Dow Chemical
Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 1
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 1,184,196
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 15,118,134
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 2,473,771
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 36,386,432,022
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 13.999%
Chemicals displayed below: ( display facilities ) ( display chemicals at facilities )
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Nitrate compounds
806,208
104,683
806,208
507,911
0.00%
Ammonia
139,944
24,356
149,711
0
0.00%
Epichlorohydrin
59,365
0
59,365
587,713,500
1.62%
Methanol
41,367
101,366
49,405
49,405
0.00%
Chlorine
25,932
0
25,932
259,320
0.00%
Allyl alcohol
22,222
1
22,222
4,444,416
0.01%
Glycidol
22,025
0
22,025
0
0.00%
Formaldehyde
9,769
1
9,769
48,845
0.00%
Glycol ethers
8,565
44,621
12,108
2,179,424
0.01%
Copper and copper compounds
7,166
16
7,170
10,755,607
0.03%
Propionaldehyde
4,577
47,897
8,337
3,668,242
0.01%
Ethylene glycol
4,240
745,423
63,427
31,713
0.00%
Zinc and zinc compounds
4,206
43
4,221
13,929
0.00%
Acrylic acid
3,950
37,297
6,908
13,815
0.00%
Dioxane
2,471
0
2,471
247,100,000
0.68%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
2,437
0
2,437
48,740
0.00%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
1,796
0
1,796
2,873,600,000
7.90%
Ethylene oxide
1,680
0
1,680
369,600,000
1.02%
Propylene oxide
1,438
0
1,438
345,120,000
0.95%
2-Methoxyethanol
1,438
0
1,438
258,840
0.00%
Hydroquinone
1,391
0
1,391
34,775
0.00%
Bromine
1,369
0
1,369
2,874,900
0.01%
Chloroform
1,243
0
1,243
7,582,300
0.02%
Cyanide compounds
1,153
0
1,153
230,600
0.00%
Hydrogen cyanide
1,106
0
1,106
1,880,200
0.01%
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,011
0
1,011
92,001
0.00%
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
972
0
972
29,160,000,000
80.14%
Manganese and manganese compounds
730
0
730
5,183
0.00%
Lead and lead compounds
486
11
490
8,813,939
0.02%
Chlorophenols
350
0
350
42,000,000
0.12%
1,3-Dichloropropylene
330
0
330
33,000,000
0.09%
Formic acid
289
1,200
384
192
0.00%
1,3-Butadiene
275
0
275
30,250,000
0.08%
Chromium and chromium compounds
268
60
282
141,080,000
0.39%
1,2-Dichloroethane
261
0
261
23,751,000
0.07%
Chloromethane
242
0
242
314,600
0.00%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
240
0
240
79,200
0.00%
Naphthalene
240
0
240
12,000
0.00%
2,4-D ((2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid)
230
0
230
46,000
0.00%
1,2-Dichloropropane
201
0
201
13,668,000
0.04%
Acetaldehyde
170
65,206
5,302
41,883,541
0.12%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
110
0
110
38
0.00%
Dichloromethane
82
0
82
164,000
0.00%
CFC-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane)
77
0
77
385
0.00%
Diethanolamine
74
0
74
52,540
0.00%
Hexachlorobenzene
63
0
63
100,278,400
0.28%
Benzene
40
0
40
2,200,000
0.01%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
39
0
39
39,000
0.00%
n-Butyl alcohol
35
92,973
7,389
73,892
0.00%
Carbon tetrachloride
32
0
32
2,240,000
0.01%
Toluene
30
8
31
398
0.00%
Bromoform (Tribromomethane)
30
0
30
237,000
0.00%
Diisocyanates
29
0
29
10,150,000
0.03%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)
29
0
29
580
0.00%
Ethylbenzene
26
4
27
29,368
0.00%
Phenol
23
0
23
76
0.00%
Picloram
18
0
18
90
0.00%
Trichloroethylene
17
0
17
78,200
0.00%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
15
0
15
31,500
0.00%
Acetonitrile
15
0
15
870
0.00%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
9
0
9
51,300
0.00%
Ethyl acrylate
6
113
15
711,264
0.00%
Acrylamide
5
32
8
3,770,400
0.01%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
5
0
5
550
0.00%
Methyl acrylate
5
34
8
252
0.00%
N-methylolacrylamide
5
501
45
0
0.00%
Pentachlorobenzene
3
0
3
4,185
0.00%
Triethylamine
3
0
3
1,500
0.00%
Vinyl chloride
2
0
2
3,000,000
0.01%
Allyl chloride
2
0
2
7,000
0.00%
Chlorobenzene
2
0
2
100
0.00%
Ethylidene dichloride
2
0
2
10
0.00%
Nitromethane
2
0
2
0
0.00%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
2
0
2
2,242,773,414
6.16%
Acrolein
1
0
1
2,000
0.00%
Butyraldehyde
1
54,378
4,242
0
0.00%
Dimethylamine
1
0
1
0
0.00%
Acrylonitrile
1
59
6
3,006,665
0.01%
Methyl methacrylate
1
58,325
4,445
3,156
0.00%
Vinyl acetate
1
43,311
3,292
3,292
0.00%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
0
23
1
7
0.00%
Butyl acrylate
0
1,052
74
147
0.00%
Selenium and selenium compounds
0
0
0
40
0.00%
Styrene
0
1,123
58
288
0.00%
Benzyl chloride
0
981
216
36,639,371
0.10%
1,3-Phenylenediamine
0
184,276
100,559
17,095,100
0.05%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
0
13,486,142
1,070,800
10,708,000
0.03%
Sodium nitrite
0
3,606
3,539
35,393
0.00%
tert-Butyl alcohol
0
2,170
1,177
11,774
0.00%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
0
4,291
327
6,548
0.00%
Cumene hydroperoxide
0
40
10
6,090
0.00%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
0
5,630
436
5,672
0.00%
m-Xylene
0
152
6
29
0.00%
Aniline
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hexachloroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Ethylene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Carbon disulfide
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dichlorobromomethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Phosgene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Pentachloroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Freon 113
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dicyclopentadiene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Isoprene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Isobutyraldehyde
0
5,772
448
0
0.00%
2,3-Dichloropropene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
sec-Butyl alcohol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chloroacetic acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2-Nitropropane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Phenanthrene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Phthalic anhydride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Pentachlorophenol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Quinoline
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Biphenyl
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Cumene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Acetophenone
0
0
0
0
0.00%
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,2-Butylene oxide
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chloromethyl methyl ether
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Maleic anhydride
0
742
0
0
0.00%
Bis(2-chloro-1-methethyl)ether
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2-Methylpyridine
0
0
0
0
0.00%
n-Hexane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2-Ethoxyethanol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Cyclohexane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Pyridine
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Propylene (Propene)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Anthracene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hydrazine
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
0
215
17
0
0.00%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Nitrapyrin
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2,4-D sodium salt
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Crotonaldehyde
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Mercury and mercury compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Silver and silver compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Thallium and thallium compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Antimony and antimony compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Barium and barium compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Titanium tetrachloride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hydrochloric acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hydrogen fluoride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Sulfuric acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Nitric acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hydrogen sulfide
0
0
0
0
0.00%
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Toluenediisocyanate
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Triclopyr triethylammonium salt
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Toxic hazard : Pounds of direct releases to surface water and estimated releases from transfers to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2014, 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.
Quantity of toxic post-treatment releases : Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water plus released after treatment at POTW's.
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