TABLE 4.2 (continued)

NPI Emissions Report for Australia,
Reporting Year 2007–2008
Substance
Totals (kg/year)
Styrene (ethenylbenzene)
900,000
Nickel and compounds
560,000
Carbon disulfide
420,000
Nitric acid
370,000
Chromium (III) compounds
300,000
Dibutyl phthalate
290,000
Cobalt and compounds
270,000
2-Ethoxyethanol acetate
190,000
Acrylamide
160,000
Arsenic and compounds
160,000
Phenol
150,000
Ethylene oxide
130,000
Antimony and compounds
130,000
1,2-Dibromoethane
82,000
Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
76,000
Cadmium and compounds
69,000
Glutaraldehyde
60,000
Acetonitrile
58,000
Acrylonitrile (2-propenenitrile)
55,000
Chloroethane (ethyl chloride)
27,000
Magnesium oxide fume
26,000
Vinyl chloride monomer
25,000
Mercury and compounds
25,000
Chloroform (trichloromethane)
23,000
1,2-Dichloroethane
22,000
2-Methoxyethanol
15,000
Selenium and compounds
13,000
Aniline (benzenamine)
13,000
Methyl methacrylate
11,000
2-Ethoxyethanol
9,100
Chromium (VI) compounds
8,800
Acrylic acid
7,700
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
6,000
Biphenyl (1,1-biphenyl)
5,300
Beryllium and compounds
5,300
Phosphoric acid
4,300
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
3,600
Organo-tin compounds
2,900
Nickel subsulfide
2,600
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
930
Ethyl butyl ketone
750
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Toxic Chemicals