166
Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 10.3 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Allyl chloride
2.29E–05
35,188
0.8
Hexachlorophene (Hcp)
1.06E–03
690
0.7
Acetonitrile
3.86E–08
17,941,970
0.7
Aluminum phosphide
3.72E–05
15,468
0.6
Atrazine
1.08E–06
515,072
0.6
Benzidine
3.27E–02
16
0.5
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1.99E–08
25,595,670
0.5
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
2.26E–05
22,367
0.5
Methyl bromide
1.12E–06
363,571
0.4
Epichlorohydrin
2.60E–06
155,813
0.4
Chlorophenols
8.22E–06
49,196
0.4
Ethyl acrylate
5.10E–06
78,135
0.4
Triethylamine
2.27E–07
1,744,585
0.4
N-Nitrosodi-N-butylamine
7.73E–04
500
0.4
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
2.00E–05
18,955
0.4
Methyl tert-butyl ether
6.47E–07
585,465
0.4
2-Chlor-1,3-butadiene
4.68E–07
741,853
0.3
O-Toluidine
2.10E–05
16,348
0.3
Acetamide
3.10E–07
1,097,494
0.3
Nitrate compounds
1.13E–09
270,689,909
0.3
Benzyl chloride
2.20E–05
13,323
0.3
N-Nitroso-N-methylurea
2.81E–02
10
0.3
Pyridine
3.68E–07
702,367
0.3
Phosphorus (yellow or white)
9.05E–07
276,993
0.3
2-Nitrophenol
7.25E–06
33,232
0.2
1,3-Dichloropropene (mixed isomers)
3.70E–05
5,695
0.2
Methacrylonitrile
2.14E–06
92,267
0.2
2-Mercaptobenzothiazole
1.53E–06
121,620
0.2
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
7.64E–05
2,249
0.2
Dimethylamine
4.28E–07
362,524
0.2
Phosgene
9.39E–06
15,290
0.1
N,N-Dimethylformamide
5.65E–08
2,431,907
0.1
Ammonia
8.87E–10
153,483,048
0.1
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene
1.83E–05
6,536
0.1
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
3.13E–04
347
0.1
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
4.08E–06
26,339
0.1
2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester
9.24E–05
1,158
0.1
Maleic anhydride
1.51E–07
707,065
0.1
Quintozene
3.40E–05
3,115
0.1
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
4.08E–04
256
0.1
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
5.52E–05
1,861
0.1
Fluorine
5.67E–07
168,844
0.1
Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 10.3 (continued)
2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)
ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Allyl chloride
2.29E–05
35,188
0.8
Hexachlorophene (Hcp)
1.06E–03
690
0.7
Acetonitrile
3.86E–08
17,941,970
0.7
Aluminum phosphide
3.72E–05
15,468
0.6
Atrazine
1.08E–06
515,072
0.6
Benzidine
3.27E–02
16
0.5
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1.99E–08
25,595,670
0.5
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
2.26E–05
22,367
0.5
Methyl bromide
1.12E–06
363,571
0.4
Epichlorohydrin
2.60E–06
155,813
0.4
Chlorophenols
8.22E–06
49,196
0.4
Ethyl acrylate
5.10E–06
78,135
0.4
Triethylamine
2.27E–07
1,744,585
0.4
N-Nitrosodi-N-butylamine
7.73E–04
500
0.4
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
2.00E–05
18,955
0.4
Methyl tert-butyl ether
6.47E–07
585,465
0.4
2-Chlor-1,3-butadiene
4.68E–07
741,853
0.3
O-Toluidine
2.10E–05
16,348
0.3
Acetamide
3.10E–07
1,097,494
0.3
Nitrate compounds
1.13E–09
270,689,909
0.3
Benzyl chloride
2.20E–05
13,323
0.3
N-Nitroso-N-methylurea
2.81E–02
10
0.3
Pyridine
3.68E–07
702,367
0.3
Phosphorus (yellow or white)
9.05E–07
276,993
0.3
2-Nitrophenol
7.25E–06
33,232
0.2
1,3-Dichloropropene (mixed isomers)
3.70E–05
5,695
0.2
Methacrylonitrile
2.14E–06
92,267
0.2
2-Mercaptobenzothiazole
1.53E–06
121,620
0.2
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
7.64E–05
2,249
0.2
Dimethylamine
4.28E–07
362,524
0.2
Phosgene
9.39E–06
15,290
0.1
N,N-Dimethylformamide
5.65E–08
2,431,907
0.1
Ammonia
8.87E–10
153,483,048
0.1
3-Chloro-2-methyl-1-propene
1.83E–05
6,536
0.1
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
3.13E–04
347
0.1
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
4.08E–06
26,339
0.1
2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester
9.24E–05
1,158
0.1
Maleic anhydride
1.51E–07
707,065
0.1
Quintozene
3.40E–05
3,115
0.1
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
4.08E–04
256
0.1
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
5.52E–05
1,861
0.1
Fluorine
5.67E–07
168,844
0.1