Chemical company LyondellBasell was the biggest corporate toxic air polluter in the United States in 2021, with a toxic score of 26.7 million. The second-largest toxic air polluter that year was Kaiser Aluminum. Toxic scores are calculated by multiplying pounds of toxic air released, by toxicity, and by population exposure.
Largest corporate toxic air polluters in the United States in 2021, based on toxic score
(in millions)
* Toxic score is based on pounds released x toxicity x population exposure. Estimated population chronic health human health risk from air releases and incineration transfers reported to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for the 2017 Reporting Year, as computed by the US EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI ver. 2.3.7) from quantity released, toxicity of chemicals, and population exposure. Data are adjusted by the Corporate Toxics Information Project (CTIP) for subsequent revisions to TRI data, including where available revisions to the share of hexavalent chromium in chromium releases.
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University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). (January 17, 2024). Largest corporate toxic air polluters in the United States in 2021, based on toxic score (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043907/largest-us-corporate-toxic-air-polluters/
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