%
16.3%
35.7%
15.9%
8.2%
4.7%
Copper compounds
7,896
0
1,500
11,844,134
152
0.01%
16.6%
46.3%
15.9%
3.8%
3.5%
Sulfuric acid
169,601
0
3,500
593,601,750
146
0.00%
21.2%
41.6%
15.5%
5.2%
5.5%
Cobalt compounds
384
0
17,000,000
6,528,000,000
43,466
1.46%
16.6%
35.7%
14.1%
7.8%
3.0%
Acrylic acid
5,831
1,366
3,500
20,422,500
356
0.01%
13.4%
28.5%
13.7%
5.8%
4.6%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
0
0
20,000
6,000
0
0.00%
14.4%
36.4%
13.2%
2.3%
7.1%
Naphthalene
10,476
0
12,000
125,712,000
726
0.02%
20.0%
50.3%
12.3%
2.8%
7.1%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
22,207
69
58
1,287,980
47
0.00%
7.5%
29.1%
11.6%
2.6%
6.3%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate
14
0
14
200
0
0.00%
15.6%
35.0%
9.8%
3.6%
3.8%
Sodium nitrite
12,349
0
10
123,490
2
0.00%
14.1%
32.1%
9.7%
4.5%
1.6%
Aluminum (fume or dust)
2,936
0
700
2,055,480
102
0.00%
17.5%
35.3%
9.2%
4.6%
2.0%
Allyl alcohol
6
6,385
12,000
72,000
0
0.00%
15.3%
35.3%
8.4%
3.6%
2.8%
Benzene
7,018
0
28,000
196,504,000
1,595
0.05%
15.5%
34.8%
7.0%
2.7%
2.7%
Cyclohexane
10,910
3,829
1
6,328
0
0.00%
15.5%
34.8%
6.9%
2.6%
2.7%
Allyl chloride
97
4,787
3,500
339,500
2
0.00%
15.5%
34.7%
6.8%
2.5%
2.7%
1-Bromopropane
71,033
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
319
22
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
4
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide
8
7
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
0
0
1
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nonylphenol
14
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nonylphenol ethoxylates
0
193
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
TRD SECRT
1,993
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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