PERI: Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index

BASF

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 11
Rank among all TRI companies: 16
Air releases 2022 (lbs): 4,895,877
Incineration transfers 2022 (lbs): 4,562,903
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2022: 4,990,192
Percentage of national total 2022 toxic air and incineration score: 1.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 40%

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This company is rank 13 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.
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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	9,569	0	3,439,090	68.92%	14.3%	43.1%
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.)	1,737	0	1,172,109	23.49%	18.9%	28.6%
1,3-Butadiene	23,036	0	64,610	1.29%	16.0%	44.6%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) (Toluenediamine)	2,478	3,090	52,895	1.06%	9.4%	41.3%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)	904	192,385	46,115	0.92%	13.5%	24.4%
Acrylonitrile	3,772	768	45,951	0.92%	15.6%	39.3%
Nickel compounds	2,115	0	32,286	0.65%	18.0%	25.2%
Diisocyanates	1,173	22,362	23,406	0.47%	16.9%	41.2%
Chloroform	10,600	18,190	21,878	0.44%	14.4%	46.9%
Benzene	22,741	25	18,714	0.38%	18.8%	59.6%
Formaldehyde	12,678	394	15,025	0.30%	13.9%	46.5%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	1,307	1,250	11,978	0.24%	9.8%	41.6%
Propylene oxide	20,781	0	10,953	0.22%	16.2%	42.7%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)	17	269,413	5,596	0.11%	24.1%	69.1%
Cobalt compounds	6	0	5,388	0.11%	17.5%	28.4%
1,2-Dichloroethane	7,042	8,931	3,803	0.08%	13.0%	10.9%
Nitrobenzene	2,422	505	3,606	0.07%	13.4%	45.3%
Chlorine	7,334	0	2,955	0.06%	12.9%	33.0%
o-Toluidine	640	24,390	2,613	0.05%	19.4%	59.7%
Acrylic acid	14,584	6,540	2,018	0.04%	11.5%	57.8%
Acrolein	330	0	1,746	0.03%	10.3%	60.9%
Acrylamide	78	87	1,557	0.03%	8.6%	20.5%
Butyl acrylate	8,135	8,188	1,553	0.03%	11.2%	58.6%
Carbon tetrachloride	2,250	19,516	1,317	0.03%	15.3%	48.9%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	6,686	0	593	0.01%	7.3%	43.1%
Aniline	5,240	31,609	330	0.01%	11.9%	43.7%
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)	3,528,243	223	308	0.01%	18.1%	49.1%
Hydrogen cyanide	2,467	0	262	0.01%	15.0%	47.0%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)	2,610	0	240	0.00%	18.6%	29.0%
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	6,638	0	185	0.00%	15.7%	16.0%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	50,004	0	172	0.00%	15.2%	42.4%
Ethylbenzene	21,702	5	131	0.00%	17.3%	46.4%
Chloromethane	3,161	0	91	0.00%	7.5%	43.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	11	0	85	0.00%	19.3%	58.9%
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	547	0	82	0.00%	16.5%	32.0%
Naphthalene	315	305	74	0.00%	14.7%	45.9%
Isobutyraldehyde	5,922	221,420	62	0.00%	18.3%	79.4%
Nitric acid	12,421	196	57	0.00%	13.6%	40.9%
Vinyl chloride	278	126	48	0.00%	12.9%	10.8%
Biphenyl	1,870	20	40	0.00%	10.2%	59.4%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	134,307	679	29	0.00%	16.2%	48.2%
Manganese	90	0	26	0.00%	10.2%	58.0%
Barium	57	0	25	0.00%	18.7%	28.3%
Maleic anhydride	146	0	23	0.00%	10.3%	60.5%
Ethylene glycol	15,796	5,839	22	0.00%	16.5%	42.1%
Triethylamine	2,324	854	15	0.00%	12.8%	43.6%
Molybdenum trioxide	10	15,831	13	0.00%	21.4%	28.4%
Manganese compounds	28	0	11	0.00%	16.7%	23.8%
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)	39,797	83,818	11	0.00%	11.4%	57.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	6,324	0	10	0.00%	15.2%	19.7%
Lead compounds	34	0	9	0.00%	18.2%	23.0%
Certain glycol ethers	1,652	2,301	9	0.00%	13.5%	16.1%
Phosgene	27	0	8	0.00%	13.6%	45.8%
n-Hexane (Hexane)	72,066	1,596,082	6	0.00%	21.1%	61.7%
Methyl acrylate	12,255	0	6	0.00%	17.1%	46.7%
Propylene	180,312	0	6	0.00%	19.0%	60.4%
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.)	0	0	5	0.00%	10.5%	53.5%
Ethyl acrylate	362	1,293	5	0.00%	18.0%	33.7%
o-Xylene	18,911	6	4	0.00%	13.1%	11.0%
Methyl methacrylate	5,141	7,127	3	0.00%	17.3%	40.1%
Ethylene	175,494	0	3	0.00%	20.0%	59.7%
Acetaldehyde	15	0	3	0.00%	14.3%	30.6%
Styrene	9,758	35,244	3	0.00%	16.1%	32.2%
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)	833	0	2	0.00%	26.5%	80.5%
Chlorothalonil	18	0	2	0.00%	26.3%	45.1%
Propargyl alcohol	175	0	2	0.00%	12.3%	44.5%
Vanadium compounds	2	0	2	0.00%	20.1%	37.9%
Chlorobenzene	21,200	21,330	2	0.00%	13.4%	45.7%
Bromine	122	0	1	0.00%	12.9%	10.8%
Toluene	42,355	1,222,306	1	0.00%	18.4%	53.4%
Methanol	242,302	35,106	1	0.00%	16.7%	45.1%
Zinc compounds	443	0	1	0.00%	15.7%	32.4%
N,N-Dimethylformamide	754	2,975	1	0.00%	15.5%	20.2%
Vinyl acetate	799	16	1	0.00%	8.1%	12.1%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)	91	0	0	0.00%	13.0%	10.8%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	500	0	0	0.00%	15.0%	6.9%
Formic acid	21,802	192,330	0	0.00%	15.0%	47.4%
Cumene	1,010	0	0	0.00%	13.8%	8.5%
Cyanide compounds	10	0	0	0.00%	13.2%	11.1%
Cyclohexane	23,274	118	0	0.00%	10.7%	58.0%
Phthalic anhydride	37	0	0	0.00%	10.2%	58.0%
Phenol	314	180	0	0.00%	14.4%	16.8%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)	22,713	7,150	0	0.00%	14.3%	35.2%
Acetonitrile	152	4,920	0	0.00%	13.0%	10.9%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	2,087	1,616	0	0.00%	14.0%	9.0%
Silver compounds	10	0	0	0.00%	20.1%	23.6%
Mercury compounds	0	0	0	0.00%	18.1%	22.4%
2,4-Dichlorophenol	3	6,350	0	0.00%	9.5%	47.4%
Dicamba	601	0	0	0.00%	15.0%	57.7%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	7,920	0	0	0.00%	12.7%	45.0%
Pendimethalin	284	188,207	0	0.00%	12.9%	10.8%
Sodium dicamba	398	0	0	0.00%	15.0%	57.7%
sec-Butyl alcohol (2-Butanol)	114	0	0	0.00%	20.5%	43.7%
Chloroethane	562	0	0	0.00%	13.8%	35.2%
Propiconazole	18	0	0	0.00%	27.2%	45.9%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	19	0	0	0.00%	12.9%	39.8%
Dimethyl sulfate	10	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Cyclohexanol	698	17	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Butyraldehyde	12,966	1,040	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Dimethylamine	5,712	1,790	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Dimethyl phthalate	945	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Lithium carbonate	7	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	5,822	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
N-Methylolacrylamide	46	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Chlorophenols	0	298,441	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%

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