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