PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Becton Dickinson

Rank in Toxic 100: 30
Rank among all TRI companies: 53
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 172,314
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 550
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 1,421,105
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 53%

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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
Ethylene oxide	1,299	0	1,078,766	75.91%	16.4%	55.4%
Chromium	250	0	317,884	22.37%	9.9%	30.9%
Nickel	250	0	20,221	1.42%	9.9%	30.9%
Diisocyanates	52	550	3,691	0.26%	9.4%	27.9%
Manganese	250	0	261	0.02%	9.9%	30.9%
Nitric acid	3,513	0	152	0.01%	40.4%	95.3%
Dichloromethane	165,600	0	117	0.01%	15.3%	41.3%
Chlorine	28	0	14	0.00%	15.3%	41.6%
Zinc compounds	6	0	0	0.00%	20.1%	58.1%
Methanol	1,060	0	0	0.00%	15.3%	41.4%
Ammonia	5	0	0	0.00%	10.1%	31.0%
Methyl methacrylate	1	0	0	0.00%	8.1%	21.1%

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