PERI: Toxic 100 Index

3M Company

Surface Water releases 2019 (lbs): 664,041
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2019 (lbs): 188,562
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2019: 17,511,303
EJ: Near Poor Share: 26%
EJ: Minority Share: 79%

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Chemicals displayed below: (display facilities) (display chemicals at facilities)
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Chemical	Surface water releases (lbs)	POTW transfers (lbs)	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Percent of total company hazard
Nitrate compounds	472,945	0	297,956	1.70%
Sodium nitrite	184,573	0	1,845,731	10.54%
Glycol ethers	2,000	0	360,000	2.06%
Methanol	1,806	180,267	182,073	1.04%
Ammonia	1,178	0	0	0.00%
Triethylamine	510	0	255,000	1.46%
Zinc compounds	298	539	2,760	0.02%
Phenol	173	3,194	11,110	0.06%
Barium compounds	100	0	500	0.00%
Chromium compounds	92	0	11,437,500	65.31%
Nickel compounds	83	0	7,553	0.04%
Hydrogen fluoride	80	0	2,000	0.01%
Acrylic acid	68	104	344	0.00%
Copper compounds	55	23	117,690	0.67%
tert-Butyl alcohol	25	0	250	0.00%
Dichloromethane	25	0	49,400	0.28%
Catechol	9	0	83,700	0.48%
Toluene	6	0	83	0.00%
Chromium	5	11	2,720,000	15.53%
Lead compounds	4	1	88,020	0.50%
Methyl acrylate	4	0	122	0.00%
Ethylbenzene	2	0	2,310	0.01%
Methyl isobutyl ketone	1	0	13	0.00%
Mercury	0	0	1,100	0.01%
Nitric acid	0	1	270	0.00%
Formic acid	0	261	131	0.00%
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0	274	2,740	0.02%
Mercury compounds	0	0	1,000	0.01%
Manganese compounds	0	125	888	0.01%
Carbon disulfide	0	3,700	37,000	0.21%
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0	12	0	0.00%
Nickel	0	44	4,035	0.02%
Formaldehyde	0	5	25	0.00%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2019, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

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