PERI: Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index

BASF

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 3
Rank among all TRI companies: 4
Air releases 2021 (lbs): 4,404,095
Incineration transfers 2021 (lbs): 4,479,545
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2021: 11,219,461
Percentage of national total 2021 toxic air and incineration score: 3.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 36%

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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	16,636	2	5,702,784	50.83%	14.5%	41.6%
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.)	6,429	0	4,999,398	44.56%	22.1%	29.1%
Cobalt compounds	413	0	185,946	1.66%	17.2%	25.6%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) (Toluenediamine)	2,514	1,813	60,616	0.54%	8.7%	34.2%
Acrylonitrile	3,846	14	50,323	0.45%	17.2%	36.9%
1,3-Butadiene	19,575	0	42,331	0.38%	17.7%	38.9%
Nickel compounds	541	0	35,335	0.31%	35.8%	52.5%
Chloroform	10,500	13,340	23,512	0.21%	14.7%	44.6%
Diisocyanates	1,143	12,141	23,330	0.21%	17.8%	38.3%
Formaldehyde	14,684	1,315	19,960	0.18%	15.2%	45.8%
Benzene	23,355	55	13,837	0.12%	17.8%	52.8%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	1,340	0	13,836	0.12%	9.0%	34.9%
Propylene oxide	19,383	0	10,576	0.09%	17.2%	40.1%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)	18	405,953	5,756	0.05%	24.2%	69.2%
1,2-Dichloroethane	8,126	8,840	4,611	0.04%	15.4%	10.5%
Nitrobenzene	2,806	519	4,246	0.04%	14.1%	41.8%
Chlorine	9,406	0	3,709	0.03%	15.7%	33.5%
Acrolein	378	0	3,241	0.03%	13.8%	60.0%
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	2,656	0.02%	13.4%	58.3%
o-Toluidine	644	18,000	2,471	0.02%	18.3%	55.9%
Acrylic acid	11,564	964	2,180	0.02%	14.6%	56.4%
Acrylamide	98	0	1,939	0.02%	12.1%	26.8%
Carbon tetrachloride	2,220	13,160	1,372	0.01%	15.4%	46.4%
Butyl acrylate	5,266	1,214	1,118	0.01%	15.2%	56.0%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)	7,857	0	826	0.01%	21.9%	28.6%
Lead compounds	331	0	716	0.01%	38.4%	56.4%
Manganese compounds	434	0	513	0.00%	34.5%	49.9%
Aniline	5,280	9,995	382	0.00%	11.8%	40.2%
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)	3,085,227	2,845	258	0.00%	18.9%	48.0%
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	299	0	232	0.00%	36.9%	55.8%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	8,256	0	222	0.00%	16.7%	13.9%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	41,735	1,250	164	0.00%	15.2%	41.6%
Ethylbenzene	24,746	6	126	0.00%	20.9%	43.1%
Barium	237	0	119	0.00%	20.7%	26.3%
Hydrogen cyanide	2,572	0	93	0.00%	16.4%	46.2%
Chloromethane	2,947	0	85	0.00%	10.6%	49.5%
Nitric acid	14,021	0	75	0.00%	18.9%	42.8%
Biphenyl	1,839	433	69	0.00%	13.5%	58.8%
Isobutyraldehyde	6,845	320	68	0.00%	18.8%	76.9%
Naphthalene	277	0	66	0.00%	15.0%	42.5%
Vinyl chloride	287	131	52	0.00%	15.4%	10.5%
Manganese	83	0	47	0.00%	13.4%	58.3%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	12	0	43	0.00%	17.9%	49.1%
Maleic anhydride	152	0	37	0.00%	13.6%	59.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	130,754	33	27	0.00%	19.8%	46.5%
Certain glycol ethers	2,910	7,440	20	0.00%	17.8%	16.0%
Triethylamine	2,440	709	17	0.00%	12.5%	40.1%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)	31,726	95,299	14	0.00%	14.1%	58.2%
Diethanolamine	115	0	14	0.00%	9.0%	38.3%
Ethylene glycol	13,817	6,986	13	0.00%	13.8%	40.4%
Phosgene	27	0	9	0.00%	13.6%	42.7%
Methyl acrylate	13,429	0	8	0.00%	26.5%	46.3%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	6,441	0	5	0.00%	10.4%	49.3%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	3,868	0	5	0.00%	18.0%	16.7%
n-Hexane (Hexane)	80,128	1,302,907	5	0.00%	21.9%	60.4%
Ethyl acrylate	369	462	5	0.00%	20.4%	31.5%
Vanadium compounds	251	0	4	0.00%	38.8%	57.1%
Zinc compounds	655	0	4	0.00%	35.4%	54.5%
Propylene	142,038	0	4	0.00%	18.5%	58.7%
Acetaldehyde	18	0	3	0.00%	15.5%	29.5%
Epichlorohydrin	12	0	3	0.00%	27.7%	71.7%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	1,038	0	3	0.00%	26.0%	82.3%
o-Xylene	12,823	0	3	0.00%	15.5%	10.6%
Styrene	8,548	15,132	2	0.00%	18.1%	28.3%
Bromine	190	0	2	0.00%	15.4%	10.5%
Chlorobenzene	23,910	25,680	2	0.00%	13.4%	42.4%
Propargyl alcohol	175	0	2	0.00%	11.8%	39.7%
Ethylene	167,574	0	2	0.00%	19.9%	53.6%
Chlorothalonil	13	0	2	0.00%	24.8%	37.6%
Methyl methacrylate	2,096	2,376	2	0.00%	21.3%	32.3%
Toluene	46,496	1,573,802	1	0.00%	20.0%	54.2%
Methanol	235,175	62,149	1	0.00%	17.8%	43.2%
N,N-Dimethylformamide	946	2,837	1	0.00%	15.6%	10.7%
Vinyl acetate	802	0	1	0.00%	11.1%	10.5%
Cyanide compounds	12	4,839	1	0.00%	17.1%	27.7%
Cyclohexane	23,060	40	0	0.00%	13.9%	59.0%
Cumene	1,660	0	0	0.00%	16.2%	8.3%
Phthalic anhydride	42	368	0	0.00%	13.4%	56.2%
Formic acid	18,814	57,281	0	0.00%	14.0%	44.5%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)	64	0	0	0.00%	15.4%	10.5%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)	16,752	53,800	0	0.00%	18.1%	37.6%
Acetonitrile	243	5,804	0	0.00%	15.4%	10.5%
2,4-Dichlorophenol	4	6,350	0	0.00%	10.1%	49.0%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	250	0	0	0.00%	14.4%	7.3%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	2,617	2,194	0	0.00%	17.2%	8.5%
Phenol	141	10,453	0	0.00%	22.4%	64.6%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	9,690	0	0	0.00%	12.2%	40.4%
Pendimethalin	282	124,727	0	0.00%	15.4%	10.5%
Dicamba	304	0	0	0.00%	14.4%	54.0%
Sodium dicamba	199	0	0	0.00%	14.4%	54.1%
Chloroethane	900	0	0	0.00%	14.9%	27.8%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)	147	0	0	0.00%	22.7%	41.3%
Propiconazole	21	0	0	0.00%	24.8%	37.1%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	11	0	0	0.00%	10.3%	38.7%
Dimethyl sulfate	10	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0	64,194	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Cyclohexanol	1,250	10	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Butyraldehyde	19,267	320	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Dimethylamine	7,550	13,500	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate	934	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	5,717	290	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide	47	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Molybdenum trioxide	0	5,796	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)	910	243,015	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Chlorophenols	0	298,441	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Nonylphenol	92	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%

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