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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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Vanadium compounds 251 0 140 35,140 4 0.00% 38.8% 72.3% 57.1% 29.3% 16.4%
Lead compounds 399 0 23,000 9,177,000 740 0.01% 38.1% 71.0% 55.7% 28.6% 16.0%
Zinc compounds 359 0 100 35,910 3 0.00% 36.6% 68.6% 57.0% 27.4% 19.0%
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%
Manganese compounds 428 0 12,000 5,136,000 505 0.01% 34.7% 65.0% 50.1% 25.4% 14.8%
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%
Nickel compounds 763 0 930,000 709,962,000 41,457 0.49% 33.9% 63.9% 49.5% 25.3% 14.1%
Epichlorohydrin 12 0 4,300 51,600 3 0.00% 27.7% 49.6% 71.7% 63.3% 4.8%
Methyl acrylate 11,837 0 180 2,130,660 7 0.00% 26.2% 43.9% 45.7% 26.2% 1.1%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 941 0 250 235,125 2 0.00% 26.0% 45.0% 82.5% 2.5% 77.6%
Propiconazole 108 0 10 1,080 0 0.00% 24.3% 47.1% 37.7% 25.0% 10.1%
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%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol) 209 0 0 25 0 0.00% 22.7% 42.9% 41.7% 25.6% 10.4%
Ethylbenzene 19,722 800 890 17,552,624 139 0.00% 22.3% 44.6% 50.9% 23.8% 19.7%
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%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 3,665 0 58 212,557 5 0.00% 21.6% 47.1% 42.6% 16.6% 21.3%
Methyl methacrylate 2,054 9,157 5 10,270 2 0.00% 21.4% 41.7% 31.8% 16.8% 10.4%
Ethylene 162,467 0 1 90,981 2 0.00% 20.9% 42.2% 55.6% 25.4% 24.7%
Propylene 131,442 0 1 157,731 3 0.00% 20.6% 42.8% 59.4% 19.5% 34.8%
Barium 113 0 7,000 791,000 55 0.00% 20.4% 39.9% 26.4% 11.9% 9.5%
Ethyl acrylate 359 663 73 26,207 5 0.00% 20.4% 39.6% 31.3% 17.2% 9.4%
Toluene 54,445 1,285,961 1 927,349 1 0.00% 20.3% 39.1% 55.7% 42.4% 9.3%
Molybdenum trioxide 232 5,585 15,000 3,480,000 239 0.00% 20.2% 39.6% 27.5% 11.8% 10.7%
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%
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%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 107,216 62 35 3,752,560 24 0.00% 19.4% 38.0% 46.8% 25.4% 13.2%
Phenol 11 0 18 190 0 0.00% 19.2% 49.6% 7.5% 2.4% 2.6%
Isobutyraldehyde 4,732 393 100 473,200 50 0.00% 19.2% 42.9% 78.1% 15.2% 58.8%
Nitric acid 18,135 0 270 4,896,356 85 0.00% 19.0% 39.4% 37.7% 12.8% 19.7%
Cumene 510 0 9 4,488 0 0.00% 18.7% 48.6% 6.9% 2.8% 1.5%
Styrene 10,401 4,096 4 36,404 3 0.00% 18.6% 38.5% 31.0% 15.9% 10.6%
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%
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%
Cobalt compounds 30 0 17,000,000 510,000,000 17,424 0.21% 18.3% 39.8% 28.6% 11.8% 5.6%
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%
Cyanide compounds 23 9,691 4,400 99,440 2 0.00% 18.3% 40.7% 39.4% 31.9% 3.3%
Benzene 36,298 469 28,000 1,016,346,800 21,054 0.25% 18.1% 37.4% 52.2% 23.1% 24.1%
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%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 11 0 390,000 4,469,400 41 0.00% 17.9% 38.4% 49.1% 18.9% 25.1%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 1,790 2,132 1 2,148 0 0.00% 17.6% 43.0% 8.0% 3.3% 1.8%
Propylene oxide 14,259 0 13,000 185,365,960 8,753 0.10% 17.5% 34.4% 39.2% 26.9% 7.4%
Diisocyanates 2,059 37,955 350,000 720,522,075 35,026 0.41% 17.3% 33.3% 39.2% 27.2% 7.2%
Acrylonitrile 3,919 12 240,000 940,560,000 51,289 0.61% 17.2% 33.3% 36.9% 24.6% 7.3%
Methanol 214,394 163,453 0 46,819 1 0.00% 17.0% 33.7% 42.5% 26.9% 9.5%
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%
Chlorine 10,174 0 23,000 234,002,000 3,757 0.04% 16.2% 33.9% 30.5% 16.5% 9.5%
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%
Hydrogen cyanide 2,687 0 4,400 11,824,340 110 0.00% 15.6% 31.4% 45.1% 35.8% 4.5%
Acetaldehyde 25 0 7,900 193,550 4 0.00% 15.6% 36.3% 29.3% 19.8% 5.3%
o-Xylene 9,500 51 35 332,500 2 0.00% 15.5% 32.7% 10.7% 4.7% 2.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 1,030 5,128 120 176,640 1 0.00% 15.5% 32.5% 10.6% 4.7% 2.4%
Acetonitrile 263 8,090 58 15,254 0 0.00% 15.4% 32.2% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Pendimethalin 264 196,026 10 2,640 0 0.00% 15.4% 31.9% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Vinyl chloride 98 201 31,000 3,038,000 18 0.00% 15.4% 32.1% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide) 216 0 700 151,200 1 0.00% 15.4% 32.1% 10.5% 4.6% 2.4%
Bromine 199 0 2,100 417,900 3 0.00% 15.3% 32.1% 10.4% 4.6% 2.3%
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%
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%
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%
Naphthalene 221 0 12,000 2,653,200 51 0.00% 15.0% 30.1% 42.3% 31.6% 5.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Formaldehyde 13,330 22,648 46,000 613,180,000 17,422 0.21% 14.6% 30.5% 45.9% 28.7% 12.7%
Dicamba 6 0 2 13 0 0.00% 14.4% 30.0% 54.0% 29.8% 20.2%
Sodium dicamba 8 0 2 18 0 0.00% 14.4% 30.0% 54.1% 29.9% 20.3%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 250 0 20 5,000 0 0.00% 14.4% 40.0% 7.3% 3.0% 1.7%
Phthalic anhydride 40 0 180 7,200 0 0.00% 14.4% 33.9% 48.3% 6.1% 39.0%
Certain glycol ethers 7,833 12,790 180 1,409,940 68 0.00% 14.4% 32.3% 56.3% 6.9% 45.5%
Cyclohexane 34,986 1,359,000 1 545,773 1 0.00% 14.2% 31.7% 57.5% 7.3% 46.6%
Nitrobenzene 2,674 1,070 140,000 374,360,000 4,583 0.05% 13.9% 27.0% 41.9% 32.3% 4.2%
Acrolein 350 0 180,000 63,000,000 2,978 0.04% 13.8% 30.9% 59.9% 6.5% 49.9%
Formic acid 21,646 743 1 10,823 0 0.00% 13.8% 27.8% 43.3% 31.1% 7.3%
Maleic anhydride 88 0 5,000 440,000 22 0.00% 13.7% 30.8% 59.3% 6.7% 49.2%
Phosgene 26 0 12,000 312,000 8 0.00% 13.6% 26.9% 42.6% 33.2% 4.6%
Biphenyl 1,810 0 800 1,448,000 68 0.00% 13.5% 30.6% 58.9% 6.8% 48.7%
Manganese 95 0 12,000 1,140,000 54 0.00% 13.4% 30.5% 58.5% 6.8% 48.4%
Chlorobenzene 21,110 3,120 4 73,885 2 0.00% 13.3% 26.4% 42.2% 33.0% 4.5%
Triethylamine 2,682 976 500 1,341,000 18 0.00% 13.0% 26.0% 40.5% 30.8% 4.7%
Chloroethane 1,485 0 0 520 0 0.00% 12.8% 25.4% 38.6% 29.9% 4.2%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 11,200 0 0 784 0 0.00% 12.2% 23.9% 40.4% 31.7% 4.2%
Acrylamide 102 4,749 360,000 36,828,000 2,030 0.02% 12.2% 28.1% 28.2% 5.5% 18.7%
Ethylene glycol 13,422 69,503 9 248,303 10 0.00% 11.9% 29.5% 39.6% 23.4% 11.1%
Propargyl alcohol 175 0 500 87,500 2 0.00% 11.8% 22.9% 39.7% 31.1% 4.1%
Aniline 6,530 29,040 5,700 44,859,000 463 0.01% 11.7% 22.9% 39.8% 30.8% 4.4%
Vinyl acetate 816 12 18 14,696 1 0.00% 11.2% 26.3% 10.6% 5.0% 1.5%
Chloromethane 2,166 0 640 1,386,240 62 0.00% 10.5% 23.4% 49.5% 25.5% 19.8%
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%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 4,656 0 18 83,808 4 0.00% 10.3% 23.0% 49.3% 25.3% 19.8%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 35 45,108 330 11,550 1 0.00% 10.2% 22.7% 49.1% 25.1% 19.8%
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%
Diethanolamine 165 0 1,200 197,508 20 0.00% 9.0% 26.4% 38.3% 23.0% 10.7%
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%
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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