BASF
Rank in Toxic 100: 5
Rank among all TRI companies: 6
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 5,022,272
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 7,320,926
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 8,834,947
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 2.6%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 36%
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Ammonia
3,723,646
0
7
26,065,520
312
0.00%
18.8%
36.3%
47.9%
34.0%
8.6%
Methanol
249,371
215,782
0
59,118
2
0.00%
15.2%
31.6%
44.2%
24.6%
14.1%
Ethylene
146,860
0
1
82,242
2
0.00%
22.7%
45.9%
59.1%
23.9%
29.5%
Propylene (Propene)
113,737
0
1
136,484
4
0.00%
22.8%
46.6%
62.7%
21.6%
35.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
100,697
8,291
35
3,524,387
28
0.00%
17.4%
35.1%
51.5%
24.3%
17.4%
n-Hexane
83,823
955,296
5
5,195,595
8
0.00%
23.7%
46.2%
63.5%
18.8%
39.6%
Toluene
55,744
2,016,629
1
1,439,020
2
0.00%
19.5%
39.0%
60.0%
38.2%
16.4%
Hydrochloric acid
42,215
0
180
7,598,700
227
0.00%
13.2%
28.0%
44.7%
25.1%
13.9%
1,3-Butadiene
37,129
0
110,000
4,084,212,000
105,475
1.19%
22.3%
45.7%
55.0%
21.2%
28.2%
Benzene
31,877
876
28,000
892,556,000
25,772
0.29%
21.6%
43.7%
57.7%
24.4%
27.8%
Nitric acid
27,214
0
270
7,347,742
102
0.00%
19.7%
40.4%
29.9%
13.5%
11.0%
Cyclohexane
26,489
0
1
15,363
0
0.00%
13.9%
30.6%
57.9%
7.7%
46.2%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
24,000
0
0
1,680
0
0.00%
12.2%
23.9%
40.4%
31.7%
4.2%
Chlorobenzene
20,000
48,200
4
70,000
2
0.00%
13.5%
26.8%
42.6%
33.2%
4.6%
tert-Butyl alcohol
19,331
1,805
10
211,360
1
0.00%
17.0%
35.4%
31.6%
18.8%
3.9%
Formic acid
18,026
1,900
1
9,013
0
0.00%
13.5%
27.3%
41.5%
31.1%
5.8%
Ethylbenzene
17,784
8,126
890
15,827,983
118
0.00%
22.8%
45.2%
51.8%
24.1%
19.9%
Chlorine
15,316
0
23,000
352,268,000
5,729
0.06%
15.9%
33.5%
31.6%
16.9%
10.3%
Glycol Ethers
15,310
33,136
180
2,755,800
86
0.00%
14.9%
33.5%
52.5%
18.4%
30.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
14,348
0
58
832,187
142
0.00%
13.3%
33.0%
65.0%
14.8%
39.9%
Formaldehyde
14,315
55,174
46,000
658,490,000
16,451
0.19%
15.0%
31.1%
44.7%
31.2%
9.0%
Ethylene oxide
14,266
0
11,000,000
156,931,280,000
4,334,511
49.06%
15.0%
30.3%
41.8%
31.2%
5.7%
n-Butyl alcohol
13,953
243,152
10
139,530
5
0.00%
15.6%
34.3%
59.7%
15.2%
40.7%
Propylene oxide
13,459
0
13,000
174,967,780
7,939
0.09%
17.8%
35.0%
39.1%
26.5%
7.6%
Ethylene glycol
12,555
68,707
9
409,778
8
0.00%
10.3%
27.3%
37.5%
22.8%
9.7%
Chloroform
12,000
1,700
82,000
984,000,000
22,611
0.26%
14.6%
29.3%
44.3%
34.5%
4.9%
o-Xylene
11,301
19
35
395,535
2
0.00%
15.5%
32.7%
10.7%
4.7%
2.4%
Methyl acrylate
11,157
75
180
2,008,260
7
0.00%
26.1%
43.8%
45.4%
26.0%
1.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane
9,908
198,667
93,000
921,444,000
22,033
0.25%
22.3%
41.8%
40.6%
25.2%
13.5%
Styrene
9,791
21,582
4
34,756
3
0.00%
19.2%
39.2%
32.4%
16.5%
11.3%
Acrylic acid
8,958
0
3,500
31,352,545
995
0.01%
15.3%
32.7%
51.7%
9.6%
38.3%
Sulfuric acid
8,214
0
3,500
28,749,000
216
0.00%
16.8%
35.3%
14.2%
7.0%
3.3%
Aniline
7,422
1,330
5,700
42,305,400
516
0.01%
12.2%
24.1%
40.5%
30.8%
4.9%
Butyraldehyde
6,474
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyl acrylate
6,392
3
3,500
22,372,021
1,349
0.02%
15.2%
32.8%
55.1%
7.8%
43.5%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
6,137
69,488
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
5,324
2,700
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
4,706
1,936
1
5,647
0
0.00%
16.7%
38.4%
9.0%
3.8%
2.1%
Chromium compounds
4,196
0
43,000,000
45,107,102,340
3,748,140
42.42%
23.2%
44.6%
29.8%
13.8%
10.3%
Isobutyraldehyde
4,078
5,200
100
407,800
37
0.00%
19.4%
43.7%
78.6%
13.5%
61.4%
Copper compounds
4,006
0
1,500
6,009,195
490
0.01%
23.4%
45.1%
29.9%
14.0%
10.0%
Cyclohexanol
3,660
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Hydrogen cyanide
3,019
0
4,400
13,282,280
116
0.00%
15.5%
31.1%
45.3%
35.9%
4.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
3,010
7,200
18
54,179
3
0.00%
10.1%
22.7%
49.0%
25.0%
19.8%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,800
21,000
21,000
499,800,000
1,567
0.02%
15.9%
31.2%
47.7%
38.6%
4.5%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)
2,624
1,700
3,900,000
10,233,600,000
60,324
0.68%
8.7%
15.8%
34.2%
27.4%
3.0%
Nitrobenzene
2,395
580
140,000
335,300,000
3,988
0.05%
13.7%
26.7%
41.7%
32.2%
4.1%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
2,326
0
0
814
0
0.00%
13.5%
27.1%
35.3%
27.3%
3.9%
Biphenyl
2,241
6,333
800
5,625,120
59
0.00%
13.6%
30.3%
55.1%
10.1%
41.3%
Diisocyanates
2,032
106,110
350,000
883,216,635
31,517
0.36%
16.7%
32.2%
39.0%
27.3%
6.9%
Methyl methacrylate
1,989
44,146
5
9,945
2
0.00%
21.2%
41.5%
31.7%
16.6%
10.5%
Triethylamine
1,949
814
500
974,500
12
0.00%
13.2%
26.3%
40.4%
30.7%
4.7%
Nickel compounds
1,899
0
930,000
1,765,865,400
77,393
0.88%
27.6%
54.0%
40.8%
19.8%
10.7%
Chloromethane
1,567
0
640
1,002,880
45
0.00%
10.7%
23.7%
49.5%
26.4%
19.1%
Vinyl acetate
1,541
0
18
27,738
1
0.00%
12.3%
28.9%
14.9%
8.6%
2.3%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
1,488
310,227
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,4-Dioxane
1,443
2,959
18,000
25,974,000
575
0.01%
15.6%
33.6%
55.5%
50.4%
4.7%
Nonylphenol
1,333
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
1,250
0
1,600,000
2,000,000,000
12,331
0.14%
9.1%
16.8%
35.0%
27.8%
3.3%
Phenol
1,150
0
18
20,700
0
0.00%
26.4%
45.1%
80.4%
2.5%
75.4%
Acrylonitrile
977
61
240,000
234,480,000
30,234
0.34%
19.9%
38.9%
34.6%
19.8%
9.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
960
3,244
120
115,200
1
0.00%
15.4%
32.3%
10.6%
4.6%
2.4%
Hydrogen fluoride
883
0
250
220,750
2
0.00%
26.0%
44.0%
82.3%
2.4%
77.5%
Dimethyl phthalate
860
75
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
o-Toluidine
588
16,000
180,000
2,985,840,000
2,111
0.02%
18.6%
34.4%
56.4%
49.1%
3.7%
Cobalt compounds
553
0
17,000,000
9,407,800,000
305,169
3.45%
18.1%
39.0%
27.4%
11.6%
6.1%
Barium compounds
546
0
7,000
3,818,500
254
0.00%
35.9%
67.3%
53.7%
27.9%
15.0%
Cumene
510
0
9
4,488
0
0.00%
18.7%
48.8%
6.8%
2.7%
1.5%
sec-Butyl alcohol
465
0
0
56
0
0.00%
22.7%
42.7%
43.4%
27.5%
9.8%
Acetonitrile
418
6,624
58
24,244
0
0.00%
15.4%
32.2%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Manganese compounds
388
0
12,000
4,654,800
434
0.00%
36.4%
68.4%
53.6%
27.2%
15.2%
Ethyl acrylate
363
0
73
26,499
5
0.00%
20.3%
39.5%
31.3%
17.2%
9.3%
Zinc compounds
354
0
100
35,400
3
0.00%
37.9%
70.7%
57.0%
28.5%
17.4%
Bromomethane (Methyl Bromide)
338
0
700
236,600
1
0.00%
15.4%
32.1%
10.5%
4.6%
2.3%
Vanadium compounds
274
0
140
38,388
5
0.00%
37.7%
70.2%
55.9%
29.0%
15.9%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
250
0
20
5,000
0
0.00%
15.8%
43.5%
6.5%
2.4%
1.6%
Naphthalene
244
0
12,000
2,932,920
51
0.00%
16.0%
32.1%
43.3%
30.3%
8.1%
Acrolein
244
0
180,000
43,920,000
932
0.01%
13.2%
29.7%
57.8%
6.8%
47.7%
N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine
228
29
10
2,280
0
0.00%
15.4%
32.0%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Propargyl alcohol
180
0
500
90,000
2
0.00%
11.8%
22.9%
39.7%
31.1%
4.1%
Diethanolamine
165
0
1,200
197,748
19
0.00%
9.1%
26.7%
37.9%
22.7%
10.6%
Acrylamide
157
4,160
360,000
56,664,000
3,128
0.04%
12.9%
29.2%
38.9%
5.7%
29.3%
Lead compounds
143
0
23,000
3,289,000
370
0.00%
38.7%
72.1%
56.9%
29.2%
16.3%
Bromine
135
0
2,100
283,500
2
0.00%
15.3%
32.1%
10.5%
4.6%
2.3%
Maleic anhydride
100
0
5,000
500,000
13
0.00%
13.5%
30.2%
58.6%
6.7%
48.5%
Manganese
90
0
12,000
1,080,000
21
0.00%
12.8%
29.1%
56.2%
7.0%
45.9%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
90
454,023
50,000
22,504,475,000
10,761
0.12%
24.2%
43.8%
69.6%
64.8%
2.6%
Vinyl chloride
74
72
31,000
2,294,000
13
0.00%
15.4%
32.1%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Lithium carbonate
59
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Acetaldehyde
48
0
7,900
379,200
8
0.00%
15.5%
36.3%
29.6%
19.9%
5.5%
N-Methylolacrylamide
46
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phthalic anhydride
45
0
180
8,100
0
0.00%
14.8%
36.0%
38.7%
5.5%
30.2%
Sodium dicamba
44
0
2
97
0
0.00%
13.9%
29.1%
52.9%
28.9%
20.0%
1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazole
42
2,115
10
21,570
0
0.00%
13.0%
30.8%
34.8%
20.8%
9.1%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
37
49,181
330
12,359
1
0.00%
10.4%
23.1%
49.3%
25.3%
19.8%
Cyanide compounds
30
13,585
4,400
132,000
3
0.00%
18.4%
41.4%
40.9%
33.4%
3.3%
Phosgene
27
0
12,000
324,000
8
0.00%
13.6%
27.0%
42.7%
33.3%
4.6%
3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid
21
0
2
46
0
0.00%
14.7%
30.6%
53.6%
29.7%
20.0%
Dimethyl sulfate
10
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
10
105
1
6
0
0.00%
10.8%
25.2%
36.4%
23.5%
5.2%
p-Chloroaniline
7
109
110,000
770,000
103
0.00%
14.1%
31.0%
45.4%
22.9%
18.1%
Molybdenum trioxide
7
37,409
15,000
105,000
2
0.00%
12.8%
29.1%
56.2%
7.0%
45.9%
Epichlorohydrin
5
0
4,300
21,500
1
0.00%
27.6%
49.6%
71.2%
62.6%
4.9%
2-Methoxyethanol
5
0
180
900
0
0.00%
16.6%
34.3%
55.5%
50.1%
4.2%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
3
0
50,000
169,555
23
0.00%
8.6%
24.9%
45.3%
3.7%
35.1%
2-Ethoxyethanol
2
11,523
18
36
0
0.00%
16.2%
33.9%
55.7%
50.5%
4.4%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate
1
0
50,000
47,750
6
0.00%
8.6%
24.9%
45.2%
3.7%
34.9%
Lead
1
0
23,000
11,960
1
0.00%
12.7%
27.9%
24.8%
15.9%
3.5%
Mercury compounds
0
0
12,000
360
0
0.00%
21.1%
41.0%
26.2%
11.9%
9.3%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
86,173
1
0.00%
15.6%
33.1%
10.9%
4.8%
2.6%
Sodium nitrite
0
4,376
10
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols
0
2,257,393
120,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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