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Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 78
Rank among all TRI companies: 171
Air releases 2022 (lbs): 1,733,199
Incineration transfers 2022 (lbs): 4,528,288
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2022: 267,057
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 52%

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This company is rank 49 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.
This company is rank 29 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.

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ChemicalAir releases (lbs)Incineration transfers (lbs)Toxic Score
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Percent of total company scoreEJ: Poor ShareEJ: Minority Share
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.) 836068,41325.62%21.5%62.3%
Cadmium compounds115048,75718.26%22.5%69.3%
Hydrogen sulfide382,76113,55537,35013.99%18.5%41.3%
Benzene30,7877,84625,9539.72%14.8%26.4%
Arsenic compounds31023,4458.78%21.4%68.0%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds2,18011,46820,3357.61%17.6%29.7%
Manganese compounds20,075016,3876.14%22.2%59.5%
Hydrogen cyanide30,38305,8382.19%15.7%27.5%
Nickel compounds15805,6012.10%20.2%61.9%
Lead compounds4,39703,7191.39%21.1%56.2%
Naphthalene7,7036,4363,3091.24%16.1%28.0%
Cyanide compounds10,09512,0010.75%15.8%27.5%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)354,8452,3781,7610.66%14.9%33.3%
Beryllium compounds301,6860.63%21.3%63.4%
Zinc compounds102,47506340.24%22.7%66.6%
Vanadium compounds43802670.10%20.8%60.9%
Chromium402660.10%16.2%67.8%
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene4971002600.10%17.3%29.4%
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)513,484561950.07%18.8%45.1%
Molybdenum trioxide18801820.07%22.4%69.2%
Mercury compounds57101740.07%19.7%56.9%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)1,70001620.06%17.5%63.0%
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))2790880.03%20.0%58.8%
Nickel20690.03%16.8%56.4%
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.)00580.02%17.4%56.3%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)5380310.01%21.6%57.8%
Phenol42,67537280.01%16.4%28.3%
Thallium compounds260270.01%22.9%69.8%
Antimony compounds310260.01%22.7%69.6%
Biphenyl26120190.00%16.0%27.8%
Aluminum (fume or dust)8,130080.00%19.9%48.7%
Carbon disulfide33,2794270.00%15.6%27.3%
Lead 7050.00%19.2%67.7%
Ethylene62,8994,160,06330.00%14.5%25.2%
Ethylbenzene6044820.00%15.2%27.0%
Methanol101,3726810.00%17.5%32.1%
Cresol (mixed isomers)2,88114110.00%16.7%28.6%
Acetonitrile3613510.00%14.1%25.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)36288100.00%15.0%26.8%
Propylene2,375314,87400.00%15.3%25.8%
Pyridine61900.00%15.4%27.1%
Selenium compounds43000.00%22.6%69.5%
Dicyclopentadiene11300.00%14.1%26.2%
Manganese1000.00%18.0%59.5%
Toluene8,4961,64100.00%14.0%25.7%
Silver compounds9000.00%21.1%67.6%
Ethylene glycol1143,45000.00%16.0%27.8%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)1,337000.00%15.8%27.5%
Anthracene33562200.00%16.6%28.6%
Styrene2558500.00%14.6%26.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene146000.00%13.7%25.4%
Phenanthrene2,6382,60700.00%0.0%0.0%
2,4-Dimethylphenol03500.00%0.0%0.0%
Dibenzofuran70072600.00%0.0%0.0%

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