PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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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
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%
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%
Cobalt compounds	30	0	17,000,000	510,000,000	17,424	0.21%	18.3%	39.8%	28.6%	11.8%	5.6%
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%
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%
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%
Nickel compounds	763	0	930,000	709,962,000	41,457	0.49%	33.9%	63.9%	49.5%	25.3%	14.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	11	0	390,000	4,469,400	41	0.00%	17.9%	38.4%	49.1%	18.9%	25.1%
Acrylamide	102	4,749	360,000	36,828,000	2,030	0.02%	12.2%	28.1%	28.2%	5.5%	18.7%
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%
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%
Acrolein	350	0	180,000	63,000,000	2,978	0.04%	13.8%	30.9%	59.9%	6.5%	49.9%
Nitrobenzene	2,674	1,070	140,000	374,360,000	4,583	0.05%	13.9%	27.0%	41.9%	32.3%	4.2%
Chlorophenols	0	2,120,057	120,000	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Formaldehyde	13,330	22,648	46,000	613,180,000	17,422	0.21%	14.6%	30.5%	45.9%	28.7%	12.7%
Vinyl chloride	98	201	31,000	3,038,000	18	0.00%	15.4%	32.1%	10.5%	4.6%	2.4%
Benzene	36,298	469	28,000	1,016,346,800	21,054	0.25%	18.1%	37.4%	52.2%	23.1%	24.1%
Chlorine	10,174	0	23,000	234,002,000	3,757	0.04%	16.2%	33.9%	30.5%	16.5%	9.5%
Lead compounds	399	0	23,000	9,177,000	740	0.01%	38.1%	71.0%	55.7%	28.6%	16.0%
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%
Molybdenum trioxide	232	5,585	15,000	3,480,000	239	0.00%	20.2%	39.6%	27.5%	11.8%	10.7%
Propylene oxide	14,259	0	13,000	185,365,960	8,753	0.10%	17.5%	34.4%	39.2%	26.9%	7.4%
Phosgene	26	0	12,000	312,000	8	0.00%	13.6%	26.9%	42.6%	33.2%	4.6%
Naphthalene	221	0	12,000	2,653,200	51	0.00%	15.0%	30.1%	42.3%	31.6%	5.9%
Manganese	95	0	12,000	1,140,000	54	0.00%	13.4%	30.5%	58.5%	6.8%	48.4%
Manganese compounds	428	0	12,000	5,136,000	505	0.01%	34.7%	65.0%	50.1%	25.4%	14.8%
Acetaldehyde	25	0	7,900	193,550	4	0.00%	15.6%	36.3%	29.3%	19.8%	5.3%
Barium	113	0	7,000	791,000	55	0.00%	20.4%	39.9%	26.4%	11.9%	9.5%
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%
Aniline	6,530	29,040	5,700	44,859,000	463	0.01%	11.7%	22.9%	39.8%	30.8%	4.4%
Maleic anhydride	88	0	5,000	440,000	22	0.00%	13.7%	30.8%	59.3%	6.7%	49.2%
Hydrogen cyanide	2,687	0	4,400	11,824,340	110	0.00%	15.6%	31.4%	45.1%	35.8%	4.5%
Cyanide compounds	23	9,691	4,400	99,440	2	0.00%	18.3%	40.7%	39.4%	31.9%	3.3%
Epichlorohydrin	12	0	4,300	51,600	3	0.00%	27.7%	49.6%	71.7%	63.3%	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%
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%
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%
Bromine	199	0	2,100	417,900	3	0.00%	15.3%	32.1%	10.4%	4.6%	2.3%
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%
Diethanolamine	165	0	1,200	197,508	20	0.00%	9.0%	26.4%	38.3%	23.0%	10.7%
Ethylbenzene	19,722	800	890	17,552,624	139	0.00%	22.3%	44.6%	50.9%	23.8%	19.7%
Biphenyl	1,810	0	800	1,448,000	68	0.00%	13.5%	30.6%	58.9%	6.8%	48.7%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)	216	0	700	151,200	1	0.00%	15.4%	32.1%	10.5%	4.6%	2.4%
Chloromethane	2,166	0	640	1,386,240	62	0.00%	10.5%	23.4%	49.5%	25.5%	19.8%
Propargyl alcohol	175	0	500	87,500	2	0.00%	11.8%	22.9%	39.7%	31.1%	4.1%
Triethylamine	2,682	976	500	1,341,000	18	0.00%	13.0%	26.0%	40.5%	30.8%	4.7%
2,4-Dichlorophenol	35	45,108	330	11,550	1	0.00%	10.2%	22.7%	49.1%	25.1%	19.8%
Nitric acid	18,135	0	270	4,896,356	85	0.00%	19.0%	39.4%	37.7%	12.8%	19.7%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	941	0	250	235,125	2	0.00%	26.0%	45.0%	82.5%	2.5%	77.6%
Phthalic anhydride	40	0	180	7,200	0	0.00%	14.4%	33.9%	48.3%	6.1%	39.0%
Methyl acrylate	11,837	0	180	2,130,660	7	0.00%	26.2%	43.9%	45.7%	26.2%	1.1%
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%
Certain glycol ethers	7,833	12,790	180	1,409,940	68	0.00%	14.4%	32.3%	56.3%	6.9%	45.5%
Vanadium compounds	251	0	140	35,140	4	0.00%	38.8%	72.3%	57.1%	29.3%	16.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide	1,030	5,128	120	176,640	1	0.00%	15.5%	32.5%	10.6%	4.7%	2.4%
Isobutyraldehyde	4,732	393	100	473,200	50	0.00%	19.2%	42.9%	78.1%	15.2%	58.8%
Zinc compounds	359	0	100	35,910	3	0.00%	36.6%	68.6%	57.0%	27.4%	19.0%
Ethyl acrylate	359	663	73	26,207	5	0.00%	20.4%	39.6%	31.3%	17.2%	9.4%
Acetonitrile	263	8,090	58	15,254	0	0.00%	15.4%	32.2%	10.5%	4.6%	2.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	3,665	0	58	212,557	5	0.00%	21.6%	47.1%	42.6%	16.6%	21.3%
o-Xylene	9,500	51	35	332,500	2	0.00%	15.5%	32.7%	10.7%	4.7%	2.4%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	107,216	62	35	3,752,560	24	0.00%	19.4%	38.0%	46.8%	25.4%	13.2%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	250	0	20	5,000	0	0.00%	14.4%	40.0%	7.3%	3.0%	1.7%
Vinyl acetate	816	12	18	14,696	1	0.00%	11.2%	26.3%	10.6%	5.0%	1.5%
Phenol	11	0	18	190	0	0.00%	19.2%	49.6%	7.5%	2.4%	2.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	4,656	0	18	83,808	4	0.00%	10.3%	23.0%	49.3%	25.3%	19.8%
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%
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%
Cumene	510	0	9	4,488	0	0.00%	18.7%	48.6%	6.9%	2.8%	1.5%
Ethylene glycol	13,422	69,503	9	248,303	10	0.00%	11.9%	29.5%	39.6%	23.4%	11.1%
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%
Methyl methacrylate	2,054	9,157	5	10,270	2	0.00%	21.4%	41.7%	31.8%	16.8%	10.4%
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%
Styrene	10,401	4,096	4	36,404	3	0.00%	18.6%	38.5%	31.0%	15.9%	10.6%
Chlorobenzene	21,110	3,120	4	73,885	2	0.00%	13.3%	26.4%	42.2%	33.0%	4.5%
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%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	1,790	2,132	1	2,148	0	0.00%	17.6%	43.0%	8.0%	3.3%	1.8%
Propylene	131,442	0	1	157,731	3	0.00%	20.6%	42.8%	59.4%	19.5%	34.8%
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%
Toluene	54,445	1,285,961	1	927,349	1	0.00%	20.3%	39.1%	55.7%	42.4%	9.3%
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%
Cyclohexane	34,986	1,359,000	1	545,773	1	0.00%	14.2%	31.7%	57.5%	7.3%	46.6%
Ethylene	162,467	0	1	90,981	2	0.00%	20.9%	42.2%	55.6%	25.4%	24.7%
Formic acid	21,646	743	1	10,823	0	0.00%	13.8%	27.8%	43.3%	31.1%	7.3%
Chloroethane	1,485	0	0	520	0	0.00%	12.8%	25.4%	38.6%	29.9%	4.2%
Methanol	214,394	163,453	0	46,819	1	0.00%	17.0%	33.7%	42.5%	26.9%	9.5%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)	209	0	0	25	0	0.00%	22.7%	42.9%	41.7%	25.6%	10.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	11,200	0	0	784	0	0.00%	12.2%	23.9%	40.4%	31.7%	4.2%
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%

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