Stepan
Rank in Toxic 100: 99
Rank among all TRI companies: 197
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 409,776
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 1,394,342
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 192,438
EJ: Poor Share: 9%
EJ: Minority Share: 39%
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Methanol
208,714
18,739
0
37,569
2
0.00%
8.5%
20.8%
37.4%
11.7%
19.5%
Phthalic anhydride
86,194
143,693
180
15,514,902
826
0.43%
8.6%
21.0%
37.8%
11.9%
19.5%
Maleic anhydride
29,400
296
5,000
147,000,000
7,900
4.11%
8.6%
21.2%
38.5%
12.2%
19.7%
1,4-Dioxane
20,471
1,097,307
18,000
368,478,000
17,451
9.07%
9.2%
22.5%
37.7%
12.6%
18.9%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)
17,172
117,582
10
171,717
10
0.01%
9.6%
22.8%
43.0%
12.9%
21.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
12,254
1,398
35
428,890
21
0.01%
8.5%
20.9%
37.7%
11.8%
19.6%
Acetaldehyde
10,954
0
7,900
86,536,600
4,232
2.20%
8.6%
21.3%
38.6%
12.2%
19.8%
Dimethyl sulfate
7,811
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Ethylene glycol
2,541
31
9
22,362
1
0.00%
8.5%
20.6%
36.9%
11.6%
19.2%
o-Xylene
2,493
0
35
87,255
4
0.00%
8.6%
21.0%
38.0%
11.9%
19.7%
Chloroacetic acid
2,468
0
500
1,234,000
65
0.03%
8.4%
20.6%
36.9%
11.5%
19.3%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
2,172
47
7
15,204
1
0.00%
8.7%
21.3%
38.7%
12.3%
19.8%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
2,010
255
3,500
7,035,070
383
0.20%
8.7%
21.3%
38.7%
12.3%
19.8%
Certain glycol ethers
1,454
0
180
261,720
12
0.01%
8.5%
20.7%
37.3%
11.6%
19.5%
Benzyl chloride
1,211
86
180,000
217,980,000
11,160
5.80%
8.4%
20.5%
36.8%
11.5%
19.3%
Ethylbenzene
942
19
890
838,380
41
0.02%
8.4%
20.5%
36.7%
11.4%
19.3%
Naphthalene
586
166
12,000
7,034,669
303
0.16%
8.5%
20.7%
36.7%
11.6%
19.1%
Diethanolamine
295
4,103
1,200
354,000
9
0.00%
8.2%
19.5%
34.2%
10.2%
19.1%
Biphenyl
254
0
800
203,200
10
0.01%
8.4%
20.5%
36.7%
11.4%
19.3%
Ethylene oxide
238
0
11,000,000
2,619,210,000
149,773
77.83%
9.0%
22.6%
39.3%
13.4%
19.0%
Propylene oxide
107
0
13,000
1,392,300
84
0.04%
9.4%
24.0%
39.7%
14.1%
18.4%
Formaldehyde
35
0
46,000
1,600,432
149
0.08%
12.3%
31.4%
49.3%
24.0%
15.3%
Nonylphenol
0
10,620
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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