PERI: Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index

Stepan

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 78
Rank among all TRI companies: 161
Air releases 2021 (lbs): 294,531
Incineration transfers 2021 (lbs): 1,379,336
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2021: 279,955
Percentage of national total 2021 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 9%
EJ: Minority Share: 39%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Ethylene oxide	371	0	238,943	85.35%	9.1%	39.3%
1,4-Dioxane	29,820	1,098,029	25,860	9.24%	8.9%	37.4%
Maleic anhydride	29,787	256	8,159	2.91%	8.6%	38.6%
Acetaldehyde	10,864	0	4,276	1.53%	8.6%	38.6%
Phthalic anhydride	84,652	115,783	827	0.30%	8.6%	38.0%
Benzyl chloride	65	0	611	0.22%	8.4%	36.9%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	1,983	322	384	0.14%	8.7%	38.7%
Naphthalene	686	101	361	0.13%	8.5%	36.6%
Formaldehyde	35	0	152	0.05%	12.3%	49.3%
Diethanolamine	1,521	4,758	122	0.04%	10.3%	51.0%
Propylene oxide	123	0	97	0.03%	9.3%	39.8%
Ethylbenzene	1,120	9,194	50	0.02%	8.4%	36.7%
Chloroacetic acid	1,312	0	35	0.01%	8.4%	36.9%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	13,412	28,243	23	0.01%	8.5%	37.6%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)	26,178	117,667	18	0.01%	10.1%	45.5%
o-Xylene	10,633	0	18	0.01%	8.4%	36.8%
Biphenyl	233	0	9	0.00%	8.4%	36.7%
Certain glycol ethers	790	1,248	7	0.00%	8.5%	37.7%
Methanol	76,891	1,111	1	0.00%	8.9%	39.4%
Ethylene glycol	1,811	47	1	0.00%	8.5%	36.9%
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)	2,028	0	1	0.00%	8.7%	38.7%
Dimethyl sulfate	216	2,577	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%

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