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Dow Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 8
Rank among all TRI companies: 13
Air releases 2021 (lbs): 5,590,627
Incineration transfers 2021 (lbs): 13,019,829
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2021: 4,582,836
Percentage of national total 2021 toxic air and incineration score: 1.4%
EJ: Poor Share: 19%
EJ: Minority Share: 49%

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This company is rank 1 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.
This company is rank 35 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse 100 Suppliers database.

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Ethylene 2,637,742 8,004 21 0.00% 20.2% 48.2%
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) 1,494,718 948 450 0.01% 22.0% 48.6%
Propylene 292,006 1,317 7 0.00% 19.9% 49.6%
Vinyl acetate 119,794 2,281,640 43 0.00% 21.2% 47.5%
Benzene 102,589 406,905 40,855 0.89% 20.0% 47.3%
Toluene 96,884 995,647 4 0.00% 12.0% 28.4%
Methanol 84,917 1,363,799 1 0.00% 18.1% 45.4%
Butyl acrylate 83,636 231,179 14,638 0.32% 19.8% 59.6%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 73,981 21,692 40 0.00% 18.3% 51.5%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 65,466 37 324 0.01% 17.9% 48.9%
Methyl methacrylate 60,997 103,524 39 0.00% 21.2% 61.4%
Hydrogen cyanide 31,883 0 19,650 0.43% 17.8% 74.2%
Propylene oxide 28,368 3 13,762 0.30% 20.2% 53.0%
Allyl alcohol 27,243 33 6,818 0.15% 17.5% 45.5%
Certain glycol ethers 25,836 1,092,544 222 0.00% 15.2% 39.7%
Acrylic acid 24,795 1,276,677 8,570 0.19% 25.5% 54.0%
Formaldehyde 24,621 0 16,604 0.36% 17.6% 61.8%
1,3-Butadiene 23,160 23 31,376 0.68% 20.6% 50.0%
Propionaldehyde 20,387 10,941 323 0.01% 17.7% 61.3%
Ethylene oxide 17,317 3 4,164,307 90.87% 19.2% 48.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 16,589 49,449 20 0.00% 16.3% 34.9%
Acetaldehyde 16,507 275,246 4,276 0.09% 18.5% 55.1%
Chloromethane 15,812 191,030 204 0.00% 20.5% 21.7%
Ethylene glycol 14,490 226,648 9 0.00% 9.1% 30.0%
m-Xylene 12,762 84 83 0.00% 34.8% 24.2%
Chlorine 11,827 0 8,883 0.19% 20.0% 59.6%
1,4-Dioxane 11,772 0 1,730 0.04% 17.9% 52.7%
Hydrogen sulfide 11,655 0 444 0.01% 22.7% 43.2%
Methyl acrylate 10,813 2,285,118 69 0.00% 21.6% 42.7%
n-Hexane (Hexane) 10,480 0 1 0.00% 19.5% 56.4%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 10,311 5,343 4,450 0.10% 17.8% 73.8%
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates 8,908 2,372 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Ethylbenzene 8,823 17,434 257 0.01% 17.1% 42.3%
Ethyl acrylate 8,105 3,835 134 0.00% 34.0% 35.8%
Styrene 6,252 139,662 3 0.00% 38.6% 27.9%
Nonylphenol 5,874 1,188 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,2-Dichloropropane 5,695 292,194 3,307 0.07% 20.7% 73.2%
Butyraldehyde 5,538 1,930 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Diethanolamine 5,294 15 64 0.00% 16.7% 52.5%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 4,888 5,195 7 0.00% 15.4% 22.2%
Chlorobenzene 4,855 21,672 1 0.00% 17.6% 66.9%
Epichlorohydrin 4,752 0 778 0.02% 20.5% 65.7%
Cumene 3,524 204 1 0.00% 20.9% 76.1%
Aniline 3,001 646,095 249 0.01% 14.9% 53.4%
Isoprene 2,507 1,306 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyclohexane 2,443 220,340 0 0.00% 16.8% 31.1%
Acrylonitrile 2,188 211,405 118,465 2.58% 29.3% 43.1%
Benzyl chloride 1,894 0 30,183 0.66% 19.1% 21.5%
Phenol 1,731 0 1 0.00% 21.3% 77.4%
1,3-Dichloropropylene (1,3-Dichloropropene) 1,637 10 927 0.02% 21.0% 76.4%
Acrolein 1,602 0 5,384 0.12% 17.3% 54.4%
Nitric acid 1,561 2 8 0.00% 16.1% 38.6%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 1,494 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 72.6%
Maleic anhydride 1,361 26 2,113 0.05% 39.1% 24.7%
Naphthalene 1,313 3,338 426 0.01% 20.6% 50.5%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) ether 1,154 1 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Zinc compounds 1,143 0 3 0.00% 20.0% 61.8%
Tetrachloroethylene 1,003 12 36 0.00% 15.5% 23.6%
2-Methyllactonitrile (Acetone cyanohydrin) 940 0 47 0.00% 17.7% 73.7%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol) 825 0 0 0.00% 22.3% 45.8%
Glycidol 819 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nitrobenzene 807 214,858 3,795 0.08% 11.0% 41.5%
1,2-Butylene oxide 732 20 6 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Formic acid 686 2,192 0 0.00% 12.2% 53.7%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 618 9 330 0.01% 20.7% 75.3%
Allyl chloride 587 0 59 0.00% 15.2% 31.8%
Diisocyanates 560 116,773 59,086 1.29% 11.5% 51.1%
Isobutyraldehyde 551 419 2 0.00% 17.7% 61.9%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 535 217 1 0.00% 20.0% 61.5%
Dicyclopentadiene 514 4,347 138 0.00% 23.7% 44.3%
Acetonitrile 467 0 1 0.00% 14.5% 13.8%
1,2-Dichloroethane 451 53 1,486 0.03% 20.1% 71.3%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 425 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Biphenyl 395 1,917 11 0.00% 17.3% 32.9%
Chloroethane 394 480 0 0.00% 16.6% 30.0%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 255 1,141 4,147 0.09% 10.9% 47.7%
Hydroquinone 226 195,600 5,159 0.11% 23.8% 70.5%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene 209 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 197 0 52 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
N-Methylolacrylamide 179 168 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Trichloroethylene 163 3 109 0.00% 20.8% 75.8%
Phosgene 125 0 5 0.00% 13.4% 55.3%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 112 0 4,601 0.10% 22.7% 81.7%
Cresol (mixed isomers) 97 0 0 0.00% 19.2% 20.4%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 87 0 852 0.02% 20.8% 75.7%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 85 0 0 0.00% 20.8% 75.9%
2,3-Dichloropropene 84 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 68 0 1 0.00% 17.1% 8.8%
Chloroform 56 0 186 0.00% 20.6% 75.4%
Hexachlorobenzene 53 3,338 368 0.01% 14.5% 57.3%
Silver compounds 49 0 1 0.00% 21.7% 19.2%
Carbon tetrachloride 46 43 41 0.00% 20.6% 64.2%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 38 0 5 0.00% 20.7% 75.7%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 34 43 181 0.00% 19.7% 37.0%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 30 0 15 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Chloroacetic acid 26 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.7%
Titanium tetrachloride 26 0 0 0.00% 21.1% 34.2%
Pentachlorobenzene 23 0 0 0.00% 13.5% 54.3%
2,4-D 21 0 0 0.00% 13.0% 14.4%
Pentachloroethane 16 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 14 0 0 0.00% 21.1% 76.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene) 14 72 5 0.00% 20.7% 75.5%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 12 0 0 0.00% 14.0% 13.7%
Triethylamine 11 0 1 0.00% 10.5% 44.3%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol) 9 0 0 0.00% 17.1% 62.5%
Quinoline 9 0 714 0.02% 13.1% 14.2%
Hexachloroethane 7 1 5 0.00% 20.7% 75.7%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 6 0 0 0.00% 22.1% 79.9%
Acrylamide 5 30 117 0.00% 19.7% 29.9%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 5 26,946 0 0.00% 22.7% 81.8%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 5 1,354 0 0.00% 13.2% 16.1%
Bromine 4 0 0 0.00% 19.3% 71.6%
Anthracene 3 44 0 0.00% 21.1% 49.1%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester 3 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.6%
Pyridine 2 82 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.8%
2,4-D 2-butoxyethyl ester 2 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 13.4%
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.) 2 0 730 0.02% 12.6% 14.7%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1 0 0 0.00% 20.7% 75.7%
Pentachlorophenol 1 0 1 0.00% 20.8% 75.7%
Dimethyl phthalate 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Triclopyr-triethylammonium salt 1 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Mercury compounds 1 0 0 0.00% 20.5% 49.4%
Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 23.6% 22.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 4 0.00% 15.0% 29.2%
Phthalic anhydride 0 48,901 4 0.00% 24.1% 69.5%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 0 22 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Cyanide compounds 0 232 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 4,453 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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