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Ethylene oxide
5,265
0
1,620,031
68.63%
14.9%
24.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane
208,400
2,166,201
479,793
20.33%
16.1%
26.9%
Vinyl chloride
185,782
741
74,709
3.17%
16.1%
25.8%
Formaldehyde
30,647
0
38,863
1.65%
19.8%
51.6%
Chloroform
60,238
1,291
37,616
1.59%
15.5%
38.3%
1,3-Butadiene
19,758
554
21,602
0.92%
14.8%
18.1%
Chromium
110
0
17,064
0.72%
15.7%
26.7%
Benzene
51,589
96,600
16,775
0.71%
15.4%
15.7%
Trichloroethylene
22,099
5,044
9,875
0.42%
15.6%
26.9%
Chlorine
55,576
0
7,518
0.32%
16.3%
28.6%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,551
30,225
6,799
0.29%
15.7%
28.0%
Nickel
430
0
6,366
0.27%
15.7%
26.7%
Carbon tetrachloride
14,631
1,755
4,679
0.20%
15.7%
18.7%
Hexachlorobenzene
559
5,891
2,946
0.12%
15.6%
11.4%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
15,708
1,521,087
2,827
0.12%
15.9%
27.1%
Acetaldehyde
10,168
0
2,286
0.10%
20.2%
52.2%
Asbestos (friable)
3
0
1,863
0.08%
19.5%
52.0%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 0
0
1,799
0.08%
24.9%
50.5%
Maleic anhydride
6,899
0
1,085
0.05%
20.4%
53.1%
Tetrachloroethylene
47,486
43,262
1,053
0.04%
15.7%
26.7%
Nickel compounds 129
0
600
0.03%
18.7%
52.9%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
5,291
6,200
504
0.02%
15.7%
26.7%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
158,459
8
451
0.02%
19.2%
23.6%
Chloroprene
36
0
408
0.02%
14.4%
30.6%
Certain glycol ethers
40,875
0
396
0.02%
15.3%
36.6%
Naphthalene
7,819
22,823
363
0.02%
15.1%
13.0%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1
74,830
305
0.01%
16.7%
23.3%
Dicyclopentadiene
8,512
1,109
262
0.01%
14.8%
8.3%
Antimony compounds 358
0
230
0.01%
10.0%
41.1%
Butyl acrylate
1,984
0
211
0.01%
21.0%
55.9%
Ethylbenzene
9,397
18,983
184
0.01%
15.0%
21.9%
Hexachloroethane
276
155,818
139
0.01%
15.8%
29.1%
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
13
99,312
136
0.01%
16.4%
20.3%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)
7,500
18
132
0.01%
15.7%
26.6%
Allyl alcohol
3,594
0
114
0.00%
15.4%
9.8%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
22,047
8,204
85
0.00%
15.6%
26.7%
Ethylene
2,816,161
0
60
0.00%
15.2%
29.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
38
9
57
0.00%
16.6%
33.2%
Vinyl acetate
76,884
0
49
0.00%
13.6%
23.2%
Lead
19
0
31
0.00%
12.9%
69.0%
Phthalic anhydride
3,352
7,857
27
0.00%
20.6%
69.9%
Methyl acrylate
4,459
0
25
0.00%
20.9%
55.3%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene)
121
33,002
16
0.00%
15.7%
26.6%
Mercury compounds 163
0
13
0.00%
15.4%
5.6%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
8,402
149,619
11
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
n-Hexane (Hexane)
68,719
0
10
0.00%
19.8%
50.1%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)
120,131
0
8
0.00%
16.4%
23.1%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 375
0
8
0.00%
15.6%
26.6%
Manganese
2
0
6
0.00%
12.8%
71.3%
Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12)
34,472
0
6
0.00%
17.2%
54.6%
Ethylene glycol
11,367
0
4
0.00%
14.9%
28.9%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.)
0
5
4
0.00%
16.9%
28.7%
1,2-Butylene oxide
613
0
4
0.00%
15.6%
26.6%
Acetophenone
130,105
0
4
0.00%
15.8%
11.6%
Propylene
153,432
173,894
3
0.00%
15.2%
16.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
6,883
20,066
2
0.00%
15.6%
18.5%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)
3,386
2,300
2
0.00%
15.6%
27.5%
Bromine
24
0
2
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
Styrene
18,758
33,860
1
0.00%
14.7%
22.4%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
34,121
1,900
1
0.00%
15.7%
26.5%
Biphenyl
149
0
1
0.00%
15.5%
9.9%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene)
42
1
1
0.00%
15.6%
10.1%
Zinc compounds 594
0
0
0.00%
15.6%
27.7%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
270
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
24.4%
Mercury
1
0
0
0.00%
15.0%
24.2%
Lead compounds 2
0
0
0.00%
16.7%
53.3%
Chloroethane
19,396
8
0
0.00%
15.6%
28.6%
Cumene
2,357
2,605
0
0.00%
16.1%
11.1%
Toluene
15,739
78,793
0
0.00%
15.4%
20.6%
Methanol
36,210
7
0
0.00%
17.0%
52.5%
Chlorobenzene
3,055
1,003,078
0
0.00%
15.2%
43.7%
Copper
26
0
0
0.00%
15.5%
10.0%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
5
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
24.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
48
111
0
0.00%
15.4%
23.6%
Polychlorinated biphenyls
0
59
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Phenol
329
0
0
0.00%
18.3%
54.4%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
11,000
0
0
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)
564
0
0
0.00%
19.9%
51.1%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
16
8,600
0
0.00%
15.8%
26.8%
Anthracene
195
0
0
0.00%
15.5%
7.8%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0
0
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Pentachlorobenzene
1
4,200
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
12
11,000
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Pentachloroethane
1,570
390,959
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
3,133
554
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
2
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
3
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
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