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Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100: 77
Rank among all TRI companies: 142
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 1,878,132
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 11,209,239
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 330,991
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 23%
EJ: Minority Share: 71%

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This company is rank 35 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,335 0 1 935 0 0.00% 21.8% 40.5% 62.1% 56.0% 3.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 10 307,166 210,000 2,100,000 129 0.04% 25.7% 45.2% 76.5% 72.6% 2.3%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,555 3,839,570 5,700 8,863,500 198 0.06% 23.4% 42.4% 67.8% 62.7% 2.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,549 0 58 147,842 0 0.00% 13.1% 37.2% 57.3% 4.7% 48.5%
1,2-Dichloroethane 53,824 3,844,237 93,000 5,005,632,000 165,274 49.93% 25.2% 44.8% 75.5% 69.9% 3.9%
1,3-Butadiene 12,704 0 110,000 1,397,440,000 1,267 0.38% 14.5% 36.7% 56.5% 5.2% 47.9%
1,4-Dioxane 2,107 0 18,000 37,926,000 222 0.07% 26.4% 47.8% 62.6% 58.3% 2.2%
Acetaldehyde 70,809 0 7,900 559,391,100 3,481 1.05% 27.0% 48.1% 64.5% 59.7% 2.8%
Acetophenone 5,326 0 10 53,260 1 0.00% 21.9% 40.5% 62.2% 56.2% 2.9%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 85,560 0 7 598,920 1 0.00% 15.1% 37.5% 57.6% 5.3% 48.9%
Benzene 13,289 219,489 28,000 372,092,000 1,188 0.36% 18.9% 39.3% 60.4% 35.8% 21.3%
Biphenyl 1,437 0 800 1,149,696 19 0.01% 28.5% 49.1% 67.6% 63.9% 1.9%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,080 154,338 21,000 43,680,000 1,582 0.48% 24.8% 44.1% 73.2% 68.8% 2.5%
Chlorine 83,955 0 23,000 1,930,965,000 29,310 8.86% 21.8% 40.5% 62.2% 56.0% 3.2%
Chlorobenzene 3 618,385 4 11 0 0.00% 24.8% 44.1% 73.0% 68.6% 2.5%
Chloroethane 2,544 0 0 890 0 0.00% 23.4% 42.5% 68.4% 62.8% 3.2%
Chloroform 3,281 154,233 82,000 269,042,000 8,180 2.47% 24.9% 44.2% 73.5% 69.0% 2.7%
Chloromethane 13,555 0 640 8,675,200 7 0.00% 15.5% 37.4% 57.3% 5.5% 48.7%
Chloroprene 1,363 0 1,100,000 1,499,300,000 22,335 6.75% 22.2% 41.0% 63.1% 57.0% 3.1%
Cumene 1 0 9 9 0 0.00% 13.4% 37.7% 58.2% 4.7% 49.4%
Cyclohexane 663 0 1 385 0 0.00% 14.4% 37.5% 57.7% 5.1% 49.0%
Dicyclopentadiene 2 0 18,000 36,000 0 0.00% 14.7% 36.2% 56.0% 5.3% 47.6%
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 0 1,400,000,000 2,216,359 36 0.01% 21.8% 40.5% 62.1% 56.1% 2.9%
Ethylbenzene 2,995 2,076 890 2,665,701 8 0.00% 13.7% 37.6% 58.1% 4.8% 49.3%
Ethylene 1,023,520 0 1 573,171 1 0.00% 15.3% 37.4% 57.4% 5.8% 48.4%
Ethylene glycol 14,609 0 9 128,556 1 0.00% 25.7% 47.2% 63.4% 54.8% 6.5%
Ethylene oxide 1,819 0 11,000,000 20,009,000,000 69,998 21.15% 13.8% 37.8% 58.4% 4.8% 49.5%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 1,385 0 570 789,450 13 0.00% 21.8% 40.5% 62.1% 56.0% 3.0%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 18,409 0 180 3,313,620 72 0.02% 23.3% 42.2% 67.4% 62.2% 2.7%
Hydrogen sulfide 115 0 1,800 207,000 1 0.00% 13.5% 37.7% 58.3% 4.7% 49.5%
Hydroquinone 147 0 60,000 8,820,000 34 0.01% 13.1% 37.3% 57.7% 4.6% 48.8%
Isoprene 304 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
m-Xylene 2,875 0 35 100,625 0 0.00% 13.2% 37.3% 57.6% 4.7% 48.8%
Methanol 2,557 842 0 460 0 0.00% 14.8% 37.5% 57.7% 5.2% 49.0%
n-Hexane (Hexane) 43,809 33,239 5 219,045 0 0.00% 14.3% 37.5% 57.8% 5.1% 49.1%
Naphthalene 1,084 457 12,000 13,008,000 21 0.01% 14.2% 37.3% 57.4% 5.1% 48.7%
o-Xylene 1,360 0 35 47,600 0 0.00% 13.5% 37.5% 57.9% 4.8% 49.1%
p-Xylene 1,906 0 35 66,710 0 0.00% 13.3% 37.5% 57.9% 4.7% 49.1%
Pentachloroethane 8 695,173 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Propylene 212,199 0 1 254,639 1 0.00% 14.0% 37.6% 58.2% 7.7% 46.6%
Styrene 389 0 4 1,362 0 0.00% 14.0% 36.8% 56.6% 5.0% 47.9%
Tetrachloroethylene 1,550 1,152,002 930 1,441,500 28 0.01% 22.9% 41.8% 66.3% 60.5% 3.1%
Titanium tetrachloride 0 352 35,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Toluene 8,974 39,037 1 6,282 0 0.00% 13.7% 37.6% 58.1% 4.8% 49.3%
Trichloroethylene 678 145,794 15,000 10,170,000 672 0.20% 25.9% 45.5% 77.4% 73.5% 2.4%
Vinyl acetate 63,643 0 18 1,145,574 1 0.00% 15.2% 37.1% 57.0% 5.4% 48.4%
Vinyl chloride 114,527 2,848 31,000 3,550,337,000 26,911 8.13% 24.1% 44.1% 73.5% 62.8% 8.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,318 0 35 46,130 0 0.00% 13.4% 37.5% 57.9% 4.7% 49.1%

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