PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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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
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%
Chromium	250	0	43,000,000	3,655,000,000	320,415	5.18%	9.9%	28.5%	30.9%	0.9%	27.4%
Nickel	250	0	930,000	232,500,000	20,382	0.33%	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%
Manganese	250	0	12,000	3,000,000	263	0.00%	9.9%	28.5%	30.9%	0.9%	27.4%
Nitric acid	2,340	0	270	631,851	105	0.00%	40.9%	68.3%	96.4%	20.6%	95.9%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	108,800	0	36	3,916,800	70	0.00%	14.4%	33.4%	39.4%	30.4%	4.4%
1,2-Dichloroethylene	32,348	208	110	3,558,280	39	0.00%	11.8%	26.0%	10.1%	0.3%	7.4%
Chlorine	31	0	23,000	708,400	14	0.00%	14.4%	33.3%	39.5%	30.4%	4.4%
Zinc compounds	37	0	100	3,700	0	0.00%	20.1%	45.0%	58.1%	49.3%	4.5%
Methanol	2,540	0	0	457	0	0.00%	14.4%	33.4%	39.4%	30.4%	4.4%
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%
Methyl methacrylate	1	1,200	5	4	0	0.00%	8.1%	21.3%	21.1%	5.5%	10.6%

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