Rio Tinto
Rank in Toxic 100: 20
Rank among all TRI companies: 35
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 121,366
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 2
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 1,968,937
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.6%
EJ: Poor Share: 8%
EJ: Minority Share: 30%
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This company is rank 22 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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Copper compounds
56,208
0
1,500
84,312,000
1,902
0.10%
8.6%
25.4%
30.9%
1.9%
20.6%
Sulfuric acid
28,983
0
3,500
101,440,500
1,865
0.09%
8.1%
24.2%
28.9%
1.8%
19.0%
Ammonia
13,760
0
7
96,320
2
0.00%
7.4%
22.7%
26.5%
1.5%
17.3%
Lead compounds
11,665
0
23,000
268,290,630
8,369
0.43%
8.8%
25.8%
31.5%
1.9%
21.1%
Arsenic compounds
4,482
0
15,000,000
67,230,000,000
1,671,599
84.90%
8.6%
25.4%
30.9%
1.9%
20.5%
Zinc compounds
2,358
0
100
235,823
55
0.00%
15.4%
34.8%
72.0%
8.1%
46.3%
Cyanide compounds
603
0
4,400
2,653,200
110
0.01%
6.5%
20.5%
23.1%
1.2%
14.7%
Selenium compounds
573
0
180
103,140
2
0.00%
9.4%
27.7%
35.1%
2.0%
24.2%
Hydrochloric acid
504
0
180
90,720
5
0.00%
9.4%
27.3%
33.8%
2.0%
22.9%
Chromium compounds
498
0
43,000,000
7,279,882,800
260,434
13.23%
6.8%
21.3%
24.4%
1.3%
15.7%
Manganese compounds
388
0
12,000
4,656,360
159
0.01%
6.9%
21.4%
24.5%
1.3%
15.8%
Nickel compounds
294
0
930,000
273,382,800
9,125
0.46%
8.2%
24.5%
29.4%
1.7%
19.5%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
250
0
6
1,450
0
0.00%
5.6%
18.6%
21.3%
1.0%
13.5%
Silver compounds
218
0
200
43,600
1
0.00%
8.9%
26.0%
31.7%
1.9%
21.2%
Cadmium compounds
127
0
6,400,000
815,680,000
15,176
0.77%
8.0%
24.1%
28.7%
1.8%
18.8%
Naphthalene
123
0
12,000
1,476,480
43
0.00%
6.0%
19.5%
22.2%
1.1%
14.1%
Thallium compounds
118
0
14,000
1,652,000
30
0.00%
8.0%
24.1%
28.8%
1.8%
18.9%
Vanadium compounds
114
0
140
15,960
0
0.00%
8.0%
24.1%
28.7%
1.8%
18.8%
Antimony compounds
94
0
12,000
1,128,000
56
0.00%
9.4%
27.2%
33.6%
2.0%
22.8%
Mercury compounds
6
0
12,000
72,000
1
0.00%
8.0%
24.1%
28.7%
1.8%
18.8%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
38,594
2
0.00%
6.5%
20.5%
23.0%
1.2%
14.7%
Ethylene glycol
0
2
9
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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