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Dow Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100: 6
Rank among all TRI companies: 10
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 5,545,673
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 7,645,439
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 4,778,935
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 1.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 48%

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This company is rank 4 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 34 on the Greenhouse 100 list.
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1,3-Phenylenediamine 2 26,723 170 340 0 0.00% 22.7% 58.0% 81.8% 12.8% 64.7%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 35 0 1,600,000 56,000,000 1,204 0.03% 22.5% 57.4% 81.2% 12.7% 64.2%
Phenol 1,752 2 18 31,536 1 0.00% 21.3% 53.6% 77.4% 12.2% 61.1%
1,3-Dichloropropylene (1,3-Dichloropropene) 1,377 12 14,000 19,278,000 816 0.02% 21.0% 52.7% 76.5% 12.1% 60.3%
Trichloroethylene 30 112 15,000 450,000 20 0.00% 20.8% 52.1% 75.8% 12.0% 59.8%
1,2-Butylene oxide 398 0 180 71,640 3 0.00% 20.8% 52.1% 75.8% 12.0% 59.7%
Picloram 1 0 5 5 0 0.00% 20.8% 52.1% 75.8% 12.0% 59.7%
Phthalic anhydride 1 17,823 180 180 0 0.00% 20.8% 52.1% 75.7% 12.0% 59.7%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 525 19 12,000 6,300,000 283 0.01% 20.7% 51.7% 75.2% 12.4% 58.8%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 16 0 330 5,280 0 0.00% 19.6% 48.9% 72.6% 11.6% 57.1%
1,2-Dichloropropane 3,754 45,074 13,000 48,802,000 2,136 0.04% 20.7% 50.2% 72.5% 15.4% 53.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane 87 170 93,000 8,091,000 346 0.01% 20.3% 49.8% 72.6% 15.5% 53.1%
Formic acid 418 0 1 209 0 0.00% 17.8% 39.8% 74.2% 17.5% 51.7%
Hydrogen cyanide 32,932 0 4,400 144,900,800 20,016 0.42% 17.8% 39.8% 74.2% 17.5% 51.7%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1,019 5,201 18 18,342 0 0.00% 17.5% 41.3% 59.6% 4.9% 51.2%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 1,193 0 1 1,432 0 0.00% 17.2% 38.9% 68.9% 14.5% 49.9%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 15,483 37 3,500 54,190,390 5,204 0.11% 17.7% 39.4% 72.4% 19.5% 48.0%
Cumene 107 0 9 942 0 0.00% 15.8% 38.5% 61.7% 10.9% 47.4%
Chlorobenzene 9,223 148,396 4 32,281 1 0.00% 17.3% 40.3% 64.8% 12.7% 47.3%
Phosgene 162 0 12,000 1,944,000 7 0.00% 13.4% 32.1% 55.3% 9.3% 42.9%
Methyl methacrylate 93,191 7,111 5 465,954 57 0.00% 20.1% 41.5% 65.6% 17.6% 42.7%
Hexachlorobenzene 33 46 1,600,000 52,468,800 206 0.00% 13.7% 33.1% 54.5% 9.2% 42.0%
Epichlorohydrin 4,413 0 4,300 18,975,900 705 0.01% 20.5% 47.0% 66.9% 21.1% 41.9%
Acetaldehyde 18,108 296,043 7,900 242,601,100 9,412 0.20% 18.1% 39.2% 67.0% 21.0% 41.5%
Pentachlorobenzene 15 2 1,300 19,096 0 0.00% 13.4% 32.1% 53.4% 9.1% 41.1%
Lead compounds 29 0 23,000 669,530 3 0.00% 14.7% 33.3% 51.2% 9.6% 38.2%
Formaldehyde 29,131 0 46,000 1,340,026,000 28,238 0.59% 17.7% 38.4% 65.6% 23.6% 37.6%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 71,719 3,139 10 717,190 31 0.00% 18.1% 39.3% 59.4% 17.5% 37.0%
Butyl acrylate 82,165 133,364 3,500 289,803,150 14,430 0.30% 19.8% 40.7% 60.1% 18.8% 36.2%
Zinc compounds 611 0 100 61,094 2 0.00% 20.3% 45.0% 57.3% 17.2% 36.1%
Acrylic acid 33,606 550,381 3,500 262,406,620 10,314 0.22% 23.3% 44.4% 58.0% 17.1% 36.0%
Propionaldehyde 21,412 14 440 9,421,280 343 0.01% 17.7% 38.9% 61.4% 23.4% 32.7%
Isobutyraldehyde 659 539 100 65,900 2 0.00% 17.7% 39.2% 61.6% 25.1% 31.3%
Aniline 2,267 436,339 5,700 12,921,900 205 0.00% 14.9% 36.0% 54.4% 20.4% 29.5%
Methanol 91,084 702,448 0 110,575 1 0.00% 18.0% 38.4% 50.8% 16.6% 29.2%
Titanium tetrachloride 569 0 35,000 19,915,000 0 0.00% 21.1% 45.0% 34.2% 0.0% 28.5%
Hydroquinone 220 71,267 60,000 13,200,000 390 0.01% 17.2% 36.5% 60.3% 29.1% 27.8%
Chlorine 10,203 0 23,000 234,664,400 7,060 0.15% 20.0% 42.7% 57.9% 26.5% 27.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,138 144 58 66,025 2 0.00% 21.0% 43.8% 59.8% 29.5% 26.7%
Mercury compounds 16 0 12,000 194,400 1 0.00% 16.4% 34.3% 52.8% 22.7% 26.6%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi 12 0 43,000,000 132,870,000 586 0.01% 14.4% 34.3% 32.4% 4.6% 23.2%
1,4-Dioxane 6,180 1 18,000 111,240,000 467 0.01% 17.7% 37.6% 54.9% 28.0% 23.2%
Propylene oxide 28,420 4 13,000 369,460,000 12,189 0.26% 20.2% 42.0% 54.6% 27.3% 23.1%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 71,304 110 180 12,834,720 325 0.01% 17.0% 39.2% 44.6% 18.0% 21.9%
Allyl chloride 349 0 3,500 1,221,500 37 0.00% 15.6% 38.0% 32.6% 5.9% 21.3%
Vinyl acetate 148,214 1,073,481 18 3,300,171 48 0.00% 21.1% 40.9% 46.9% 21.5% 21.3%
Ethylbenzene 9,265 7,389 890 9,032,432 269 0.01% 17.4% 38.4% 41.2% 17.7% 18.7%
Acrylonitrile 2,084 167,650 240,000 3,951,600,000 116,094 2.43% 29.0% 48.2% 43.4% 12.8% 17.8%
Ethyl acrylate 9,333 52,525 73 681,273 143 0.00% 32.7% 53.5% 39.4% 15.3% 17.7%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 52 0 18 936 0 0.00% 16.0% 38.3% 28.1% 4.9% 17.3%
Propylene 363,720 1,363 1 436,465 7 0.00% 19.2% 38.8% 49.5% 27.8% 17.2%
Methyl acrylate 12,343 466,261 180 27,820,847 51 0.00% 22.5% 41.5% 42.8% 22.3% 16.4%
Dicyclopentadiene 310 6,018 18,000 5,583,600 83 0.00% 23.0% 42.0% 46.8% 26.6% 16.3%
Hydrogen sulfide 7,461 0 1,800 13,429,080 274 0.01% 22.5% 41.4% 43.6% 23.4% 16.2%
Ethylene 2,499,671 9,846 1 1,401,424 19 0.00% 19.9% 38.6% 48.2% 28.8% 15.3%
Diisocyanates 318 187,590 350,000 111,300,000 33,953 0.71% 11.3% 27.1% 49.4% 24.6% 14.9%
n-Hexane (Hexane) 16,389 376,901 5 81,945 1 0.00% 18.8% 37.9% 53.7% 35.3% 14.3%
Acrolein 1,646 1 180,000 296,280,000 5,465 0.11% 17.4% 35.6% 54.4% 36.7% 14.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 25,894 12,922 35 1,018,367 30 0.00% 16.5% 36.3% 35.5% 16.2% 14.0%
1,3-Butadiene 38,912 526 110,000 4,280,287,000 52,249 1.09% 19.6% 38.3% 50.6% 33.0% 13.8%
Benzene 77,473 256,394 28,000 2,363,450,600 40,363 0.84% 19.6% 38.1% 48.3% 30.7% 13.6%
Ethylene oxide 17,489 0 11,000,000 192,379,000,000 4,348,128 90.99% 19.2% 38.5% 48.2% 30.8% 13.3%
Ethylene glycol 7,785 77,713 9 74,453 2 0.00% 12.8% 28.6% 36.7% 17.9% 13.2%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 250 22,265 50,000 12,500,000 4,048 0.08% 10.9% 26.3% 47.6% 24.2% 13.2%
Acrylamide 1 510 360,000 360,000 18 0.00% 16.9% 37.2% 34.2% 19.7% 13.1%
Naphthalene 1,523 2,634 12,000 19,312,800 469 0.01% 20.2% 39.0% 49.6% 32.7% 13.0%
Nitrobenzene 805 225,109 140,000 3,413,060,000 5,362 0.11% 13.9% 30.0% 47.6% 31.2% 12.4%
Nitric acid 1,426 4 270 385,020 7 0.00% 16.0% 33.4% 38.2% 20.8% 12.4%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 5,427 4,298 36 195,372 8 0.00% 15.4% 36.5% 22.2% 4.2% 12.0%
Triethylamine 250 377 500 125,000 19 0.00% 10.2% 24.3% 42.6% 19.1% 11.8%
Certain glycol ethers 19,927 1,033,850 180 159,640,362 175 0.00% 13.4% 30.2% 28.4% 11.7% 11.7%
Toluene 63,353 849,867 1 55,830 2 0.00% 19.0% 38.2% 32.2% 15.2% 11.3%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 1,435,716 2,715 7 10,050,013 424 0.01% 21.6% 39.3% 48.8% 34.5% 10.0%
Tetrachloroethylene 425 2 930 395,250 15 0.00% 15.1% 35.6% 19.8% 3.8% 9.9%
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 1,400,000,000 232,595 4 0.00% 15.1% 32.6% 31.3% 17.6% 8.9%
Diethanolamine 5,300 1,568 1,200 6,360,000 64 0.00% 16.7% 33.9% 52.7% 42.0% 8.4%
Styrene 5,402 110,109 4 48,279 3 0.00% 38.4% 59.4% 29.3% 14.3% 8.3%
Allyl alcohol 27,970 42 12,000 335,640,000 7,034 0.15% 17.5% 35.4% 45.7% 34.8% 7.4%
Cyclohexane 2,406 57,483 1 1,395 0 0.00% 17.5% 35.6% 34.6% 22.8% 6.9%
Chloroform 574 13 82,000 47,068,000 1,758 0.04% 14.8% 34.8% 16.4% 3.3% 6.9%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 155 0 2,600 403,000 15 0.00% 14.7% 34.5% 15.6% 3.2% 6.1%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 5 158 700 3,500 0 0.00% 13.2% 29.7% 16.1% 6.1% 5.8%
Chloromethane 17,122 160,945 640 113,358,080 187 0.00% 20.6% 37.6% 20.1% 11.3% 5.8%
Chloroethane 841 510 0 294 0 0.00% 14.9% 32.7% 23.9% 13.2% 5.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol) 1,149 0 1 804 0 0.00% 23.5% 45.0% 48.1% 38.8% 5.2%
Maleic anhydride 1,295 65 5,000 6,475,100 2,054 0.04% 39.3% 60.0% 24.6% 13.2% 5.2%
m-Xylene 14,350 49 35 502,250 88 0.00% 34.1% 54.0% 24.1% 12.9% 5.1%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 35,020 0 0 2,451 0 0.00% 20.3% 37.2% 49.1% 40.5% 5.0%
Carbon tetrachloride 18 8 21,000 378,000 14 0.00% 20.3% 37.2% 49.1% 40.5% 5.0%
Anthracene 7 91 3 23 0 0.00% 21.2% 37.8% 49.3% 40.5% 4.9%
Biphenyl 411 2,537 800 328,800 11 0.00% 17.2% 35.5% 30.0% 19.9% 4.9%
Quinoline 5 0 3,000,000 15,000,000 392 0.01% 13.1% 31.2% 14.2% 3.5% 4.9%
2,4-D 3 0 200 600 0 0.00% 13.5% 31.9% 14.1% 3.4% 4.8%
Acetonitrile 28 0 58 1,624 0 0.00% 14.0% 33.0% 14.0% 3.2% 4.6%
Pyridine 1 97 1,000 1,000 0 0.00% 14.5% 34.0% 13.8% 2.9% 4.5%
Chloroacetic acid 46 0 500 23,000 1 0.00% 14.5% 34.0% 13.7% 2.9% 4.5%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 1 0 100 100 0 0.00% 14.5% 34.1% 13.6% 2.7% 4.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 10 0 120 1,200 0 0.00% 14.5% 34.1% 13.5% 2.7% 4.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1,123 60 390,000 437,981,700 11,338 0.24% 14.9% 35.0% 13.4% 2.4% 4.3%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or brom 28 0 1,500 42,000 0 0.00% 17.1% 33.9% 8.8% 2.3% 4.0%
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 24 0 50,000 1,215,500 32 0.00% 17.0% 35.0% 55.3% 47.1% 3.8%
Mercury 5 0 12,000 64,592 2 0.00% 17.0% 35.0% 55.3% 47.1% 3.8%
Lead 1 0 23,000 18,170 0 0.00% 17.0% 35.0% 55.3% 47.1% 3.8%
Benzyl chloride 2,074 0 180,000 373,320,000 33,166 0.69% 19.1% 39.0% 21.5% 12.9% 2.7%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 99 0 6 574 0 0.00% 19.2% 38.7% 20.4% 13.0% 1.7%
Silver compounds 50 0 200 10,000 1 0.00% 21.6% 40.9% 19.6% 11.8% 1.2%
Isoprene 3,596 1,903 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2,3-Dichloropropene 38 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) ether 897 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Butyraldehyde 6,451 2,228 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloro-2-fluoroethane (HCFC-121a) 10 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Glycidol 510 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 90 1,200 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 405 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide 170 2,726 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium nitrite 0 1,318 10 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) (Toluenediamine) 0 3 3,900,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 178 4,400 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 7,955 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol 7,485 1,183 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates 7,666 10,277 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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