PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Berkshire Hathaway

Rank in Toxic 100: 14
Rank among all TRI companies: 26
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 2,305,743
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 546,375
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 2,985,197
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.9%
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 38%

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This company is rank 17 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 4 on the Greenhouse 100 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
Chromium	5,345	0	43,000,000	12,859,833,399	1,323,621	44.34%	12.9%	32.1%	49.2%	10.9%	28.3%
Cobalt	1,310	0	17,000,000	22,269,694,000	736,234	24.66%	15.1%	35.4%	26.9%	9.5%	11.2%
Nickel	19,710	0	930,000	18,330,143,853	497,782	16.68%	20.3%	40.4%	23.8%	7.5%	9.8%
Formaldehyde	126,346	1	46,000	5,811,984,080	80,886	2.71%	15.2%	35.2%	40.4%	12.1%	24.5%
Chromium compounds	13,338	0	43,000,000	96,611,591,600	70,646	2.37%	14.5%	33.7%	32.6%	13.2%	12.7%
Hydrazine	40	0	18,000,000	720,000,000	56,689	1.90%	12.5%	31.2%	54.8%	10.7%	39.2%
Nickel compounds	4,987	0	930,000	4,637,910,000	46,644	1.56%	21.6%	42.3%	16.5%	8.3%	3.8%
Cobalt compounds	384	0	17,000,000	6,528,000,000	43,466	1.46%	16.6%	35.7%	14.1%	7.8%	3.0%
Acrylonitrile	1,270	626	240,000	307,732,800	27,889	0.93%	14.8%	29.3%	42.9%	25.2%	10.6%
Diisocyanates	460	16,364	350,000	161,019,831	22,381	0.75%	13.1%	30.0%	42.9%	10.7%	25.0%
1,3-Butadiene	2,142	0	110,000	235,620,000	21,679	0.73%	16.8%	38.7%	70.8%	12.2%	55.0%
Manganese compounds	43,942	0	12,000	527,303,803	14,687	0.49%	17.5%	36.3%	23.3%	9.1%	9.9%
Propylene oxide	6,072	0	13,000	78,936,000	13,107	0.44%	17.2%	39.1%	71.9%	14.6%	52.8%
Chlorine	3,166	0	23,000	72,818,000	6,311	0.21%	19.0%	40.5%	64.8%	22.6%	35.7%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	82,268	0	930	76,509,240	4,552	0.15%	10.9%	32.6%	24.7%	3.1%	17.0%
Diethyl sulfate	41	0	1,200,000	49,536,000	3,431	0.11%	20.3%	45.0%	82.1%	5.0%	74.2%
Vinyl chloride	750	1	31,000	23,250,000	2,548	0.09%	26.5%	49.7%	58.8%	50.8%	4.4%
Benzene	7,018	0	28,000	196,504,000	1,595	0.05%	15.5%	34.8%	7.0%	2.7%	2.7%
Butyl acrylate	4,240	2,697	3,500	15,308,020	1,436	0.05%	16.7%	37.0%	61.0%	15.6%	40.9%
Lead compounds	2,439	0	23,000	56,107,784	1,347	0.05%	11.2%	25.0%	39.1%	15.3%	17.2%
Antimony compounds	833	0	12,000	9,996,000	1,249	0.04%	10.6%	23.5%	39.9%	16.0%	17.6%
Maleic anhydride	1,403	9,073	5,000	7,015,000	1,141	0.04%	17.1%	38.9%	71.5%	14.5%	52.5%
Barium compounds	72,822	0	7,000	509,750,500	979	0.03%	14.3%	31.9%	25.8%	10.8%	9.6%
Hydrogen fluoride	376,140	0	250	94,035,108	971	0.03%	17.6%	38.0%	40.0%	13.3%	16.8%
Naphthalene	10,476	0	12,000	125,712,000	726	0.02%	20.0%	50.3%	12.3%	2.8%	7.1%
Manganese	573	0	12,000	6,873,649	457	0.02%	18.9%	40.1%	57.1%	17.8%	34.7%
Hydrochloric acid	181,731	0	180	32,711,503	412	0.01%	14.3%	31.8%	47.3%	12.7%	25.3%
Acrylic acid	5,831	1,366	3,500	20,422,500	356	0.01%	13.4%	28.5%	13.7%	5.8%	4.6%
Hydrogen sulfide	1,135	0	1,800	2,043,000	316	0.01%	17.2%	39.1%	70.9%	14.7%	51.8%
Acrylamide	9	8	360,000	6,192,000	302	0.01%	15.2%	30.7%	40.8%	24.1%	9.9%
Ethylbenzene	5,223	208	890	4,648,203	167	0.01%	14.8%	35.0%	42.5%	12.6%	25.2%
Copper compounds	7,896	0	1,500	11,844,134	152	0.01%	16.6%	46.3%	15.9%	3.8%	3.5%
Nitric acid	16,941	550	270	4,648,412	149	0.01%	22.3%	42.9%	21.1%	5.5%	8.8%
Sulfuric acid	169,601	0	3,500	593,601,750	146	0.00%	21.2%	41.6%	15.5%	5.2%	5.5%
Arsenic compounds	143	0	15,000,000	2,145,000,000	103	0.00%	14.8%	33.5%	36.0%	2.3%	19.8%
Aluminum (fume or dust)	2,936	0	700	2,055,480	102	0.00%	17.5%	35.3%	9.2%	4.6%	2.0%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	84,535	3,228	35	2,958,715	91	0.00%	13.6%	31.8%	29.9%	9.9%	14.4%
Copper	1,811	0	1,500	2,717,240	62	0.00%	22.4%	42.8%	17.6%	6.4%	6.7%
Ammonia	646,115	0	7	4,522,802	60	0.00%	14.9%	37.1%	50.7%	13.6%	32.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	31	0	390,000	11,957,400	59	0.00%	15.8%	37.2%	32.1%	13.5%	13.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	22,207	69	58	1,287,980	47	0.00%	7.5%	29.1%	11.6%	2.6%	6.3%
Ethyl acrylate	7,207	1,376	73	537,280	46	0.00%	14.8%	29.2%	41.6%	24.7%	10.1%
Carbonyl sulfide	1,830	0	350	640,500	27	0.00%	15.8%	36.0%	60.8%	11.3%	36.8%
Zinc compounds	9,894	0	100	989,431	27	0.00%	16.8%	36.4%	46.0%	14.7%	23.9%
Ozone	10,977	0	19	208,563	24	0.00%	12.0%	26.0%	42.0%	15.7%	19.9%
Lead	60	0	23,000	1,385,153	17	0.00%	18.9%	41.8%	42.9%	11.2%	24.4%
Cyanide compounds	30	0	4,400	132,000	9	0.00%	14.0%	28.2%	41.7%	21.7%	11.9%
Toluene	98,831	162,216	1	69,181	8	0.00%	14.3%	33.4%	59.1%	12.5%	40.7%
Glycol Ethers	368	9,302	180	70,823	7	0.00%	14.9%	33.2%	27.7%	18.9%	4.0%
n-Butyl alcohol	6,619	147	10	66,188	6	0.00%	15.5%	35.2%	66.3%	14.2%	47.0%
Phenol	3,198	643	18	57,564	6	0.00%	13.2%	32.1%	60.8%	11.4%	44.4%
Vinyl acetate	12,166	393	18	218,985	5	0.00%	16.3%	35.7%	15.9%	8.2%	4.7%
Ethylene glycol	3,336	0	9	29,358	4	0.00%	17.1%	39.1%	71.7%	14.2%	53.2%
Diphenylamine	3,877	0	33	127,941	4	0.00%	13.5%	32.2%	61.6%	10.6%	46.0%
Zinc	690	0	100	69,000	4	0.00%	23.2%	47.0%	43.5%	32.6%	7.2%
Triethylamine	280	410	500	140,000	3	0.00%	10.5%	21.4%	17.6%	6.8%	6.6%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	1,443	0	20	28,854	3	0.00%	12.7%	30.0%	58.4%	16.3%	22.9%
Mercury compounds	311	0	12,000	3,734,340	3	0.00%	13.4%	32.6%	28.7%	9.6%	12.9%
Methyl methacrylate	9,896	1,430	5	49,863	3	0.00%	14.5%	29.3%	35.3%	21.1%	8.3%
Allyl chloride	97	4,787	3,500	339,500	2	0.00%	15.5%	34.7%	6.8%	2.5%	2.7%
Sodium nitrite	12,349	0	10	123,490	2	0.00%	14.1%	32.1%	9.7%	4.5%	1.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	1,060,036	1	0.00%	14.5%	34.1%	31.5%	10.9%	14.2%
Methanol	66,707	303,329	0	12,007	1	0.00%	16.8%	38.1%	60.1%	16.9%	38.5%
Diethanolamine	7	0	1,200	8,408	1	0.00%	14.4%	35.1%	33.8%	13.6%	15.5%
Mercury	1	0	12,000	13,200	1	0.00%	14.3%	32.5%	31.6%	17.2%	10.1%
Methyl acrylate	31	0	180	5,598	1	0.00%	27.0%	50.5%	60.8%	52.7%	4.6%
Styrene	34,201	15,681	4	119,987	1	0.00%	16.4%	38.2%	47.0%	8.4%	30.3%
Vinylidene chloride	193	0	18	3,474	0	0.00%	27.5%	51.2%	61.8%	54.1%	4.4%
Allyl alcohol	6	6,385	12,000	72,000	0	0.00%	15.3%	35.3%	8.4%	3.6%	2.8%
Vanadium compounds	1,773	0	140	248,220	0	0.00%	12.7%	31.0%	23.3%	6.5%	11.6%
tert-Butyl alcohol	1,094	0	10	10,940	0	0.00%	21.7%	48.1%	27.4%	2.8%	18.7%
Cumene	84	0	9	739	0	0.00%	14.4%	34.0%	33.0%	15.5%	12.9%
Cyclohexane	10,910	3,829	1	6,328	0	0.00%	15.5%	34.8%	6.9%	2.6%	2.7%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	193	149	1	231	0	0.00%	14.5%	34.6%	33.6%	14.8%	14.2%
Carbon disulfide	39	15	5	195	0	0.00%	14.4%	33.6%	32.7%	16.2%	12.0%
Acetophenone	0	1,870	10	18,700	0	0.00%	12.2%	27.4%	21.3%	11.1%	5.5%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate	14	0	14	200	0	0.00%	15.6%	35.0%	9.8%	3.6%	3.8%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0	0	20,000	6,000	0	0.00%	14.4%	36.4%	13.2%	2.3%	7.1%
1-Bromopropane	71,033	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dimethylamine	319	22	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	4	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide	8	7	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)	0	0	1	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nonylphenol	14	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0	193	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TRD SECRT	1,993	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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