BASF
Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 14
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 7,736,805
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 2,417,726
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 7,987,453
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 2,083,126,819
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.801%
Chemicals displayed below: ( display facilities ) ( display chemicals at facilities )
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1,2-Dichloroethane
19
16
26
2,340,083
0.11%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
1,3-Butadiene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2-Ethoxyethanol
0
0
0
1
0.00%
2-Methoxyethanol
2
0
2
360
0.00%
2,4-Dichlorophenol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Acetaldehyde
183
0
183
1,445,700
0.07%
Acetonitrile
2
0
2
116
0.00%
Acrolein
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Acrylamide
0
9,013
716
357,816,210
17.18%
Acrylic acid
1
174
15
30
0.00%
Acrylonitrile
8
2
8
4,404,348
0.21%
Allyl chloride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Aluminum (fume or dust)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Ammonia
52,448
381,751
205,530
0
0.00%
Aniline
0
27,295
2,159
12,306,502
0.59%
Barium and barium compounds
64
145
109
545
0.00%
Benzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Biphenyl
0
17,076
195
155,733
0.01%
Bromine
5
0
5
10,500
0.00%
Butyl acrylate
3
72
8
16
0.00%
Butyraldehyde
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Carbon tetrachloride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chlorine
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chlorobenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
7
0
7
2
0.00%
Chloroform
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chloromethane
2
0
2
2,600
0.00%
Chlorophenols
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Chromium and chromium compounds
8
379
97
48,721,997
2.34%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
47
5
50
0
0.00%
Copper and copper compounds
496
2,630
1,220
1,830,079
0.09%
Cyanide compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Cyclohexane
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Cyclohexanol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)
273
0
273
873,600,000
41.94%
Dibutyl phthalate
0
2,500
19
195
0.00%
Diethanolamine
0
134
11
7,526
0.00%
Diisocyanates
0
15
0
0
0.00%
Dimethyl phthalate
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dimethyl sulfate
5
0
5
0
0.00%
Dimethylamine
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Dioxane
2,643
0
2,643
264,300,000
12.69%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Diuron
0
12
6
112,837
0.01%
Epichlorohydrin
0
5
3
26,705
0.00%
Ethyl acrylate
9
14
10
483,072
0.02%
Ethylbenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Ethylene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Ethylene glycol
769
48,726
4,638
2,319
0.00%
Ethylene oxide
164
1,811
305
67,156,772
3.22%
Formaldehyde
156
0
156
780
0.00%
Formic acid
640
0
640
320
0.00%
Glycol ethers
11,424
787
11,486
2,067,568
0.10%
Hydrazine
0
5
1
2,250,000
0.11%
Hydrochloric acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hydrogen cyanide
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Isobutyraldehyde
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Lead and lead compounds
5
70
30
537,865
0.03%
Lithium carbonate
6
25
31
0
0.00%
Maleic anhydride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Manganese and manganese compounds
28
5
31
221
0.00%
Mercury and mercury compounds
1
1
1
13,143
0.00%
Methanol
79
583,250
46,331
46,331
0.00%
Methyl acrylate
14
0
14
447
0.00%
Methyl isobutyl ketone
5
0
5
65
0.00%
Methyl methacrylate
7
70
12
9
0.00%
Molybdenum trioxide
1
20
20
7,788
0.00%
n-Butyl alcohol
0
1,500
119
1,187
0.00%
n-Hexane
0
255
0
3
0.00%
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
2
14,956
1,190
0
0.00%
N,N-Dimethylformamide
5
0
5
50
0.00%
Naphthalene
5
0
5
250
0.00%
Nickel and nickel compounds
281
1,483
1,196
108,856
0.01%
Nitrate compounds
7,552,340
1,266,622
7,552,340
4,757,974
0.23%
Nitric acid
5
5
5
1,350
0.00%
Nitrobenzene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
o-Toluidine
193
0
193
46,320,000
2.22%
o-Xylene
5
0
5
25
0.00%
Ozone
0
0
0
0
0.00%
p-Chloroaniline
0
2,987
1,606
176,704,942
8.48%
Paraldehyde
1
0
1
0
0.00%
Pendimethalin
5
0
5
50
0.00%
Phenol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Phosgene
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Phthalic anhydride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Propargyl alcohol
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Propylene (Propene)
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Propylene oxide
471
5,356
891
213,759,482
10.26%
sec-Butyl alcohol
5
0
5
50
0.00%
Sodium nitrite
110,000
35,003
144,355
1,443,554
0.07%
Styrene
43
4,457
271
1,354
0.00%
Sulfuric acid
0
0
0
0
0.00%
tert-Butyl alcohol
876
7,738
5,075
50,746
0.00%
Titanium tetrachloride
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Toluene
15
900
60
785
0.00%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Toluenediisocyanate
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Triethylamine
638
0
638
319,000
0.02%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
1
0
1
196
0.00%
Vinyl acetate
10
0
10
10
0.00%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
0
214
8
42
0.00%
Zinc and zinc compounds
2,381
242
2,463
8,128
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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