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Tesla Inc.

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 5
Rank among all TRI companies: 8
Air releases 2022 (lbs): 280,283
Incineration transfers 2022 (lbs): 184,356
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2022: 6,954,555
Percentage of national total 2022 toxic air and incineration score: 1.9%
EJ: Poor Share: 10%
EJ: Minority Share: 42%

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TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Cobalt compounds 12,746 0 6,517,056 93.71% 10.5% 40.6%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Nickel compounds 12,748 0 216,484 3.11% 10.5% 40.6%
TESLA INC. FREMONT CA Cobalt compounds 24 0 154,792 2.23% 6.6% 77.8%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1,958 0 33,150 0.48% 10.5% 71.7%
TESLA INC. FREMONT CA Nickel compounds 77 0 16,650 0.24% 6.6% 77.8%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Naphthalene 2,171 0 7,657 0.11% 6.2% 83.0%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Nickel 52 0 4,932 0.07% 11.1% 66.6%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Benzene 510 0 1,450 0.02% 11.1% 66.7%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Certain glycol ethers 17,648 0 1,001 0.01% 6.3% 82.6%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 36,606 24,699 576 0.01% 6.3% 83.2%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 3 0 221 0.00% 6.0% 85.2%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Certain glycol ethers 49,229 0 132 0.00% 10.5% 40.4%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 41,176 0 132 0.00% 6.3% 82.3%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Cobalt compounds 0 0 48 0.00% 11.5% 62.9%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Ethylbenzene 155 0 46 0.00% 6.3% 82.4%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Certain glycol ethers 3,899 416 44 0.00% 11.3% 65.6%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Naphthalene 36 0 34 0.00% 11.1% 68.1%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Ethylbenzene 314 4 26 0.00% 11.1% 67.2%
TESLA INC. FREMONT CA Manganese compounds 9 0 25 0.00% 6.6% 77.8%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Copper 42 0 21 0.00% 6.3% 82.6%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Tetrachloroethylene 815 4,049 12 0.00% 10.4% 39.6%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Manganese 49 0 10 0.00% 10.4% 39.6%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Cumene 3,242 0 9 0.00% 6.3% 82.2%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Ethylene glycol 2,970 0 9 0.00% 6.3% 82.5%
TESLA INC. FREMONT CA Copper 22 0 7 0.00% 6.5% 78.3%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,882 95 7 0.00% 11.2% 67.6%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,655 17 5 0.00% 11.1% 67.7%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Manganese 4 0 5 0.00% 11.1% 66.6%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Lead compounds 1 0 4 0.00% 6.9% 79.4%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA n-Hexane (Hexane) 1,797 0 2 0.00% 6.9% 79.6%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 0 2 0.00% 10.0% 37.9%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Ethylene glycol 1,491 12,237 1 0.00% 11.1% 67.3%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV N,N-Dimethylaniline 380 0 1 0.00% 9.5% 28.4%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Zinc compounds 25 0 1 0.00% 7.0% 78.8%
TESLA INC LATHROP CA Lead 0 0 0 0.00% 11.2% 70.6%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 779 0 0 0.00% 11.4% 64.5%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX n-Hexane (Hexane) 903 0 0 0.00% 11.3% 65.4%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA Methyl methacrylate 206 0 0 0.00% 6.2% 83.4%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Toluene 20,292 0 0 0.00% 10.5% 40.4%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Methyl methacrylate 4,384 82,648 0 0.00% 10.1% 37.8%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Toluene 1,925 1 0 0.00% 11.1% 67.2%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Copper 3 0 0 0.00% 10.3% 39.0%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Copper 1 0 0 0.00% 11.6% 63.3%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Lead 0 0 0 0.00% 11.5% 62.8%
TESLA BUFFALO NY Zinc compounds 1 0 0 0.00% 21.5% 40.7%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Ethylene glycol 7 1,010 0 0.00% 10.3% 39.1%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Propylene 14 0 0 0.00% 10.2% 38.2%
TESLA GIGA TEXAS AUSTIN TX Diisocyanates 0 10,268 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Benzoyl peroxide 629 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV Lithium carbonate 403 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
TESLA GIGAFACTORY SPARKS NV N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 33,096 48,912 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
TESLA INC FREMONT CA N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 23,901 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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The Greenhouse CO2e column shows the CO2 equivalent pounds released by this facility if the facility also exists in the Greenhouse 100 Polluters database

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and score are displayed here.

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