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Dow Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100: 6
Rank among all TRI companies: 7
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 5,891,006
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 9,027,609
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 6,858,422
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 2.0%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 49%

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This company is rank 2 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 39 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Ethylene 2,514,582 1,348 20 0.00% 20.1% 48.2%
Ammonia 1,510,976 3,207 352 0.01% 21.8% 47.1%
Propylene (Propene) 299,220 6,464 7 0.00% 19.1% 51.0%
Vinyl acetate 177,327 78,752 52 0.00% 20.7% 47.7%
Methanol 135,085 616,585 1 0.00% 18.2% 50.2%
Hydrochloric acid 128,375 4 528 0.01% 17.2% 47.7%
Benzene 93,640 261,959 46,258 0.67% 18.7% 49.9%
Toluene 84,541 275,997 2 0.00% 17.4% 32.6%
Butyl acrylate 83,196 30,853 9,855 0.14% 20.3% 57.3%
Methyl methacrylate 78,179 13,265 32 0.00% 21.5% 58.3%
Formaldehyde 74,049 2 48,256 0.70% 17.9% 49.7%
n-Butyl alcohol 73,239 8,224 20 0.00% 17.9% 57.1%
Propylene oxide 63,530 158 15,237 0.22% 18.8% 48.8%
Acrylic acid 36,651 1,104,733 8,220 0.12% 24.5% 52.4%
Hydrogen cyanide 35,069 17 10,331 0.15% 17.2% 72.9%
Ethylene oxide 30,591 1 6,461,095 94.21% 18.7% 49.3%
Propionaldehyde 29,005 28 409 0.01% 17.1% 61.2%
Allyl alcohol 26,375 43 6,278 0.09% 17.5% 46.7%
Chloromethane 26,108 160,200 354 0.01% 17.3% 19.4%
Sulfuric acid 26,085 4 3,345 0.05% 17.1% 66.0%
Acetaldehyde 25,830 118,488 5,628 0.08% 17.9% 54.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 24,783 138,170 32 0.00% 16.8% 35.7%
n-Hexane 23,990 1,360 3 0.00% 16.8% 41.3%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 21,826 84 1 0.00% 20.4% 23.2%
Glycol Ethers 21,061 887,426 160 0.00% 13.6% 28.9%
Methyl acrylate 20,670 156,167 80 0.00% 22.6% 43.4%
1,3-Butadiene 18,908 105 30,802 0.45% 19.9% 52.2%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 15,620 0 0 0.00% 20.3% 49.1%
Chlorobenzene 15,159 843,810 1 0.00% 17.3% 65.1%
m-Xylene 14,626 46 88 0.00% 34.0% 24.1%
Ethylene glycol 13,266 77,665 5 0.00% 16.8% 30.2%
Chlorine 13,180 1 9,835 0.14% 19.9% 61.0%
Hydrogen sulfide 10,920 0 450 0.01% 22.4% 43.7%
Ethyl acrylate 10,060 108,639 126 0.00% 34.2% 35.6%
Ethylbenzene 8,375 17,247 227 0.00% 17.1% 39.6%
Nonylphenol 7,387 5,217 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Acetonitrile 6,915 0 15 0.00% 14.5% 13.8%
Nonylphenol ethoxylates 6,844 8,261 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 6,819 843 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,4-Dioxane 6,333 0 849 0.01% 17.7% 53.0%
Styrene 6,200 45,702 3 0.00% 36.5% 34.1%
Diethanolamine 5,246 2,185 62 0.00% 16.5% 51.9%
Naphthalene 4,369 16,454 1,186 0.02% 21.4% 46.3%
1,2-Dichloropropane 4,087 38,344 2,282 0.03% 20.6% 69.3%
Epichlorohydrin 3,962 31 593 0.01% 20.4% 65.2%
Isoprene 3,882 266 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dichloromethane 3,875 163,768 6 0.00% 15.2% 20.3%
Aniline 3,119 697,050 306 0.00% 14.5% 52.1%
Cyclohexane 2,815 796 0 0.00% 17.4% 35.8%
Acrolein 2,659 1 9,562 0.14% 17.2% 52.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,174 131 4 0.00% 17.5% 35.2%
Acrylonitrile 1,919 69,700 120,119 1.75% 28.4% 43.7%
Benzyl chloride 1,876 0 29,812 0.43% 19.1% 21.5%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1,701 242 12,527 0.18% 20.3% 31.8%
Phenol 1,671 657 1 0.00% 21.2% 77.3%
Nitric acid 1,614 8 9 0.00% 16.8% 40.2%
Zinc compounds 1,523 0 3 0.00% 20.6% 49.7%
Maleic anhydride 1,391 125 2,047 0.03% 39.0% 24.7%
Dicyclopentadiene 1,288 1,207 357 0.01% 22.7% 48.1%
Anthracene 1,269 754 0 0.00% 17.5% 50.7%
Nitrobenzene 1,266 162,521 6,321 0.09% 11.0% 41.5%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether 1,096 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1,095 0 0 0.00% 17.5% 59.4%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,077 16 38 0.00% 15.1% 19.3%
1,3-Dichloropropylene 1,017 10 607 0.01% 21.0% 76.4%
Biphenyl 929 10,681 21 0.00% 16.7% 35.3%
tert-Butyl alcohol 829 0 1 0.00% 22.7% 46.4%
Isobutyraldehyde 773 239 3 0.00% 17.8% 60.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane 734 43 692 0.01% 19.4% 68.6%
Phosgene 685 0 48 0.00% 14.1% 57.2%
1,2-Butylene oxide 647 0 5 0.00% 20.8% 75.8%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 536 100 0 0.00% 15.9% 28.4%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 465 10 248 0.00% 20.7% 74.7%
Allyl chloride 460 517 46 0.00% 15.0% 29.3%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 434 15 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 368 750 36 0.00% 14.7% 14.9%
Glycidol 352 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
o-Cresol 327 43,187 0 0.00% 17.6% 56.6%
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 304 0 326 0.00% 17.0% 54.8%
Hydroquinone 295 162,399 1,537 0.02% 21.0% 59.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 288 0 0 0.00% 21.1% 34.2%
Formic acid 229 0 0 0.00% 17.0% 69.1%
Carbon tetrachloride 227 90 220 0.00% 20.7% 75.6%
N-Methylolacrylamide 171 1,287 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 137 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 115 0 0 0.00% 19.6% 20.2%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 111 0 4,672 0.07% 22.7% 81.7%
Cumene 94 15 0 0.00% 16.3% 62.8%
Diisocyanates 84 1,412,900 3,729 0.05% 14.3% 59.7%
Trichloroethylene 65 409 41 0.00% 20.7% 75.6%
Triethylamine 57 0 1 0.00% 12.5% 29.4%
Nickel compounds 54 0 569 0.01% 18.4% 41.3%
2,3-Dichloropropene 50 42 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Silver compounds 49 0 1 0.00% 21.7% 19.2%
Chloroacetic acid 44 0 1 0.00% 14.5% 13.7%
Hexachlorobenzene 42 95 412 0.01% 14.4% 57.8%
Chloroform 39 9 132 0.00% 20.6% 75.3%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable) 36 9,583 0 0.00% 21.7% 19.2%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 35 64 0 0.00% 20.8% 75.9%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 34 4 9 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 34 0 332 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Copper compounds 30 0 0 0.00% 19.5% 9.4%
Lead compounds 30 0 4 0.00% 15.0% 53.5%
Vinylidene chloride 27 21 0 0.00% 17.7% 44.2%
Phthalic anhydride 24 39,807 1 0.00% 21.7% 57.9%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 23 0 0 0.00% 13.2% 16.1%
Mercury 21 0 5 0.00% 17.0% 54.8%
Pentachlorobenzene 19 4 0 0.00% 13.9% 56.5%
Mercury compounds 16 0 1 0.00% 14.8% 55.4%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 12 12,777 0 0.00% 16.6% 64.2%
Chromium compounds 11 0 221 0.00% 17.4% 61.5%
sec-Butyl alcohol 10 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 62.2%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 10 1,111,603 5 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 10 14,778 145 0.00% 11.2% 49.9%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene 9 30 3 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Hexachloroethane 7 2 5 0.00% 20.7% 75.7%
Pyridine 7 80 0 0.00% 14.9% 17.3%
Pentachloroethane 5 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Bromine 4 0 0 0.00% 13.8% 56.4%
Lead 3 0 2 0.00% 17.0% 54.8%
2,4-D [Acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-] 3 49 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.7%
Acrylamide 2 544 36 0.00% 16.9% 34.2%
Pentachlorophenol 2 38,331 2 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Dimethyl phthalate 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Quinoline 1 0 106 0.00% 14.5% 13.6%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 1 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.6%
Sodium nitrite 1 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 21.4%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 5 0.00% 15.7% 37.5%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 0 4 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 0 41,581 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 216 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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