Berkshire Hathaway
Rank in Toxic 100: 9
Rank among all TRI companies: 17
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 2,042,411
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 314,199
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 3,485,083
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 1.0%
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 36%
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Benzyl chloride
4,931
0
180,000
887,637,600
60,806
1.74%
20.3%
45.0%
82.2%
5.0%
74.4%
1,3-Butadiene
1,979
0
110,000
217,690,000
19,079
0.55%
17.0%
38.9%
71.6%
13.3%
54.4%
Boron trifluoride
2
0
5,000
10,000
2
0.00%
17.2%
39.2%
72.0%
14.7%
52.8%
Propylene oxide
6,205
0
13,000
80,665,000
13,512
0.39%
17.2%
39.1%
71.7%
14.7%
52.5%
Maleic anhydride
1,410
0
5,000
7,050,000
1,160
0.03%
17.1%
38.8%
71.5%
14.6%
52.4%
Hydrogen sulfide
1,029
20
1,800
1,852,200
273
0.01%
17.2%
39.1%
70.8%
15.1%
51.2%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)
7,097
0
10
70,968
8
0.00%
15.3%
34.9%
66.1%
13.8%
47.1%
Phenol
3,271
1,483
18
58,878
7
0.00%
13.0%
31.7%
60.8%
11.2%
44.6%
Toluene
76,424
6,207
1
53,497
5
0.00%
14.3%
33.6%
59.5%
12.5%
41.6%
Diphenylamine
122
0
33
4,026
0
0.00%
10.3%
27.7%
53.6%
8.5%
40.3%
Butyl acrylate
4,351
591
3,500
16,048,515
1,515
0.04%
16.6%
36.7%
59.5%
16.0%
39.0%
Methanol
57,035
237,057
0
10,266
1
0.00%
16.5%
37.6%
59.3%
16.1%
38.6%
Ethylene glycol
6,235
77
9
54,871
7
0.00%
14.6%
33.2%
54.2%
11.9%
37.7%
Hydrazine
44
0
18,000,000
792,000,000
71,484
2.05%
12.4%
31.0%
52.9%
10.7%
37.3%
Chlorine
3,277
0
23,000
75,366,630
7,420
0.21%
17.3%
37.5%
60.4%
15.5%
36.3%
Carbonyl sulfide
1,870
0
350
654,500
51
0.00%
16.1%
34.8%
55.5%
10.2%
32.7%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
690,539
0
7
4,833,773
60
0.00%
14.8%
36.6%
48.6%
12.9%
31.0%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
133,083
0
180
23,954,942
291
0.01%
17.4%
37.5%
53.5%
13.4%
30.8%
Styrene
34,537
420
4
121,352
1
0.00%
16.2%
37.7%
47.6%
8.7%
30.7%
Naphthalene
146
0
12,000
1,752,000
13
0.00%
14.6%
34.3%
45.8%
13.1%
27.6%
Ethylbenzene
2,315
84
890
2,060,555
167
0.00%
14.2%
33.4%
45.4%
13.4%
27.0%
Zinc compounds
9,585
0
100
958,491
29
0.00%
17.0%
36.9%
47.7%
14.7%
25.2%
Chromium
6,977
0
43,000,000
13,430,179,164
1,329,902
38.16%
12.3%
30.7%
43.7%
9.2%
24.7%
Diisocyanates
581
18,297
350,000
203,205,555
21,876
0.63%
13.6%
30.4%
40.7%
10.4%
24.0%
Formaldehyde
124,517
0
46,000
5,727,810,980
96,399
2.77%
14.9%
33.9%
36.7%
10.7%
22.6%
Lead
54
0
23,000
1,245,124
14
0.00%
18.0%
39.4%
39.2%
9.8%
21.6%
Arsenic compounds
162
0
15,000,000
2,430,000,000
118
0.00%
15.1%
34.0%
37.3%
2.3%
20.2%
Ozone
9,049
0
19
171,931
20
0.00%
12.0%
26.0%
41.9%
15.6%
19.9%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate
42
0
14
591
0
0.00%
12.3%
31.4%
31.1%
3.5%
18.4%
Tetrachloroethylene
76,711
0
930
71,341,230
4,651
0.13%
11.3%
32.9%
26.0%
3.3%
18.0%
Antimony compounds
777
0
12,000
9,324,000
1,171
0.03%
10.6%
23.5%
39.9%
16.0%
17.6%
Lead compounds
1,875
0
23,000
43,120,400
1,190
0.03%
11.1%
24.8%
39.7%
15.5%
17.4%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
59,776
3,873
35
2,092,161
74
0.00%
13.5%
34.2%
27.2%
6.0%
16.7%
Manganese
506
0
12,000
6,075,119
274
0.01%
21.7%
43.1%
42.9%
22.1%
16.4%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)
263,301
0
250
65,825,326
857
0.02%
20.6%
42.9%
42.6%
15.2%
15.6%
Diethanolamine
6
0
1,200
7,201
1
0.00%
14.4%
35.1%
33.8%
13.6%
15.5%
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
863,382
1
0.00%
14.6%
34.2%
31.6%
11.2%
14.0%
Cobalt
1,761
0
17,000,000
29,929,251,400
1,135,092
32.57%
14.3%
32.3%
29.4%
7.5%
13.3%
Cumene
81
0
9
713
0
0.00%
14.5%
34.1%
33.2%
15.8%
12.8%
Carbon disulfide
51
0
5
255
0
0.00%
14.6%
34.1%
33.3%
16.1%
12.7%
Mercury compounds
281
0
12,000
3,370,020
3
0.00%
13.2%
32.3%
28.5%
9.6%
12.6%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi
1,774
0
43,000,000
10,065,280,900
31,989
0.92%
14.0%
32.6%
40.5%
19.2%
12.6%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or brom
1,162
0
1,500
1,743,131
2
0.00%
13.9%
33.1%
26.7%
8.6%
12.6%
Cyanide compounds
24
0
4,400
105,600
6
0.00%
14.2%
28.6%
43.2%
22.5%
12.3%
Nitric acid
14,744
550
270
4,055,252
381
0.01%
14.8%
31.0%
26.7%
3.7%
11.8%
Vanadium compounds
1,682
0
140
235,542
0
0.00%
12.4%
30.6%
22.1%
5.9%
11.2%
Acrylonitrile
1,197
91
240,000
291,504,000
29,828
0.86%
15.0%
29.5%
43.8%
25.9%
10.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
27
0
390,000
10,362,300
26
0.00%
16.6%
38.4%
28.5%
12.2%
10.3%
Nickel
17,815
0
930,000
16,568,334,927
578,158
16.59%
19.8%
39.5%
24.4%
7.1%
10.2%
Mercury
1
0
12,000
13,200
1
0.00%
14.6%
32.9%
32.4%
17.9%
10.1%
Acrylamide
9
2,279
360,000
7,308,000
294
0.01%
14.9%
29.7%
41.4%
24.5%
10.0%
Ethyl acrylate
7,534
6,641
73
568,597
50
0.00%
14.8%
29.2%
40.7%
24.3%
9.8%
Manganese compounds
35,901
0
12,000
430,813,994
10,071
0.29%
17.0%
36.2%
23.0%
9.2%
9.7%
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
59,437
0
7,000
416,058,230
778
0.02%
14.3%
31.6%
25.1%
10.7%
9.1%
Methyl methacrylate
10,472
506
5
53,101
3
0.00%
14.5%
29.2%
35.2%
21.0%
8.4%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
1,314
0
20
26,288
1
0.00%
13.8%
32.8%
30.1%
17.3%
7.6%
Zinc (fume or dust)
710
0
100
71,000
4
0.00%
23.2%
46.9%
43.4%
32.4%
7.3%
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
0
0
20,000
4,000
0
0.00%
14.5%
36.4%
13.2%
2.2%
7.1%
Certain glycol ethers
341
12,290
180
1,095,148
10
0.00%
16.2%
34.0%
39.7%
26.9%
6.8%
Triethylamine
294
0
500
147,000
4
0.00%
10.5%
21.4%
17.6%
6.8%
6.6%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
32,128
130
58
1,863,403
67
0.00%
7.1%
28.7%
10.9%
2.0%
6.3%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
182,959
0
3,500
640,356,430
142
0.00%
20.5%
40.5%
14.7%
4.4%
5.8%
Acetophenone
5
4,510
10
45,150
0
0.00%
11.3%
26.0%
19.9%
9.6%
5.5%
Vinyl acetate
11,883
457
18
213,887
5
0.00%
16.2%
35.6%
16.2%
8.2%
4.8%
Copper
1,849
0
1,500
2,773,356
65
0.00%
22.7%
43.2%
15.2%
5.9%
4.6%
Vinyl chloride
1,040
0
31,000
32,240,000
3,980
0.11%
27.3%
50.9%
61.1%
53.4%
4.4%
Methyl acrylate
23
0
180
4,140
1
0.00%
27.6%
51.3%
61.9%
54.3%
4.4%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)
130
46
18
2,345
0
0.00%
27.8%
51.5%
62.4%
54.8%
4.3%
Acrylic acid
5,287
838
3,500
18,525,500
297
0.01%
13.7%
29.4%
12.3%
5.1%
4.1%
Allyl chloride
106
5,461
3,500
1,795,500
4
0.00%
15.4%
33.5%
18.5%
10.5%
3.4%
Cobalt compounds
263
0
17,000,000
4,471,000,000
29,796
0.85%
16.6%
35.7%
14.1%
7.8%
3.0%
Allyl alcohol
6
6,738
12,000
72,000
0
0.00%
15.3%
35.3%
8.4%
3.6%
2.8%
Benzene
7,018
114
28,000
196,504,000
1,610
0.05%
15.5%
34.8%
7.0%
2.7%
2.7%
Cyclohexane
11,220
4,043
1
6,508
0
0.00%
15.5%
34.8%
7.0%
2.6%
2.7%
Nickel compounds
3,093
0
930,000
2,876,490,000
29,903
0.86%
23.4%
44.5%
13.6%
6.5%
2.7%
Sodium nitrite
16,329
0
10
163,291
2
0.00%
14.1%
32.1%
9.7%
4.5%
1.6%
Aluminum (fume or dust)
2,114
0
700
1,480,010
67
0.00%
17.8%
35.8%
8.1%
4.7%
1.4%
1-Bromopropane
18,769
930
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Dimethylamine
350
41
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
3
52
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide
8
9
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
0
0
1
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nonylphenol
6
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
1,387
363
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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