PERI: Toxic 100 Index

PPG Industries

Rank in Toxic 100: 79
Rank among all TRI companies: 174
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 360,012
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,432,617
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 292,124
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 14%
EJ: Minority Share: 25%

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This company is rank 74 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share
Trichloroethylene	71,041	40,061	15,000	1,065,615,000	145,136	49.68%	15.7%	37.4%	20.0%	12.8%	2.1%
Diisocyanates	4,325	9,080	350,000	1,513,799,000	109,528	37.49%	11.0%	25.4%	31.1%	9.6%	14.3%
Chromium compounds	145	0	43,000,000	2,116,976,000	30,196	10.34%	16.5%	36.5%	27.9%	8.2%	14.6%
Allyl alcohol	1,114	195	12,000	13,368,000	1,465	0.50%	16.2%	38.7%	19.6%	12.7%	2.0%
Butyl acrylate	4,157	13,702	3,500	14,550,095	1,140	0.39%	12.9%	29.9%	32.0%	7.0%	17.3%
Ethylbenzene	8,708	106,106	890	8,299,345	698	0.24%	18.1%	38.4%	48.6%	26.5%	15.4%
Nickel compounds	24	0	930,000	22,431,600	626	0.21%	15.2%	34.5%	15.8%	5.4%	6.0%
Chromium	2	0	43,000,000	21,930,000	584	0.20%	17.6%	36.8%	29.0%	19.0%	4.7%
Formaldehyde	155	16	46,000	7,120,340	582	0.20%	20.8%	41.5%	38.0%	14.2%	14.7%
Glycol Ethers	42,678	55,328	180	8,374,582	459	0.16%	14.1%	30.9%	29.8%	12.8%	10.7%
Naphthalene	656	13,798	12,000	7,876,443	406	0.14%	12.1%	27.0%	14.9%	6.9%	3.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	14	0	390,000	5,440,500	271	0.09%	20.1%	43.9%	63.1%	45.0%	15.1%
Acrylamide	7	0	360,000	2,563,200	237	0.08%	8.1%	18.1%	15.1%	6.8%	2.7%
Acrylic acid	865	0	3,500	3,026,660	196	0.07%	10.8%	24.9%	29.5%	9.4%	12.9%
Manganese compounds	214	0	12,000	2,571,121	115	0.04%	21.8%	43.3%	58.1%	47.1%	5.7%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	36,966	343,148	35	1,398,889	115	0.04%	16.7%	36.2%	43.9%	24.5%	13.1%
Hydrochloric acid	3,905	0	180	702,900	99	0.03%	15.6%	37.3%	19.9%	12.8%	2.1%
Chlorine	28	0	23,000	632,500	62	0.02%	15.2%	34.6%	22.7%	14.6%	2.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	9,698	3,778	58	574,741	49	0.02%	20.3%	41.1%	49.2%	28.4%	13.5%
Copper compounds	286	0	1,500	429,634	32	0.01%	19.0%	41.7%	55.2%	39.5%	11.9%
Acrylonitrile	1	20	240,000	217,200	21	0.01%	8.2%	18.3%	15.3%	6.9%	2.7%
Zinc compounds	1,389	0	100	138,917	14	0.00%	18.9%	40.2%	53.7%	35.0%	12.7%
Barium compounds	9	0	7,000	63,490	13	0.00%	22.4%	43.0%	75.1%	59.7%	9.2%
Methyl methacrylate	20,989	23,434	5	104,945	12	0.00%	16.5%	38.7%	38.3%	3.4%	26.3%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)	40	0	50,000	2,000,000	10	0.00%	20.8%	43.0%	65.2%	17.2%	41.1%
n-Butyl alcohol	14,737	149,348	10	147,374	10	0.00%	14.7%	32.4%	33.6%	14.4%	12.5%
Antimony compounds	12	0	12,000	144,000	8	0.00%	15.4%	35.9%	8.0%	2.3%	1.6%
Ethyl acrylate	2,549	144	73	186,046	8	0.00%	14.4%	30.5%	24.8%	10.7%	8.0%
Maleic anhydride	46	0	5,000	230,000	7	0.00%	18.0%	37.0%	26.3%	17.0%	4.2%
Triethylamine	413	3,354	500	206,500	4	0.00%	15.4%	35.2%	7.6%	2.1%	1.5%
Phthalic anhydride	292	0	180	52,513	3	0.00%	11.8%	26.5%	29.4%	10.3%	12.2%
Nitric acid	785	0	270	211,877	3	0.00%	16.0%	35.1%	23.7%	14.2%	4.3%
Toluene	42,150	365,203	1	29,634	3	0.00%	15.8%	35.1%	38.7%	24.4%	8.1%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	3,653	0	20	73,064	3	0.00%	9.3%	22.2%	26.5%	7.2%	11.9%
Lead compounds	2	0	23,000	56,170	2	0.00%	15.2%	33.1%	31.7%	17.1%	8.7%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	17,945	273,063	1	22,306	1	0.00%	15.0%	32.3%	32.7%	17.8%	8.8%
Ethylene glycol	2,429	1,282	9	21,627	1	0.00%	14.3%	38.0%	59.8%	10.7%	42.2%
Methanol	40,707	22,969	0	7,327	1	0.00%	19.8%	41.0%	55.9%	22.8%	26.6%
Barium	4	0	7,000	28,000	1	0.00%	17.6%	36.8%	29.0%	19.0%	4.7%
Lead	5	0	23,000	118,680	1	0.00%	11.3%	37.8%	39.7%	19.4%	17.0%
Phosgene	0	46	12,000	5,460	1	0.00%	15.2%	34.7%	22.7%	14.6%	2.4%
Styrene	3,118	4,745	4	10,914	0	0.00%	10.6%	24.3%	24.2%	7.5%	10.0%
Aluminum (fume or dust)	16	0	700	11,200	0	0.00%	17.6%	36.8%	29.0%	19.0%	4.7%
Cyclohexane	2,500	0	1	1,450	0	0.00%	13.3%	32.4%	59.8%	37.8%	16.9%
Cumene	160	0	9	1,407	0	0.00%	20.4%	40.7%	37.2%	14.1%	14.1%
n-Hexane	1,500	0	5	7,500	0	0.00%	18.0%	40.0%	52.2%	16.4%	30.9%
Diethanolamine	1	0	1,200	1,709	0	0.00%	7.8%	17.4%	13.8%	6.4%	2.4%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	4,416	0	0.00%	17.6%	36.8%	28.9%	19.0%	4.7%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate	199	1	14	2,787	0	0.00%	11.0%	29.0%	37.9%	2.1%	25.5%
Ammonia	24	19	7	168	0	0.00%	22.1%	46.9%	53.8%	33.3%	12.6%
Sodium nitrite	5	0	10	50	0	0.00%	21.9%	43.4%	57.7%	49.4%	3.2%
Mercury	0	0	12,000	120	0	0.00%	8.8%	22.5%	20.3%	10.2%	1.7%
Phenol	65	4	18	1,170	0	0.00%	20.8%	43.0%	64.5%	17.2%	40.4%
sec-Butyl alcohol	1,235	3,354	0	148	0	0.00%	15.7%	35.4%	8.5%	2.8%	1.7%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)	22	0	1	14	0	0.00%	17.9%	40.7%	63.7%	33.0%	24.4%
Dimethyl phthalate	4,130	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	12,180	4	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nonylphenol	216	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	1,493	414	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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