PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Silgan

Rank among all TRI companies: 972
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 345,814
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 4,944
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 7,325
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 35%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Naphthalene	2,947	0	3,447	47.06%	20.9%	17.0%
Glycol Ethers	188,511	392	3,261	44.52%	15.2%	51.0%
Ethylbenzene	7,076	0	361	4.93%	16.6%	48.6%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	44,251	1,614	102	1.40%	19.9%	55.6%
n-Butyl alcohol	77,335	2,431	101	1.38%	25.3%	68.3%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	12,407	0	46	0.63%	19.6%	34.4%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	11,622	507	3	0.05%	27.0%	68.1%
Aluminum (fume or dust)	127	0	2	0.02%	16.6%	34.5%
Zinc compounds	132	0	1	0.01%	16.8%	46.1%
Toluene	1,378	0	0	0.00%	19.0%	64.1%
Methanol	28	0	0	0.00%	16.8%	46.1%

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