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1,2-Dichloroethane
136,464
13,291,427
93,000
12,691,152,000
225,648
25.66%
15.4%
33.5%
29.8%
22.4%
3.9%
Chlorobenzene
3,062
468,132
4
10,716
0
0.00%
15.2%
31.1%
43.7%
34.0%
4.7%
Benzene
43,140
276,325
28,000
1,207,920,000
12,836
1.46%
15.3%
35.3%
14.6%
7.9%
3.9%
Propylene
151,820
160,474
1
374,752
3
0.00%
14.9%
34.4%
16.5%
9.4%
4.2%
Toluene
15,604
116,962
1
10,923
0
0.00%
15.5%
35.3%
21.0%
13.4%
4.2%
Naphthalene
8,591
116,055
12,000
103,089,600
374
0.04%
15.3%
35.4%
11.3%
5.6%
3.2%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
35,810
44,500
1
25,067
1
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
26.5%
18.4%
4.3%
Vinyl chloride
201,516
20,518
31,000
6,879,396,000
93,540
10.64%
15.7%
34.6%
26.3%
19.3%
3.8%
Tetrachloroethylene
42,485
15,993
930
39,511,050
1,039
0.12%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.6%
4.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
6,733
11,368
35
235,655
2
0.00%
15.7%
34.5%
19.3%
12.6%
3.9%
Trichloroethylene
24,301
9,161
15,000
364,515,000
11,345
1.29%
15.6%
34.8%
26.9%
18.7%
4.3%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
12,863
8,550
5,700
73,319,100
2,277
0.26%
15.7%
34.9%
27.7%
19.6%
4.3%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene)
120
6,904
7,900
948,000
19
0.00%
15.7%
35.0%
26.6%
18.5%
4.3%
Chloroform
62,563
5,741
82,000
5,130,166,000
40,861
4.65%
15.5%
32.7%
37.4%
28.5%
4.5%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,391
3,014
210,000
292,110,000
6,130
0.70%
15.6%
34.3%
28.2%
20.2%
4.2%
Styrene
19,300
2,746
4
67,549
1
0.00%
14.7%
35.0%
21.9%
12.9%
4.9%
Hexachlorobenzene
489
2,301
1,600,000
781,856,000
2,577
0.29%
15.6%
35.8%
11.5%
5.9%
3.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
5,341
2,100
2,600
13,886,600
511
0.06%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
Pentachloroethane
1,595
1,908
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Ethylbenzene
7,838
1,123
890
6,975,820
174
0.02%
14.8%
36.2%
21.2%
12.1%
5.0%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
1,829
1,100
110
201,190
6
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
27.2%
19.2%
4.2%
Carbon tetrachloride
14,881
742
21,000
312,501,000
4,553
0.52%
15.7%
34.5%
18.5%
12.2%
3.5%
Hexachloroethane
286
620
14,000
4,004,000
143
0.02%
15.8%
35.3%
29.0%
20.9%
4.3%
Ethylene glycol
16,534
346
9
145,495
7
0.00%
14.1%
31.1%
25.4%
14.1%
8.4%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)
9,560
290
570
5,449,200
180
0.02%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.6%
4.3%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
10
260
18
173
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
70,127
178
7
490,889
6
0.00%
16.8%
36.9%
32.8%
20.4%
8.9%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
60
167
18
1,071
0
0.00%
15.9%
35.3%
27.1%
18.9%
4.2%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)
3,157
92
18
56,826
2
0.00%
15.6%
34.6%
27.5%
19.4%
4.3%
Pentachlorobenzene
0
88
1,300
351
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
13
77
1,200,000
15,684,000
135
0.02%
16.4%
36.6%
20.3%
13.6%
3.5%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1
52
9,300,000
9,300,000
303
0.03%
16.7%
37.0%
23.3%
16.4%
3.5%
Polychlorinated biphenyls
0
51
360,000
18,000
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Methanol
29,183
10
0
5,253
0
0.00%
17.3%
39.2%
53.4%
45.9%
4.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like
0
2
1,400,000,000
399,067
2
0.00%
17.0%
35.4%
35.4%
27.3%
4.1%
Chloroethane
12,780
2
0
4,473
0
0.00%
15.6%
34.7%
29.6%
21.4%
4.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
34
2
390,000
13,256,100
65
0.01%
15.7%
33.8%
28.9%
20.7%
4.8%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
8,413
1
36
302,854
11
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.6%
4.3%
Cumene
2,281
1
9
20,073
0
0.00%
16.1%
35.0%
10.7%
6.0%
2.8%
1,2-Butylene oxide
647
1
180
116,460
4
0.00%
15.6%
34.9%
26.6%
18.5%
4.3%
Formaldehyde
30,762
0
46,000
1,415,052,000
39,285
4.47%
19.9%
42.3%
51.7%
24.7%
23.7%
Ethylene
2,691,412
0
1
1,507,191
61
0.01%
14.7%
33.0%
29.1%
15.4%
10.8%
Acetaldehyde
7,171
0
7,900
56,650,900
1,561
0.18%
19.7%
41.6%
50.2%
24.4%
22.5%
Ethylene oxide
1,248
0
11,000,000
13,728,000,000
392,306
44.61%
14.8%
32.7%
24.0%
15.4%
5.1%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
93,405
0
0
6,538
0
0.00%
16.9%
38.2%
49.8%
41.9%
4.2%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)
563
0
1
394
0
0.00%
19.2%
40.5%
49.0%
23.8%
22.0%
Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12)
13,860
0
5
69,300
2
0.00%
17.2%
38.9%
54.6%
46.7%
4.2%
Dicyclopentadiene
8,867
0
18,000
159,606,000
271
0.03%
14.8%
34.9%
8.3%
3.6%
2.7%
Isoprene
2,891
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
2
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phthalic anhydride
3,352
0
180
603,360
27
0.00%
20.6%
51.6%
69.9%
68.0%
1.2%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
6
0
1,000
6,250
0
0.00%
15.8%
36.0%
24.4%
15.0%
5.4%
Biphenyl
201
0
800
160,800
1
0.00%
15.6%
35.0%
8.3%
3.5%
2.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
58
0
58
3,364
0
0.00%
14.7%
33.4%
22.5%
13.4%
5.5%
Methyl acrylate
4,195
0
180
755,100
23
0.00%
20.9%
42.9%
55.4%
26.6%
25.5%
Acetophenone
88,718
0
10
887,180
3
0.00%
15.9%
35.9%
12.4%
6.7%
3.0%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene)
40
0
3,900
156,000
0
0.00%
15.6%
35.9%
10.1%
4.7%
2.9%
1,3-Butadiene
21,186
0
110,000
2,330,405,000
23,797
2.71%
14.6%
35.3%
17.8%
9.6%
4.7%
Vinyl acetate
73,471
0
18
1,322,478
75
0.01%
11.0%
29.0%
20.1%
10.7%
6.4%
Maleic anhydride
4,121
0
5,000
20,605,000
611
0.07%
20.1%
42.2%
51.8%
25.0%
23.4%
Phenol
192
0
18
3,456
0
0.00%
17.8%
39.4%
55.1%
47.4%
4.1%
n-Hexane (Hexane)
60,357
0
5
301,785
9
0.00%
19.5%
40.9%
48.6%
24.1%
21.2%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
3
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Anthracene
245
0
3
809
0
0.00%
15.6%
34.7%
6.9%
2.6%
2.7%
Chloroprene
31
0
1,100,000
34,100,000
316
0.04%
13.9%
29.0%
32.5%
24.5%
3.9%
Butyl acrylate
1,669
0
3,500
5,841,500
176
0.02%
21.0%
43.0%
55.9%
26.9%
25.7%
Asbestos (friable)
3
0
170,000,000
510,000,000
1,846
0.21%
19.5%
37.5%
52.0%
43.5%
4.3%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
270
0
93
25,110
0
0.00%
15.8%
36.0%
24.4%
15.0%
5.4%
Lead
12
0
23,000
267,513
3
0.00%
15.1%
33.4%
24.6%
16.0%
5.0%
Mercury
2
0
12,000
22,656
1
0.00%
15.0%
33.0%
24.2%
15.6%
5.1%
Nickel
265
0
930,000
246,450,000
1,208
0.14%
15.8%
35.2%
26.9%
18.7%
4.2%
Copper
45
0
1,500
67,500
0
0.00%
15.5%
35.8%
10.0%
4.6%
2.9%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
141,208
0
180
25,417,440
182
0.02%
16.3%
35.3%
19.5%
13.7%
3.3%
Bromine
24
0
2,100
50,400
2
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
Chlorine
48,348
0
23,000
1,112,004,000
6,775
0.77%
15.9%
34.9%
28.7%
20.8%
4.1%
Antimony compounds 750
0
12,000
9,001,080
470
0.05%
10.0%
21.6%
41.1%
35.1%
2.0%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi 16
0
43,000,000
245,598,800
7,098
0.81%
21.5%
42.1%
52.1%
40.8%
4.9%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or brom 338
0
1,500
507,000
4
0.00%
15.7%
35.0%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
Lead compounds 2
0
23,000
46,000
0
0.00%
19.5%
37.5%
52.0%
43.5%
4.3%
Manganese compounds 0
0
12,000
720
0
0.00%
24.7%
45.0%
50.1%
35.8%
5.5%
Mercury compounds 130
0
12,000
1,554,888
10
0.00%
15.4%
36.5%
5.8%
3.1%
0.9%
Nickel compounds 135
0
930,000
125,550,000
587
0.07%
18.8%
37.9%
52.7%
44.4%
4.3%
Zinc compounds 344
0
100
34,400
1
0.00%
10.2%
22.0%
41.4%
35.2%
2.2%
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