Cabot Corp.

Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 88
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 363
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 45,402,910
EJ: Near Poor Share: 28%
EJ: Minority Share: 31%

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Chemicals displayed below: (display facilities) (display chemicals at facilities)
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(quantity x toxicity) descending.)
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ChemicalSurface water releases (lbs)POTW transfers (lbs) down arrowToxic Hazard
(quantity x toxicity)
Percent of total company hazard
Polycyclic aromatic compounds252045,396,00099.98%
Naphthalene10005,0000.01%
Lead 001,8000.00%
Cumene1101100.00%

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 2022, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project.

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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