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Becton Dickinson

Rank in Toxic 100: 3
Rank among all TRI companies: 6
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 155,334
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 4,292
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 6,185,402
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 1.8%
EJ: Poor Share: 13%
EJ: Minority Share: 44%

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Nitric acid 2,340 0 270 631,851 105 0.00% 40.9% 68.3% 96.4% 20.6% 95.9%
Zinc compounds 37 0 100 3,700 0 0.00% 20.1% 45.0% 58.1% 49.3% 4.5%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 108,800 0 36 3,916,800 70 0.00% 14.4% 33.4% 39.4% 30.4% 4.4%
Methanol 2,540 0 0 457 0 0.00% 14.4% 33.4% 39.4% 30.4% 4.4%
Chlorine 31 0 23,000 708,400 14 0.00% 14.4% 33.3% 39.5% 30.4% 4.4%
Ethylene oxide 8,410 0 11,000,000 92,513,630,000 5,838,993 94.40% 13.1% 31.2% 44.1% 24.4% 14.2%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 32,348 208 110 3,558,280 39 0.00% 11.8% 26.0% 10.1% 0.3% 7.4%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 4 0 7 31 0 0.00% 10.1% 29.0% 31.0% 0.9% 27.5%
Nickel 250 0 930,000 232,500,000 20,382 0.33% 9.9% 28.5% 30.9% 0.9% 27.4%
Chromium 250 0 43,000,000 3,655,000,000 320,415 5.18% 9.9% 28.5% 30.9% 0.9% 27.4%
Manganese 250 0 12,000 3,000,000 263 0.00% 9.9% 28.5% 30.9% 0.9% 27.4%
Diisocyanates 72 2,884 350,000 25,305,000 5,121 0.08% 9.4% 26.6% 27.9% 1.5% 18.5%
Methyl methacrylate 1 1,200 5 4 0 0.00% 8.1% 21.3% 21.1% 5.5% 10.6%

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