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Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 10.2 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Volume (Pounds)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Ethylene glycol
3.74E–09
6,614,766
0.0
Acrylamide
2.22E–03
6,161,247
13,656.2
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane
6.82E–10
6,045,042
0.0
Dichloromethane
4.50E–06
5,903,242
26.6
Chlorine
1.52E–05
5,643,223
85.9
Cyclohexane
1.36E–09
5,283,345
0.0
Ethylbenzene
1.01E–06
4,843,102
4.9
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1.08E–09
4,818,216
0.0
Biphenyl
5.15E–10
4,800,703
0.0
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
—
4,713,092
0.0
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)
—
4,686,360
0.0
Acrylic acid
1.04E–06
4,625,008
4.8
Trichloroethylene
6.38E–06
4,485,202
28.6
Sodium nitrite
—
4,320,241
0.0
Selenium and selenium compounds
8.10E–07
4,286,943
3.5
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
5.11E–04
3,907,391
1,996.1
Naphthalene
6.16E–06
2,850,878
17.6
Methyl methacrylate
9.96E–10
2,733,371
0.0
Cyclohexanol
3.78E–10
2,616,534
0.0
N,N-Dimethylformamide
5.65E–08
2,431,907
0.1
Hydrogen cyanide
1.58E–06
2,309,862
3.7
Tetrachloroethylene
1.24E–04
2,237,864
277.5
Thallium and thallium compounds
5.83E–07
2,125,769
1.2
Vinyl acetate
3.48E–09
2,108,154
0.0
Polychlorinated biphenyls
2.30E–02
2,090,371
47,983.4
Chloromethane
3.07E–08
2,014,817
0.1
Creosotes
3.33E–16
1,950,641
0.0
1,3-Butadiene
2.12E–03
1,788,084
3,790.0
Triethylamine
2.27E–07
1,744,585
0.4
Acrolein
1.81E–03
1,696,876
3,066.4
Diethanolamine
2.32E–12
1,563,591
0.0
Diisocyanates
5.11E–06
1,472,453
7.5
Molybdenum trioxide
—
1,417,709
0.0
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
9.63E–07
1,365,384
1.3
P-Xylene
4.61E–10
1,311,540
0.0
Cresol (mixed isomers)
1.26E–09
1,240,288
0.0
4,4′-Isopropylidenediphenol
7.27E–10
1,131,912
0.0
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
6.14E–08
1,126,569
0.1
Cumene
1.50E–09
1,106,755
0.0
Acetamide
3.10E–07
1,097,494
0.3
Aniline
2.91E–05
920,606
26.8
Silver and silver compounds
7.35E–10
911,796
0.0
Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 10.2 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Volume (Pounds)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Ethylene glycol
3.74E–09
6,614,766
0.0
Acrylamide
2.22E–03
6,161,247
13,656.2
1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane
6.82E–10
6,045,042
0.0
Dichloromethane
4.50E–06
5,903,242
26.6
Chlorine
1.52E–05
5,643,223
85.9
Cyclohexane
1.36E–09
5,283,345
0.0
Ethylbenzene
1.01E–06
4,843,102
4.9
Methyl isobutyl ketone
1.08E–09
4,818,216
0.0
Biphenyl
5.15E–10
4,800,703
0.0
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
—
4,713,092
0.0
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)
—
4,686,360
0.0
Acrylic acid
1.04E–06
4,625,008
4.8
Trichloroethylene
6.38E–06
4,485,202
28.6
Sodium nitrite
—
4,320,241
0.0
Selenium and selenium compounds
8.10E–07
4,286,943
3.5
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
5.11E–04
3,907,391
1,996.1
Naphthalene
6.16E–06
2,850,878
17.6
Methyl methacrylate
9.96E–10
2,733,371
0.0
Cyclohexanol
3.78E–10
2,616,534
0.0
N,N-Dimethylformamide
5.65E–08
2,431,907
0.1
Hydrogen cyanide
1.58E–06
2,309,862
3.7
Tetrachloroethylene
1.24E–04
2,237,864
277.5
Thallium and thallium compounds
5.83E–07
2,125,769
1.2
Vinyl acetate
3.48E–09
2,108,154
0.0
Polychlorinated biphenyls
2.30E–02
2,090,371
47,983.4
Chloromethane
3.07E–08
2,014,817
0.1
Creosotes
3.33E–16
1,950,641
0.0
1,3-Butadiene
2.12E–03
1,788,084
3,790.0
Triethylamine
2.27E–07
1,744,585
0.4
Acrolein
1.81E–03
1,696,876
3,066.4
Diethanolamine
2.32E–12
1,563,591
0.0
Diisocyanates
5.11E–06
1,472,453
7.5
Molybdenum trioxide
—
1,417,709
0.0
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
9.63E–07
1,365,384
1.3
P-Xylene
4.61E–10
1,311,540
0.0
Cresol (mixed isomers)
1.26E–09
1,240,288
0.0
4,4′-Isopropylidenediphenol
7.27E–10
1,131,912
0.0
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
6.14E–08
1,126,569
0.1
Cumene
1.50E–09
1,106,755
0.0
Acetamide
3.10E–07
1,097,494
0.3
Aniline
2.91E–05
920,606
26.8
Silver and silver compounds
7.35E–10
911,796
0.0