PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Nucor

Rank in Toxic 100: 65
Rank among all TRI companies: 140
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 548,213
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 3,461
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 415,220
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 34%

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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
Lead compounds	4,912	0	23,000	112,979,197	1,951	0.47%	26.0%	46.1%	63.3%	52.3%	6.3%
Glycol Ethers	183,410	0	180	33,013,749	1,443	0.35%	23.8%	51.3%	49.9%	40.4%	5.9%
Cobalt compounds	4	0	17,000,000	64,600,000	602	0.15%	23.6%	45.8%	65.2%	55.6%	5.8%
Zinc compounds	95,976	0	100	9,597,585	256	0.06%	23.3%	48.0%	56.6%	31.2%	20.9%
Manganese compounds	31,078	0	12,000	372,935,041	13,254	3.19%	21.7%	45.6%	50.8%	31.0%	15.1%
Nitric acid	414	0	270	111,653	2	0.00%	18.5%	38.8%	35.4%	26.2%	4.7%
Cadmium compounds	86	0	6,400,000	551,424,000	3,092	0.74%	18.3%	37.7%	42.6%	31.7%	7.0%
Vanadium compounds	108	0	140	15,144	0	0.00%	17.4%	36.2%	36.6%	26.4%	7.0%
Nickel	68	0	930,000	63,110,730	3,491	0.84%	17.4%	40.3%	24.2%	5.6%	14.4%
sec-Butyl alcohol	6,184	0	0	742	0	0.00%	17.2%	36.7%	34.9%	24.5%	5.3%
Chromium	86	0	43,000,000	632,265,550	63,597	15.32%	17.2%	41.4%	23.7%	3.5%	17.3%
Chromium compounds	5,075	0	43,000,000	6,647,342,782	243,325	58.60%	16.9%	41.3%	34.2%	16.9%	8.6%
Propylene (Propene)	214	0	1	257	0	0.00%	16.8%	40.6%	23.1%	2.7%	17.2%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	8,371	0	390,000	3,264,794,910	39,854	9.60%	16.6%	36.8%	36.3%	18.8%	9.4%
Nickel compounds	2,474	0	930,000	2,300,545,650	42,686	10.28%	16.6%	38.1%	40.0%	21.1%	8.8%
Copper compounds	3,029	0	1,500	4,543,715	152	0.04%	16.5%	35.3%	44.6%	20.7%	12.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	42,186	0	35	1,476,510	14	0.00%	16.1%	35.9%	13.7%	8.5%	1.4%
Manganese	1,563	0	12,000	18,757,020	821	0.20%	15.8%	38.5%	24.5%	5.0%	15.3%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0	0	360,000	90,000	2	0.00%	15.3%	35.2%	50.1%	43.3%	4.1%
Lead	12	0	23,000	267,566	14	0.00%	15.2%	36.7%	27.2%	6.0%	15.2%
Barium compounds	609	0	7,000	4,261,950	27	0.01%	14.7%	33.6%	36.9%	27.7%	6.1%
Mercury compounds	4,411	0	12,000	52,930,328	261	0.06%	14.6%	31.6%	42.0%	25.6%	7.6%
Ammonia	65,364	0	7	457,548	2	0.00%	14.2%	30.6%	39.6%	27.8%	6.7%
Hydrogen sulfide	55,665	0	1,800	100,197,000	344	0.08%	13.6%	28.9%	38.0%	27.3%	5.4%
Hydrochloric acid	18,761	0	180	3,376,976	29	0.01%	12.8%	29.7%	29.1%	19.2%	5.8%
Copper	0	0	1,500	1	0	0.00%	12.2%	26.0%	40.4%	13.6%	20.5%
MIXTURE	18,154	3,461	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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