BASF
Rank in Toxic 100: 2
Rank among all TRI companies: 4
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 3,980,308
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 7,309,722
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 8,446,509
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 2.5%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 37%
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Ethylene oxide
14,848
0
11,000,000
163,330,750,000
5,000,145
59.20%
14.7%
30.1%
41.4%
30.9%
5.7%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi
3,908
0
43,000,000
42,011,102,340
3,062,069
36.25%
23.0%
44.4%
30.6%
14.3%
10.4%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) (Toluenediamine)
2,584
2,800
3,900,000
10,077,600,000
61,473
0.73%
8.7%
15.9%
34.3%
27.4%
3.1%
Acrylonitrile
3,919
12
240,000
940,560,000
51,289
0.61%
17.2%
33.3%
36.9%
24.6%
7.3%
1,3-Butadiene
22,371
0
110,000
2,460,818,800
49,600
0.59%
18.3%
39.1%
42.1%
17.8%
19.2%
Nickel compounds
763
0
930,000
709,962,000
41,457
0.49%
33.9%
63.9%
49.5%
25.3%
14.1%
Diisocyanates
2,059
37,955
350,000
720,522,075
35,026
0.41%
17.3%
33.3%
39.2%
27.2%
7.2%
Chloroform
11,805
17,870
82,000
2,378,410,000
26,171
0.31%
14.7%
29.4%
44.8%
35.1%
4.8%
Benzene
36,298
469
28,000
1,016,346,800
21,054
0.25%
18.1%
37.4%
52.2%
23.1%
24.1%
Cobalt compounds
30
0
17,000,000
510,000,000
17,424
0.21%
18.3%
39.8%
28.6%
11.8%
5.6%
Formaldehyde
13,330
22,648
46,000
613,180,000
17,422
0.21%
14.6%
30.5%
45.9%
28.7%
12.7%
1,2-Dichloroethane
8,595
10,616
93,000
799,335,000
16,784
0.20%
21.8%
41.2%
38.9%
24.0%
12.8%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
1,319
0
1,600,000
2,110,400,000
13,390
0.16%
9.1%
16.7%
34.9%
27.8%
3.2%
Propylene oxide
14,259
0
13,000
185,365,960
8,753
0.10%
17.5%
34.4%
39.2%
26.9%
7.4%
Nitrobenzene
2,674
1,070
140,000
374,360,000
4,583
0.05%
13.9%
27.0%
41.9%
32.3%
4.2%
Chlorine
10,174
0
23,000
234,002,000
3,757
0.04%
16.2%
33.9%
30.5%
16.5%
9.5%
Acrolein
350
0
180,000
63,000,000
2,978
0.04%
13.8%
30.9%
59.9%
6.5%
49.9%
o-Toluidine
593
25,800
180,000
4,750,740,000
2,772
0.03%
19.9%
36.4%
60.0%
53.3%
3.4%
Acrylamide
102
4,749
360,000
36,828,000
2,030
0.02%
12.2%
28.1%
28.2%
5.5%
18.7%
Acrylic acid
9,364
8,210
3,500
32,774,000
1,760
0.02%
14.7%
32.1%
55.4%
8.4%
43.4%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,220
17,200
21,000
407,820,000
1,405
0.02%
15.7%
30.9%
47.3%
38.1%
4.6%
Butyl acrylate
5,516
3,134
3,500
19,306,000
1,155
0.01%
15.3%
33.0%
55.1%
8.0%
43.2%
Lead compounds
399
0
23,000
9,177,000
740
0.01%
38.1%
71.0%
55.7%
28.6%
16.0%
Manganese compounds
428
0
12,000
5,136,000
505
0.01%
34.7%
65.0%
50.1%
25.4%
14.8%
Aniline
6,530
29,040
5,700
44,859,000
463
0.01%
11.7%
22.9%
39.8%
30.8%
4.4%
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
542
0
7,000
3,793,300
252
0.00%
36.0%
67.6%
53.8%
28.0%
15.1%
Molybdenum trioxide
232
5,585
15,000
3,480,000
239
0.00%
20.2%
39.6%
27.5%
11.8%
10.7%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
2,741,734
0
7
19,192,138
237
0.00%
18.4%
35.6%
46.4%
32.3%
8.8%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
8,407
0
3,500
29,424,500
223
0.00%
16.7%
35.0%
13.8%
6.7%
3.2%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
37,508
0
180
6,751,440
164
0.00%
15.0%
30.5%
43.1%
32.6%
5.4%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)
41
5,057
50,000
2,058,169
143
0.00%
19.8%
38.1%
38.9%
25.0%
8.8%
Ethylbenzene
19,722
800
890
17,552,624
139
0.00%
22.3%
44.6%
50.9%
23.8%
19.7%
Hydrogen cyanide
2,687
0
4,400
11,824,340
110
0.00%
15.6%
31.4%
45.1%
35.8%
4.5%
Nitric acid
18,135
0
270
4,896,356
85
0.00%
19.0%
39.4%
37.7%
12.8%
19.7%
Certain glycol ethers
7,833
12,790
180
1,409,940
68
0.00%
14.4%
32.3%
56.3%
6.9%
45.5%
Biphenyl
1,810
0
800
1,448,000
68
0.00%
13.5%
30.6%
58.9%
6.8%
48.7%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or brom
446
0
1,500
669,150
68
0.00%
34.1%
63.9%
48.6%
24.7%
14.3%
Chloromethane
2,166
0
640
1,386,240
62
0.00%
10.5%
23.4%
49.5%
25.5%
19.8%
Barium
113
0
7,000
791,000
55
0.00%
20.4%
39.9%
26.4%
11.9%
9.5%
Manganese
95
0
12,000
1,140,000
54
0.00%
13.4%
30.5%
58.5%
6.8%
48.4%
Naphthalene
221
0
12,000
2,653,200
51
0.00%
15.0%
30.1%
42.3%
31.6%
5.9%
Isobutyraldehyde
4,732
393
100
473,200
50
0.00%
19.2%
42.9%
78.1%
15.2%
58.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
11
0
390,000
4,469,400
41
0.00%
17.9%
38.4%
49.1%
18.9%
25.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
107,216
62
35
3,752,560
24
0.00%
19.4%
38.0%
46.8%
25.4%
13.2%
Maleic anhydride
88
0
5,000
440,000
22
0.00%
13.7%
30.8%
59.3%
6.7%
49.2%
Diethanolamine
165
0
1,200
197,508
20
0.00%
9.0%
26.4%
38.3%
23.0%
10.7%
Triethylamine
2,682
976
500
1,341,000
18
0.00%
13.0%
26.0%
40.5%
30.8%
4.7%
Vinyl chloride
98
201
31,000
3,038,000
18
0.00%
15.4%
32.1%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Ethylene glycol
13,422
69,503
9
248,303
10
0.00%
11.9%
29.5%
39.6%
23.4%
11.1%
Phosgene
26
0
12,000
312,000
8
0.00%
13.6%
26.9%
42.6%
33.2%
4.6%
Methyl acrylate
11,837
0
180
2,130,660
7
0.00%
26.2%
43.9%
45.7%
26.2%
1.1%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)
13,124
212,906
10
131,244
6
0.00%
14.8%
32.3%
59.0%
14.5%
40.7%
n-Hexane (Hexane)
76,331
1,404,000
5
7,401,657
6
0.00%
18.5%
38.8%
47.5%
20.4%
21.9%
Ethyl acrylate
359
663
73
26,207
5
0.00%
20.4%
39.6%
31.3%
17.2%
9.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
3,665
0
58
212,557
5
0.00%
21.6%
47.1%
42.6%
16.6%
21.3%
Acetaldehyde
25
0
7,900
193,550
4
0.00%
15.6%
36.3%
29.3%
19.8%
5.3%
Vanadium compounds
251
0
140
35,140
4
0.00%
38.8%
72.3%
57.1%
29.3%
16.4%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
4,656
0
18
83,808
4
0.00%
10.3%
23.0%
49.3%
25.3%
19.8%
Zinc compounds
359
0
100
35,910
3
0.00%
36.6%
68.6%
57.0%
27.4%
19.0%
Propylene
131,442
0
1
157,731
3
0.00%
20.6%
42.8%
59.4%
19.5%
34.8%
Epichlorohydrin
12
0
4,300
51,600
3
0.00%
27.7%
49.6%
71.7%
63.3%
4.8%
Styrene
10,401
4,096
4
36,404
3
0.00%
18.6%
38.5%
31.0%
15.9%
10.6%
Bromine
199
0
2,100
417,900
3
0.00%
15.3%
32.1%
10.4%
4.6%
2.3%
Cyanide compounds
23
9,691
4,400
99,440
2
0.00%
18.3%
40.7%
39.4%
31.9%
3.3%
Propargyl alcohol
175
0
500
87,500
2
0.00%
11.8%
22.9%
39.7%
31.1%
4.1%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)
941
0
250
235,125
2
0.00%
26.0%
45.0%
82.5%
2.5%
77.6%
Ethylene
162,467
0
1
90,981
2
0.00%
20.9%
42.2%
55.6%
25.4%
24.7%
Chlorobenzene
21,110
3,120
4
73,885
2
0.00%
13.3%
26.4%
42.2%
33.0%
4.5%
o-Xylene
9,500
51
35
332,500
2
0.00%
15.5%
32.7%
10.7%
4.7%
2.4%
Methyl methacrylate
2,054
9,157
5
10,270
2
0.00%
21.4%
41.7%
31.8%
16.8%
10.4%
Toluene
54,445
1,285,961
1
927,349
1
0.00%
20.3%
39.1%
55.7%
42.4%
9.3%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)
216
0
700
151,200
1
0.00%
15.4%
32.1%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Cyclohexane
34,986
1,359,000
1
545,773
1
0.00%
14.2%
31.7%
57.5%
7.3%
46.6%
Methanol
214,394
163,453
0
46,819
1
0.00%
17.0%
33.7%
42.5%
26.9%
9.5%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
1,030
5,128
120
176,640
1
0.00%
15.5%
32.5%
10.6%
4.7%
2.4%
Vinyl acetate
816
12
18
14,696
1
0.00%
11.2%
26.3%
10.6%
5.0%
1.5%
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
82,717
1
0.00%
15.3%
32.7%
18.5%
5.0%
9.9%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
35
45,108
330
11,550
1
0.00%
10.2%
22.7%
49.1%
25.1%
19.8%
Phthalic anhydride
40
0
180
7,200
0
0.00%
14.4%
33.9%
48.3%
6.1%
39.0%
Formic acid
21,646
743
1
10,823
0
0.00%
13.8%
27.8%
43.3%
31.1%
7.3%
Cumene
510
0
9
4,488
0
0.00%
18.7%
48.6%
6.9%
2.8%
1.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)
21,042
10,700
1
22,219
0
0.00%
18.1%
36.5%
34.3%
21.0%
3.6%
Acetonitrile
263
8,090
58
15,254
0
0.00%
15.4%
32.2%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
250
0
20
5,000
0
0.00%
14.4%
40.0%
7.3%
3.0%
1.7%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1,790
2,132
1
2,148
0
0.00%
17.6%
43.0%
8.0%
3.3%
1.8%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
11,200
0
0
784
0
0.00%
12.2%
23.9%
40.4%
31.7%
4.2%
Pendimethalin
264
196,026
10
2,640
0
0.00%
15.4%
31.9%
10.5%
4.6%
2.4%
Propiconazole
108
0
10
1,080
0
0.00%
24.3%
47.1%
37.7%
25.0%
10.1%
Chloroethane
1,485
0
0
520
0
0.00%
12.8%
25.4%
38.6%
29.9%
4.2%
Phenol
11
0
18
190
0
0.00%
19.2%
49.6%
7.5%
2.4%
2.6%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)
209
0
0
25
0
0.00%
22.7%
42.9%
41.7%
25.6%
10.4%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
13
0
1
8
0
0.00%
10.3%
24.6%
38.7%
25.2%
5.4%
Sodium dicamba
8
0
2
18
0
0.00%
14.4%
30.0%
54.1%
29.9%
20.3%
Dicamba
6
0
2
13
0
0.00%
14.4%
30.0%
54.0%
29.8%
20.2%
Dimethyl sulfate
10
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cyclohexanol
1,590
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Butyraldehyde
7,272
393
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
5,451
2,711
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate
810
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
5,900
4,830
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide
46
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
961
184,753
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorophenols
0
2,120,057
120,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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