TABLE 10.3
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
164
Toxic Chemicals
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Chromium and chromium compounds
1.17E+00
60,402,489
70,822,503.1
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
6.37E–02
6,970,293
444,242.0
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
3.19E–03
97,581,160
311,237.7
Lead and lead compounds
2.60E–04
495,875,564
129,166.8
Polychlorinated biphenyls
2.30E–02
2,090,371
47,983.4
Mercury and mercury compounds
2.55E–03
6,935,622
17,656.4
Acrylamide
2.22E–03
6,161,247
13,656.2
Acrylonitrile
6.18E–04
7,059,836
4,364.8
1,3-Butadiene
2.12E–03
1,788,084
3,790.0
Acrolein
1.81E–03
1,696,876
3,066.4
Manganese and manganese compounds
1.15E–05
245,353,348
2,814.3
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
5.11E–04
3,907,391
1,996.1
Nickel and nickel compounds
2.50E–05
37,902,077
947.3
Aluminum
2.28E–05
39,901,864
909.9
Formaldehyde
2.53E–05
21,933,684
555.8
Tetrachloroethylene
1.24E–04
2,237,864
277.5
1-Chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
2.92E–02
8,626
252.1
2-Chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
4.33E–04
551,358
238.6
Ethylene oxide
6.45E–04
305,961
197.5
Hexachlorobenzene
4.53E–03
43,018
194.7
Benzene
1.76E–05
8,465,367
148.8
Fomesafen
2.09E–03
69,115
144.8
Vinyl Chloride
3.36E–04
372,635
125.3
Hydrazine
7.19E–03
16,759
120.5
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
1.18E–04
867,078
102.7
Barium and barium compounds
3.71E–07
244,837,073
90.7
Chlorine
1.52E–05
5,643,223
85.9
Acetaldehyde
6.89E–06
11,309,426
77.9
Hydrochloric acid
1.23E–07
502,532,256
61.6
2-Nitropropane
1.79E–03
28,571
51.0
Propylene oxide
1.23E–04
338,598
41.6
Carbon tetrachloride
1.21E–04
308,357
37.3
Titanium tetrachloride
2.90E–04
123,546
35.8
Chloroform
4.83E–05
706,555
34.1
N-Nitrosodiethylamine
6.06E–02
500
30.3
N-Methylolacrylamide
3.22E–03
9,276
29.9
Trichloroethylene
6.38E–06
4,485,202
28.6
Aniline
2.91E–05
920,606
26.8
Dichloromethane
4.50E–06
5,903,242
26.6
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
4.07E–03
5,727
23.3
2,4-Diaminotoluene
1.18E–03
18,220
21.4
Heptachlor
1.86E–02
1,133
21.1
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
164
Toxic Chemicals
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Chromium and chromium compounds
1.17E+00
60,402,489
70,822,503.1
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
6.37E–02
6,970,293
444,242.0
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
3.19E–03
97,581,160
311,237.7
Lead and lead compounds
2.60E–04
495,875,564
129,166.8
Polychlorinated biphenyls
2.30E–02
2,090,371
47,983.4
Mercury and mercury compounds
2.55E–03
6,935,622
17,656.4
Acrylamide
2.22E–03
6,161,247
13,656.2
Acrylonitrile
6.18E–04
7,059,836
4,364.8
1,3-Butadiene
2.12E–03
1,788,084
3,790.0
Acrolein
1.81E–03
1,696,876
3,066.4
Manganese and manganese compounds
1.15E–05
245,353,348
2,814.3
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
5.11E–04
3,907,391
1,996.1
Nickel and nickel compounds
2.50E–05
37,902,077
947.3
Aluminum
2.28E–05
39,901,864
909.9
Formaldehyde
2.53E–05
21,933,684
555.8
Tetrachloroethylene
1.24E–04
2,237,864
277.5
1-Chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
2.92E–02
8,626
252.1
2-Chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
4.33E–04
551,358
238.6
Ethylene oxide
6.45E–04
305,961
197.5
Hexachlorobenzene
4.53E–03
43,018
194.7
Benzene
1.76E–05
8,465,367
148.8
Fomesafen
2.09E–03
69,115
144.8
Vinyl Chloride
3.36E–04
372,635
125.3
Hydrazine
7.19E–03
16,759
120.5
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
1.18E–04
867,078
102.7
Barium and barium compounds
3.71E–07
244,837,073
90.7
Chlorine
1.52E–05
5,643,223
85.9
Acetaldehyde
6.89E–06
11,309,426
77.9
Hydrochloric acid
1.23E–07
502,532,256
61.6
2-Nitropropane
1.79E–03
28,571
51.0
Propylene oxide
1.23E–04
338,598
41.6
Carbon tetrachloride
1.21E–04
308,357
37.3
Titanium tetrachloride
2.90E–04
123,546
35.8
Chloroform
4.83E–05
706,555
34.1
N-Nitrosodiethylamine
6.06E–02
500
30.3
N-Methylolacrylamide
3.22E–03
9,276
29.9
Trichloroethylene
6.38E–06
4,485,202
28.6
Aniline
2.91E–05
920,606
26.8
Dichloromethane
4.50E–06
5,903,242
26.6
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
4.07E–03
5,727
23.3
2,4-Diaminotoluene
1.18E–03
18,220
21.4
Heptachlor
1.86E–02
1,133
21.1