TABLE 10.3 (continued)

2007 TRI Releases Ranked by Toxicity Unit (TU)

ETF
2007 TRI
TU
Chemical
(Doses/Capita-lb)
Release (lb)
(Doses/Capita)
Nitroglycerin
6.71E–07
130,438
0.1
2-Acetylaminofluorene
1.14E–04
750
0.1
Safrole
8.52E–05
1,000
0.1
Benzoic trichloride
1.32E–04
646
0.1
Carbon disulfide
8.61E–09
8,935,912
0.1
3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride
4.78E–05
1,565
0.1
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)
1.82E–05
4,103
0.1
Propionaldehyde
2.08E–07
334,438
0.1
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
6.14E–08
1,126,569
0.1
Dichlorvos
4.02E–05
1,715
0.1
Phenol
9.66E–09
6,677,767
0.1
Copper and copper compounds
3.55E–10
176,593,590
0.1
Chloromethane
3.07E–08
2,014,817
0.1
Hexachloroethane
3.47E–05
1,751
0.1
Boron trifluoride
4.40E–06
13,391
0.1
Decabromodiphenyl oxide
7.74E–08
695,861
0.1
Methyl isocyanate
4.23E–05
1,259
0.1
1,1-Dichloroethane
7.17E–06
7,253
0.1
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