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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)	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	1,299	0	11,000,000	14,286,140,000	1,078,766	75.91%	16.4%	34.6%	55.4%	41.8%	9.4%
Chromium	250	0	43,000,000	3,655,000,000	317,884	22.37%	9.9%	28.5%	30.9%	0.9%	27.4%
Nickel	250	0	930,000	232,500,000	20,221	1.42%	9.9%	28.5%	30.9%	0.9%	27.4%
Diisocyanates	52	550	350,000	18,340,000	3,691	0.26%	9.4%	26.6%	27.9%	1.5%	18.5%
Manganese	250	0	12,000	3,000,000	261	0.02%	9.9%	28.5%	30.9%	0.9%	27.4%
Nitric acid	3,513	0	270	948,383	152	0.01%	40.4%	67.7%	95.3%	20.2%	94.8%
Dichloromethane	165,600	0	36	5,961,600	117	0.01%	15.3%	33.3%	41.3%	33.0%	4.0%
Chlorine	28	0	23,000	653,200	14	0.00%	15.3%	33.2%	41.6%	33.2%	4.1%
Zinc compounds	6	0	100	600	0	0.00%	20.1%	45.0%	58.1%	49.3%	4.5%
Methanol	1,060	0	0	191	0	0.00%	15.3%	33.3%	41.4%	33.1%	4.0%
Ammonia	5	0	7	36	0	0.00%	10.1%	29.0%	31.0%	0.9%	27.5%
Methyl methacrylate	1	0	5	4	0	0.00%	8.1%	21.3%	21.1%	5.5%	10.6%

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