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Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank among all TRI companies: 276
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 416,055
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 133,043
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 53%

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This company is rank 99 on the Toxic 100 Water 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
Ammonia	115,561	0	7	808,927	11	0.01%	18.0%	35.5%	47.8%	36.5%	5.7%
Vinyl chloride	80,396	0	31,000	2,492,276,000	49,540	37.24%	17.2%	36.3%	52.3%	37.8%	10.8%
Chlorine	55,562	0	23,000	1,277,926,000	17,672	13.28%	18.7%	37.2%	51.6%	42.2%	5.0%
Methanol	47,656	0	0	8,578	0	0.00%	17.8%	36.8%	53.0%	37.1%	12.1%
Hydrochloric acid	40,781	0	180	7,340,580	117	0.09%	17.9%	36.5%	49.7%	39.5%	5.2%
n-Hexane	21,505	0	5	107,525	1	0.00%	19.1%	37.1%	51.4%	40.2%	6.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane	19,135	0	93,000	1,779,555,000	52,456	39.43%	17.1%	38.5%	54.0%	46.0%	4.2%
Ethylene	9,881	0	1	5,533	0	0.00%	18.7%	37.3%	51.7%	42.9%	4.4%
Propylene (Propene)	9,091	0	1	10,909	0	0.00%	19.2%	37.0%	51.0%	41.9%	4.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol	5,665	0	10	56,648	2	0.00%	18.6%	35.9%	50.1%	40.9%	4.6%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	4,945	0	5,700	28,186,500	431	0.32%	18.4%	37.4%	51.9%	43.2%	4.4%
Chloroform	1,314	0	82,000	107,748,000	1,734	1.30%	18.3%	37.5%	52.1%	43.5%	4.4%
Benzene	883	0	28,000	24,724,000	319	0.24%	19.0%	36.9%	51.0%	42.0%	4.5%
Nitric acid	819	0	270	221,030	18	0.01%	11.7%	29.0%	32.1%	8.6%	12.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	647	0	0	226	0	0.00%	18.5%	37.3%	51.7%	42.9%	4.4%
Ethylidene dichloride	565	0	570	322,050	5	0.00%	18.3%	37.5%	52.0%	43.4%	4.4%
Propylene oxide	500	0	13,000	6,500,000	164	0.12%	17.7%	43.4%	67.1%	10.5%	53.1%
Chloroprene	204	0	1,100,000	224,400,000	2,502	1.88%	19.2%	36.9%	50.8%	41.7%	4.5%
Ethylene glycol	162	0	9	1,426	0	0.00%	16.9%	39.0%	54.8%	47.0%	4.1%
Acrylonitrile	138	0	240,000	33,120,000	1,086	0.82%	18.7%	46.2%	69.9%	10.9%	55.3%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	132	0	210,000	27,720,000	381	0.29%	18.7%	37.1%	51.3%	42.5%	4.5%
Vinylidene chloride	102	0	18	1,836	0	0.00%	19.2%	36.8%	50.7%	41.6%	4.5%
Chlorobenzene	94	0	4	329	0	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.7%	41.6%	4.5%
Hydrogen fluoride	86	0	250	21,550	4	0.00%	10.9%	28.9%	28.7%	2.0%	13.3%
Hydrogen sulfide	62	0	1,800	110,700	4	0.00%	18.8%	46.5%	70.2%	10.9%	55.6%
Trichloroethylene	51	0	15,000	765,000	9	0.01%	19.1%	36.8%	50.7%	41.6%	4.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	51	0	930	47,430	1	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.6%	41.6%	4.5%
Chloromethane	44	0	640	28,474	0	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.7%	41.7%	4.5%
Ethylene oxide	18	0	11,000,000	200,541,000	6,577	4.94%	18.5%	36.0%	50.3%	41.2%	4.6%
Carbon tetrachloride	2	0	21,000	42,000	1	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.6%	41.6%	4.5%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	2	0	3,900	7,800	0	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.7%	41.6%	4.5%
Lead	1	0	23,000	23,000	0	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.6%	41.6%	4.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	483,833	6	0.00%	19.1%	36.8%	50.7%	41.6%	4.5%

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