PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	University of Houston-Clear Lake
Street	2700 Bay Area Blvd
City	Houston
State	TX
Number of students	0
Data Source	IPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	564
Number of chemicals affecting school	273
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	1st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	232
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	2nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	69
Toxic Hazard	157,621.48

There are 277 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 34.93 times the national average at schools.

There are 75 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 15.45 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	60,314.56
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	37,430.39
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	30,975.50
DIXIE CHEMICAL CO INC	Glencoe Capital	5,228.77
ALBEMARLE CORP BAYPORT PLANT	Albemarle	2,809.93

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	134,667.45
Cobalt compounds	7,385.83
Propyleneimine	4,783.97
1,3-Butadiene	3,570.71
Benzene	1,072.37
Nickel compounds	963.39
Chromium	654.53
1,2-Dichloroethane	567.52
Acrylonitrile	512.40
Propylene oxide	316.61
Chromium compounds	312.95
Acetaldehyde	296.43
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	225.01
Methyl iodide	202.70
Vinyl chloride	189.71
Hydrazine	177.87
Hydrogen cyanide	175.56
Formaldehyde	173.22
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	170.66
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)	149.86
Chlorine	147.60
Sulfuric acid	139.45
Hydroquinone	85.94
Naphthalene	84.76
Hexachlorobenzene	73.75
Acrylic acid	73.26
Molybdenum trioxide	52.19
Nickel	49.46
Butyl acrylate	44.31
o-Toluidine	28.08
Ethylbenzene	25.08
Chloroform	21.55
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	21.15
Acrolein	19.67
Hydrogen sulfide	19.34
Dicyclopentadiene	17.29
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	15.62
Nitrobenzene	15.38
Diisocyanates	13.53
Cobalt	13.35
Arsenic	10.36
Epichlorohydrin	9.59
Maleic anhydride	8.38
Carbon tetrachloride	6.46
1,2-Dibromoethane	3.85
Cadmium compounds	3.66
Chloromethane	3.45
Vinyl acetate	3.39
Chlorothalonil	3.38
Allyl alcohol	2.94
2,4-Diaminotoluene	2.55
Lead compounds	2.09
Hydrochloric acid	2.00
Glycol ethers	2.00
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	1.95
Cadmium	1.61
Dioxane	1.58
Manganese compounds	1.50
Carbonyl sulfide	1.40
Cyanide compounds	1.19
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1.15
Chloroprene	1.07
Boron trifluoride	1.06
Phosgene	1.01
Propionaldehyde	0.93
Antimony compounds	0.89
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.82
Ammonia	0.80
Nitric acid	0.79
n-Hexane	0.77
Manganese	0.71
Aniline	0.59
Ethyl acrylate	0.54
Diethanolamine	0.54
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.52
Allyl chloride	0.42
Hexachloroethane	0.36
Methyl acrylate	0.31
Mercury compounds	0.30
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.30
Benzidine	0.30
Acetonitrile	0.25
Copper compounds	0.25
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.23
Trichloroethylene	0.21
Propylene (Propene)	0.21
Phenol	0.20
2-Methoxyethanol	0.20
Toluenediisocyanate	0.18
Cumene	0.18
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.17
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.16
Ethylene	0.15
Lead	0.14
Zinc compounds	0.13
n-Butyl alcohol	0.09
Toluene	0.09
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	0.09
Methyl methacrylate	0.09
Ethylene glycol	0.09
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether	0.08
Hydrogen fluoride	0.08
Vanadium compounds	0.08
m-Xylene	0.08
Chloroacetic acid	0.07
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.07
Styrene	0.06
p-Xylene	0.06
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.05
Ozone	0.05
Isobutyraldehyde	0.05
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.05
Phthalic anhydride	0.04
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.04
Copper	0.04
Aldrin	0.03
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.03
Methanol	0.03
Acetophenone	0.03
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.03
o-Xylene	0.02
Acrylamide	0.02
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.02
Barium compounds	0.02
Diphenylamine	0.02
Vanadium	0.02
Biphenyl	0.02
Dichloromethane	0.02
Nitroglycerin	0.01
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.01
Ethylidene dichloride	0.01
Triallate	0.01
Cyclohexane	0.01
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.01
Benzyl chloride	0.01
Heptachlor	0.01
Toxaphene	0.01
2-Nitropropane	0.00
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate	0.00
Mercury	0.00
Chlorobenzene	0.00
Thiourea	0.00
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Lindane	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Chlordane	0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.00
Amitrole	0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Carbon disulfide	0.00
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
Zinc	0.00
1,2,3-Trichloropropane	0.00
p-Cresol	0.00
m-Cresol	0.00
o-Cresol	0.00
Acetamide	0.00
Chlorophenols	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Nitrilotriacetic acid	0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Methacrylonitrile	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
Diallate	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Pyridine	0.00
Silver	0.00
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
Pronamide	0.00
Pentachlorophenol	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Selenium compounds	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
Aldicarb	0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.00
2-Methyllactonitrile	0.00
2,4-D ((2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid)	0.00
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Permethrin	0.00
Diazinon	0.00
Warfarin and salts	0.00
Hexachlorophene	0.00
Pentachlorobenzene	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Carbaryl	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Bendiocarb	0.00
Thiram	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
4-Nitrophenol	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.00
Linuron	0.00
Benomyl	0.00
Atrazine	0.00
Nitrate compounds	0.00
Malathion	0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Pendimethalin	0.00
TRD SECRT	0.00
2-Nitrophenol	0.00
Butyraldehyde	0.00
C.I. Food Red 15	0.00
Captan	0.00
Nicotine and salts	0.00
Catechol	0.00
Creosote, coal tar	0.00
Cyclohexanol	0.00
Cyfluthrin	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
Dibenzofuran	0.00
N-methylolacrylamide	0.00
Dicamba	0.00
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)	0.00
Benzoyl peroxide	0.00
Benzal chloride	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
Allylamine	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)	0.00
Isoprene	0.00
Glycidol	0.00
4-Aminoazobenzene	0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)	0.00
Paraquat dichloride	0.00
Octachlorostyrene	0.00
4-Aminodiphenyl	0.00
Pentachloroethane	0.00
Peroxyacetic acid	0.00
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane	0.00
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)	0.00
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0.00
Folpet	0.00
Freon 113	0.00
Methyl hydrazine	0.00
Strychnine and salts	0.00
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate	0.00
Sodium azide	0.00
Simazine	0.00
Hydramethylnon	0.00
Isodrin	0.00
Safrole	0.00
Quinone	0.00
Quinoline	0.00
Propoxur	0.00
Methyl chlorocarbonate	0.00
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.00
Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil)	0.00
Piperonyl butoxide	0.00
2,4-Dichlorophenol	0.00
Myclobutanil	0.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.00
2,3-Dichloropropene	0.00
Dimethyl phthalate	0.00
Dimethylamine	0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)	0.00
1,3-Dichloropropylene	0.00
Ethyl chloroformate	0.00
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	0.00
2-Methylpyridine	0.00
Fenoxycarb	0.00
Paraldehyde	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	Ethylene oxide	59,914.40
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	Ethylene oxide	37,424.98
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	Ethylene oxide	30,975.48
DIXIE CHEMICAL CO INC	Glencoe Capital	Propyleneimine	4,783.97
ALBEMARLE CORP BAYPORT PLANT	Albemarle	Cobalt compounds	2,659.16

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