PERI: Toxic 100 Index

United States Steel

Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 23
Surface Water releases 2015 (lbs): 5,536,070
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2015 (lbs): 2,674
Pounds released post-treatment 2015 (lbs): 5,537,127
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2015: 710,554,970
Percentage of national total 2015 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.3%

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This company is rank 31 on the Toxic 100 Air list.
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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)	Post-treatment releases (lbs)	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Percent of total company hazard
Nitrate compounds	5,416,620	0	5,416,620	3,412,471	0.48%
Zinc and zinc compounds	45,025	199	45,092	148,805	0.02%
Manganese and manganese compounds	22,070	18	22,081	156,773	0.02%
Ammonia	17,219	2,364	18,167	0	0.00%
Molybdenum trioxide	12,410	0	12,410	4,715,800	0.66%
Cyanide compounds	10,000	0	10,000	2,000,000	0.28%
Barium and barium compounds	4,498	0	4,498	22,490	0.00%
Copper and copper compounds	1,732	45	1,744	2,616,583	0.37%
Lead and lead compounds	1,621	35	1,634	29,412,316	4.14%
Phenol	1,198	0	1,198	3,953	0.00%
Antimony and antimony compounds	967	0	967	2,416,500	0.34%
Chromium and chromium compounds	963	4	964	481,972,000	67.83%
Nickel and nickel compounds	897	4	899	81,852	0.01%
Benzene	201	0	201	11,055,000	1.56%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds	130	0	130	18,200	0.00%
Selenium and selenium compounds	111	0	111	22,200	0.00%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds	85	4	87	130,585,800	18.38%
Silver and silver compounds	66	0	66	13,200	0.00%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds	63	0	63	0	0.00%
Pyridine	34	0	34	34,000	0.00%
Dibenzofuran	34	0	34	0	0.00%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	32	0	32	41,560,999	5.85%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds	17	0	17	8,500	0.00%
Cadmium and cadmium compounds	14	0	14	28,000	0.00%
Mercury and mercury compounds	12	2	13	128,629	0.02%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	11	0	11	55	0.00%
Naphthalene	7	0	7	350	0.00%
Phenanthrene	7	0	7	0	0.00%
Anthracene	7	0	7	23	0.00%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	7	0	7	136,000	0.02%
Toluene	4	0	4	52	0.00%
Styrene	4	0	4	20	0.00%
Ethylbenzene	4	0	4	4,400	0.00%
Thallium and thallium compounds	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Sulfuric acid	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Dicyclopentadiene	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Hydrogen sulfide	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Ethylene	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Glycol ethers	0	0	0	0	0.00%
2-Methylpyridine	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Hydrogen cyanide	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Hydrochloric acid	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Acetonitrile	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Carbon disulfide	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Propylene (Propene)	0	0	0	0	0.00%
1,3-Butadiene	0	0	0	0	0.00%
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Methanol	0	0	0	0	0.00%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Biphenyl	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 2015, 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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