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Developing Effective Toxicity Factors
TABLE 10.2
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Volume (Pounds)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Zinc and zinc compounds
1.74E–08
800,318,423
13.9
Hydrochloric acid
1.23E–07
502,532,256
61.6
Lead and lead compounds
2.60E–04
495,875,564
129,166.8
Nitrate compounds
1.13E–09
270,689,909
0.3
Manganese and manganese compounds
1.15E–05
245,353,348
2,814.3
Barium and barium compounds
3.71E–07
244,837,073
90.7
Copper and copper compounds
3.55E–10
176,593,590
0.1
Ammonia
8.87E–10
153,483,048
0.1
Methanol
2.76E–11
151,136,956
0.0
Sulfuric acid
5.42E–12
138,083,554
0.0
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
3.19E–03
97,581,160
311,237.7
Hydrofluoric acid
5.84E–08
72,907,435
4.3
Chromium and chromium compounds
1.17E+00
60,402,489
70,822,503.1
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
6.39E–10
46,394,709
0.0
Toluene
9.55E–10
41,716,531
0.0
Styrene
4.74E–10
40,748,666
0.0
Aluminum
2.28E–05
39,901,864
909.9
Nickel and nickel compounds
2.50E–05
37,902,077
947.3
N-Hexane
6.66E–08
34,978,189
2.3
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1.99E–08
25,595,670
0.5
Formaldehyde
2.53E–05
21,933,684
555.8
Carbonyl sulfide
7.96E–12
19,902,093
0.0
Ethylene
—
18,577,924
0.0
Glycol ethers
1.79E–10
18,476,420
0.0
Nitric acid
0.00E+00
17,994,379
0.0
Acetonitrile
3.86E–08
17,941,970
0.7
Formic acid
5.04E–07
13,934,367
7.0
N-Butyl alcohol
6.19E–10
13,897,074
0.0
Antimony and antimony compounds
7.49E–08
12,326,053
0.9
Acetaldehyde
6.89E–06
11,309,426
77.9
Propylene
—
11,255,935
0.0
Asbestos (friable)
3.80E–10
10,430,381
0.0
Carbon disulfide
8.61E–09
8,935,912
0.1
Benzene
1.76E–05
8,465,367
148.8
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
3.49E–07
7,242,424
2.5
Acrylonitrile
6.18E–04
7,059,836
4,364.8
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
6.37E–02
6,970,293
444,242.0
Mercury and mercury compounds
2.55E–03
6,935,622
17,656.4
Cyanide compounds
1.28E–06
6,871,538
8.8
Chlorodifluoromethane
2.28E–10
6,682,534
0.0
Phenol
9.66E–09
6,677,767
0.1
continued
Developing Effective Toxicity Factors
TABLE 10.2
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Volume (Pounds)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Zinc and zinc compounds
1.74E–08
800,318,423
13.9
Hydrochloric acid
1.23E–07
502,532,256
61.6
Lead and lead compounds
2.60E–04
495,875,564
129,166.8
Nitrate compounds
1.13E–09
270,689,909
0.3
Manganese and manganese compounds
1.15E–05
245,353,348
2,814.3
Barium and barium compounds
3.71E–07
244,837,073
90.7
Copper and copper compounds
3.55E–10
176,593,590
0.1
Ammonia
8.87E–10
153,483,048
0.1
Methanol
2.76E–11
151,136,956
0.0
Sulfuric acid
5.42E–12
138,083,554
0.0
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
3.19E–03
97,581,160
311,237.7
Hydrofluoric acid
5.84E–08
72,907,435
4.3
Chromium and chromium compounds
1.17E+00
60,402,489
70,822,503.1
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
6.39E–10
46,394,709
0.0
Toluene
9.55E–10
41,716,531
0.0
Styrene
4.74E–10
40,748,666
0.0
Aluminum
2.28E–05
39,901,864
909.9
Nickel and nickel compounds
2.50E–05
37,902,077
947.3
N-Hexane
6.66E–08
34,978,189
2.3
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1.99E–08
25,595,670
0.5
Formaldehyde
2.53E–05
21,933,684
555.8
Carbonyl sulfide
7.96E–12
19,902,093
0.0
Ethylene
—
18,577,924
0.0
Glycol ethers
1.79E–10
18,476,420
0.0
Nitric acid
0.00E+00
17,994,379
0.0
Acetonitrile
3.86E–08
17,941,970
0.7
Formic acid
5.04E–07
13,934,367
7.0
N-Butyl alcohol
6.19E–10
13,897,074
0.0
Antimony and antimony compounds
7.49E–08
12,326,053
0.9
Acetaldehyde
6.89E–06
11,309,426
77.9
Propylene
—
11,255,935
0.0
Asbestos (friable)
3.80E–10
10,430,381
0.0
Carbon disulfide
8.61E–09
8,935,912
0.1
Benzene
1.76E–05
8,465,367
148.8
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
3.49E–07
7,242,424
2.5
Acrylonitrile
6.18E–04
7,059,836
4,364.8
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
6.37E–02
6,970,293
444,242.0
Mercury and mercury compounds
2.55E–03
6,935,622
17,656.4
Cyanide compounds
1.28E–06
6,871,538
8.8
Chlorodifluoromethane
2.28E–10
6,682,534
0.0
Phenol
9.66E–09
6,677,767
0.1
continued