165
Developing Effective Toxicity Factors
TABLE 10.3 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
5.80E–02
319
18.5
Naphthalene
6.16E–06
2,850,878
17.6
1,2-Dichloroethane
3.80E–05
449,853
17.1
4,4′-Methylenedianiline
2.40E–04
67,423
16.2
Zinc and zinc compounds
1.74E–08
800,318,423
13.9
Chlorine dioxide
2.12E–05
545,291
11.5
Cyanide compounds
1.28E–06
6,871,538
8.8
Camphechlor
6.58E–03
1,212
8.0
Diisocyanates
5.11E–06
1,472,453
7.5
Formic acid
5.04E–07
13,934,367
7.0
Aldrin
5.96E–03
1,128
6.7
Hydroquinone
1.47E–05
430,989
6.3
Ethylbenzene
1.01E–06
4,843,102
4.9
Acrylic acid
1.04E–06
4,625,008
4.8
Nitrobenzene
7.68E–06
601,120
4.6
Hydrofluoric acid
5.84E–08
72,907,435
4.3
Chloromethyl methyl ether
1.10E–03
3,600
3.9
Hydrogen cyanide
1.58E–06
2,309,862
3.7
Selenium and selenium compounds
8.10E–07
4,286,943
3.5
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
3.57E–03
934
3.3
1,4-Dioxane
1.79E–05
185,132
3.3
Allyl alcohol
5.86E–06
526,216
3.1
2-Methylpyridine
7.43E–05
39,138
2.9
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
3.49E–07
7,242,424
2.5
N-Hexane
6.66E–08
34,978,189
2.3
1,2-Dichloropropane
1.75E–05
115,710
2.0
1,2-Dibromoethane
4.58E–04
4,236
1.9
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (Dbcp)
7.58E–03
255
1.9
Pentachloroethane
6.95E–05
27,513
1.9
Quinoline
1.00E–04
15,825
1.6
N-Nitrosopiperidine
3.04E–03
500
1.5
gamma-Lindane
8.75E–04
1,555
1.4
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
9.63E–07
1,365,384
1.3
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
8.71E–04
1,474
1.3
Crotonaldehyde
3.14E–04
4,008
1.3
Thallium and thallium compounds
5.83E–07
2,125,769
1.2
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
9.09E–05
13,594
1.2
4,4′-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
1.92E–04
6,233
1.2
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1.19E–05
79,266
0.9
Antimony and antimony compounds
7.49E–08
12,326,053
0.9
Di-N-propylnitrosamine
1.19E–03
751
0.9
continued
Developing Effective Toxicity Factors
TABLE 10.3 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
5.80E–02
319
18.5
Naphthalene
6.16E–06
2,850,878
17.6
1,2-Dichloroethane
3.80E–05
449,853
17.1
4,4′-Methylenedianiline
2.40E–04
67,423
16.2
Zinc and zinc compounds
1.74E–08
800,318,423
13.9
Chlorine dioxide
2.12E–05
545,291
11.5
Cyanide compounds
1.28E–06
6,871,538
8.8
Camphechlor
6.58E–03
1,212
8.0
Diisocyanates
5.11E–06
1,472,453
7.5
Formic acid
5.04E–07
13,934,367
7.0
Aldrin
5.96E–03
1,128
6.7
Hydroquinone
1.47E–05
430,989
6.3
Ethylbenzene
1.01E–06
4,843,102
4.9
Acrylic acid
1.04E–06
4,625,008
4.8
Nitrobenzene
7.68E–06
601,120
4.6
Hydrofluoric acid
5.84E–08
72,907,435
4.3
Chloromethyl methyl ether
1.10E–03
3,600
3.9
Hydrogen cyanide
1.58E–06
2,309,862
3.7
Selenium and selenium compounds
8.10E–07
4,286,943
3.5
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
3.57E–03
934
3.3
1,4-Dioxane
1.79E–05
185,132
3.3
Allyl alcohol
5.86E–06
526,216
3.1
2-Methylpyridine
7.43E–05
39,138
2.9
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
3.49E–07
7,242,424
2.5
N-Hexane
6.66E–08
34,978,189
2.3
1,2-Dichloropropane
1.75E–05
115,710
2.0
1,2-Dibromoethane
4.58E–04
4,236
1.9
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (Dbcp)
7.58E–03
255
1.9
Pentachloroethane
6.95E–05
27,513
1.9
Quinoline
1.00E–04
15,825
1.6
N-Nitrosopiperidine
3.04E–03
500
1.5
gamma-Lindane
8.75E–04
1,555
1.4
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
9.63E–07
1,365,384
1.3
1,2,3-Trichloropropane
8.71E–04
1,474
1.3
Crotonaldehyde
3.14E–04
4,008
1.3
Thallium and thallium compounds
5.83E–07
2,125,769
1.2
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
9.09E–05
13,594
1.2
4,4′-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)
1.92E–04
6,233
1.2
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1.19E–05
79,266
0.9
Antimony and antimony compounds
7.49E–08
12,326,053
0.9
Di-N-propylnitrosamine
1.19E–03
751
0.9
continued