PERI: Toxic 100 Index

BASF

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