What Are the Major Pollutants?
Reported Environmental Releases from TRI Sources in 2002
|
|
Rank
|
Chemical Name
|
Pounds
|
| 1 |
GLYCOL ETHERS |
309,964 | | 2 |
N-BUTYL ALCOHOL |
264,966 | | 3 |
METHYL ETHYL KETONE |
86,960 | | 4 |
XYLENE (MIXED ISOMERS) |
69,776 | | 5 |
TRICHLOROETHYLENE |
59,736 | | 6 |
TOLUENE |
50,633 | | 7 |
HYDROFLUORIC ACID |
40,647 | | 8 |
1,1-DICHLORO-1-FLUOROETHANE |
30,988 | | 9 |
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE |
16,885 | | 10 |
STYRENE |
10,588 | | 11 |
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE |
10,198 | | 12 |
ZINC COMPOUNDS |
9,870 | | 13 |
METHANOL |
6,876 | | 14 |
AMMONIA |
6,246 | | 15 |
SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL |
4,400 | | 16 |
N-HEXANE |
4,280 | | 17 |
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE |
4,236 | | 18 |
DICHLOROMETHANE |
3,225 | | 19 |
ETHYLBENZENE |
3,019 | | 20 |
1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE |
3,014 |
| | |
