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Rank among all TRI companies: 76
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 635,689
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,712,788
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 977,441
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 72%

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KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Quinoline 330 873 307,622 31.47% 17.6% 73.7%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1,304 1,962 163,769 16.75% 17.8% 78.7%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Chromium compounds 272 0 148,937 15.24% 23.6% 62.9%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Benzene 15,983 144 123,884 12.67% 17.5% 72.1%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Naphthalene 30,678 69,105 107,500 11.00% 17.7% 73.9%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Arsenic compounds 108 0 82,679 8.46% 23.6% 63.0%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Maleic anhydride 52,588 0 37,107 3.80% 16.9% 64.5%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Polycyclic aromatic compounds 228 204,640 2,049 0.21% 20.5% 12.5%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Phthalic anhydride 46,174 681,734 1,835 0.19% 17.3% 69.9%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Benzene 554 5,141 387 0.04% 17.8% 12.0%
KOPPERS INC (NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR) NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR Polycyclic aromatic compounds 19 225 344 0.04% 31.4% 63.4%
KOPPERS INC (DENVER CO) DENVER CO Polycyclic aromatic compounds 5 1,167 291 0.03% 13.5% 55.5%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Ethylbenzene 1,952 65 242 0.02% 16.9% 64.7%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 33 16 222 0.02% 17.8% 78.1%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Naphthalene 591 414,961 211 0.02% 19.4% 12.4%
KOPPERS INC (FLORENCE SC) FLORENCE SC Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 2,414 72 0.01% 26.7% 73.4%
KOPPERS INC (ROANOKE) SALEM VA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 7 1,426 52 0.01% 10.4% 18.5%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Phenol 5,892 115 45 0.00% 17.8% 76.5%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Xylene (mixed isomers) 8,046 318 44 0.00% 17.1% 67.0%
KOPPERS INC (SOMERVILLE TX) SOMERVILLE TX Polycyclic aromatic compounds 12 1,823 29 0.00% 17.2% 39.6%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Biphenyl 175 642 28 0.00% 17.3% 69.6%
KOPPERS INC (GALESBURG IL) GALESBURG IL Polycyclic aromatic compounds 7 323 21 0.00% 20.6% 26.7%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS HUBBELL MI Ammonia 421,040 0 19 0.00% 17.9% 6.2%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Copper compounds 238 0 17 0.00% 23.8% 63.3%
KOPPERS INC (GUTHRIE) GUTHRIE KY Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 268 16 0.00% 14.0% 28.2%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS HUBBELL MI Copper compounds 500 0 6 0.00% 17.9% 5.9%
KOPPERS INC (SUSQUEHANNA) MONTGOMERY PA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2 336 4 0.00% 12.9% 9.1%
CAROLINA POLE LELAND LELAND NC Lead 5 0 2 0.00% 16.9% 28.4%
ATLANTIC POLE - GEORGIA LLC VIDALIA GA Lead 9 0 1 0.00% 22.2% 41.5%
CAROLINA POLE LELAND LELAND NC Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 17.3% 29.7%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Toluene 5,969 217 1 0.00% 17.5% 71.4%
ATLANTIC POLE - GEORGIA LLC VIDALIA GA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 0 1 0.00% 20.8% 42.9%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Anthracene 498 130 1 0.00% 17.9% 77.4%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS INC ROCK HILL SC Copper compounds 4 0 1 0.00% 13.4% 46.0%
ATLANTIC POLE - GEORGIA LLC VIDALIA GA Pentachlorophenol 1 647 0 0.00% 20.4% 44.1%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Ammonia 529 0 0 0.00% 23.6% 62.9%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Sodium nitrite 209 0 0 0.00% 24.0% 63.3%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Styrene 168 411 0 0.00% 17.3% 65.9%
CAROLINA POLE LELAND LELAND NC Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 28.5%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS HUBBELL MI Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 17.9% 6.4%
ATLANTIC POLE - GEORGIA LLC VIDALIA GA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 22.2% 41.5%
KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMCIALS MILLINGTON TN Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 23.6% 62.9%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Anthracene 96 66,898 0 0.00% 19.9% 12.5%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Toluene 110 4,142 0 0.00% 17.9% 12.0%
KOPPERS INC (SUSQUEHANNA) MONTGOMERY PA Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 7 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (SUSQUEHANNA) MONTGOMERY PA Creosote, coal tar 1,790 2,240 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (ROANOKE) SALEM VA Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 27 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (ROANOKE) SALEM VA Creosote, coal tar 3,700 9,100 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Phenanthrene 58 137,068 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Dibenzofuran 4 38,860 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS FOLLANSBEE TAR PLANT FOLLANSBEE WV Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 8,020 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
CAROLINA POLE LELAND LELAND NC Pentachlorophenol 0 358 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (FLORENCE SC) FLORENCE SC Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 8 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (FLORENCE SC) FLORENCE SC Creosote, coal tar 3,400 19,000 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (GUTHRIE) GUTHRIE KY Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (GUTHRIE) GUTHRIE KY Creosote, coal tar 3,200 2,040 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Phenanthrene 1,299 4,313 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Dibenzofuran 90 1,407 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC CICERO IL Creosote, coal tar 0 2,867 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (GALESBURG IL) GALESBURG IL Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (GALESBURG IL) GALESBURG IL Creosote, coal tar 3,400 2,491 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR) NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR) NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR Creosote, coal tar 15,600 1,739 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (SOMERVILLE TX) SOMERVILLE TX Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 41 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (SOMERVILLE TX) SOMERVILLE TX Creosote, coal tar 5,900 14,063 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (DENVER CO) DENVER CO Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 0 4 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
KOPPERS INC (DENVER CO) DENVER CO Creosote, coal tar 2,900 8,991 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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