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Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 42
Rank among all TRI companies: 75
Air releases 2022 (lbs): 63,197
Incineration transfers 2022 (lbs): 2,904,429
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2022: 880,866
Percentage of national total 2022 toxic air and incineration score: 0.2%
EJ: Poor Share: 12%
EJ: Minority Share: 24%

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This company is rank 58 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.
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Propyleneimine 304 0 803,138 91.18% 11.2% 23.7%
Ethylene oxide 186 0 53,025 6.02% 18.2% 19.1%
Acrylonitrile 918 592 8,867 1.01% 16.8% 23.4%
Chloroform 479 4 3,456 0.39% 14.8% 62.3%
Nitrobenzene 1,114 11,868 3,122 0.35% 16.2% 68.5%
2,4-Diaminotoluene (2,4-Toluenediamine) 43 227 1,925 0.22% 14.7% 62.4%
Benzene 1,491 1,483 1,628 0.18% 15.3% 64.5%
Propylene oxide 1,525 0 1,167 0.13% 19.0% 22.1%
Diisocyanates 602 833,656 1,038 0.12% 14.6% 6.5%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) (Toluenediamine) 197 160,217 897 0.10% 14.5% 5.2%
Chlorine 771 0 644 0.07% 15.4% 64.9%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 7 21,282 328 0.04% 13.6% 55.6%
Triethylamine 4,211 0 276 0.03% 6.2% 25.3%
Hydrazine 6 0 269 0.03% 14.6% 4.9%
Aniline 3,497 141,430 260 0.03% 15.4% 65.5%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 679 154,297 205 0.02% 14.8% 15.8%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 2,843 0 199 0.02% 16.2% 68.5%
Formaldehyde 104 135 149 0.02% 15.4% 64.9%
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 0 136 0.02% 12.5% 20.5%
Phosgene 48 0 53 0.01% 14.8% 62.3%
Butyl acrylate 400 0 23 0.00% 11.3% 24.0%
Ethylbenzene 199 0 15 0.00% 14.7% 61.7%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 3 1,605 13 0.00% 14.7% 61.7%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 2,730 23 10 0.00% 15.8% 62.6%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 1 7,347 9 0.00% 6.7% 28.6%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 1,028 157,197 3 0.00% 14.8% 62.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,073 2,355 3 0.00% 14.6% 57.8%
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) 11,444 0 2 0.00% 16.0% 67.4%
Styrene 9,854 935 2 0.00% 14.6% 54.9%
Acrylic acid 29 0 2 0.00% 11.2% 23.8%
Chlorobenzene 4,470 600,968 1 0.00% 14.8% 62.3%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 112 3,664 1 0.00% 12.0% 30.2%
1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-Dichlorobenzene) 1,278 179,835 1 0.00% 14.8% 62.2%
Methyl methacrylate 3,145 2,379 1 0.00% 7.9% 26.4%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene) 4 256,773 0 0.00% 16.2% 68.5%
Toluene 3,849 55,828 0 0.00% 12.9% 39.8%
Phenol 103 753 0 0.00% 14.4% 60.5%
Ethylene glycol 668 1,663 0 0.00% 19.5% 39.7%
Cyclohexane 1,803 1,233 0 0.00% 14.7% 61.7%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 67 58,211 0 0.00% 14.0% 58.1%
n-Hexane (Hexane) 27 1,233 0 0.00% 14.7% 61.8%
Diethanolamine 2 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 5.0%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 777 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 62.3%
Zinc compounds 9 0 0 0.00% 14.7% 6.6%
Ethyl acrylate 2 628 0 0.00% 11.3% 24.1%
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 0 0.00% 14.7% 6.6%
Methanol 96 161,837 0 0.00% 14.8% 62.2%
1,2-Phenylenediamine 0 222 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
m-Cresol 0 8,049 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,3-Phenylenediamine 0 4,449 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
2-Methoxyethanol 0 3,768 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Diphenylamine 0 2,076 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 0 2,095 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 0 64,112 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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