Toxic 100 Air Polluters:

2004 Report, based on 2002 data

Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index: 2004 Report, Based on 2002 data

Largest corporations ranked by toxic score

Rank

Corporation

Toxic score
(pounds released
x toxicity x
population exposure)

Millions of
pounds of toxic
air releases

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

475,482

17.15

United States Steel Corp.

359,681

2.84

ConocoPhillips

284,772

8.04

General Electric Co.

266,308

4.46

Eastman Kodak Co.

253,054

5.09

Exxon Mobil Corp.

247,699

15.47

Ford Motor Co.

244,782

9.67

The EPA has confirmed that Tyson Foods, previously ranked at number eight among the Toxic 100, has submitted data revising its 2002 TRI reporting. Based on the revision, Tyson Foods is no longer ranked among the Toxic 100. The next edition of the Toxic 100 will reflect the most current information from the EPA.

Alcoa Inc.

193,034

9.88

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM)

191,367

12.40

The Dow Chemical Co.

157,237

14.07

Eastman Chemical Co., Inc.

154,570

8.91

The Boeing Co.

152,426

1.26

Nucor Corp.

152,421

0.76

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

148,277

22.72

AK Steel Holding Corp.

133,591

0.33

Northrop Grumman Corp.

125,214

0.52

Deere & Co.

120,050

0.41

Dominion Resources Inc.

117,712

15.15

General Motors Corp.

114,235

12.77

Delphi Corp.

110,565

0.38

Tesoro Corp.

109,182

3.74

Phelps Dodge Corp.

107,877

3.64

Temple-Inland Inc.

103,730

7.53

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

98,700

4.16

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

95,700

0.59

International Paper Co.

95,277

35.07

Valero Energy Corp.

80,204

3.36

Progress Energy Inc.

75,868

38.96

Kerr-McGee Corp.

72,366

0.84

Danaher Corp.

67,834

0.16

Engelhard Corp.

63,539

3.17

Constellation Energy Group Inc.

63,410

15.67

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

60,844

8.17

American Electric Power

59,810

87.90

Reliant Energy Inc.

58,235

34.67

Teco Energy Inc.

57,759

11.54

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

55,353

0.64

Premcor Inc.

54,952

1.11

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

54,613

2.21

Tyco International Ltd.

53,538

1.38

Weyerhaeuser Co.

53,064

17.83

United Technologies Corp. (UTC)

51,289

0.43

Honeywell International Inc.

50,575

9.50

Owens Corning

49,711

5.93

Duke Energy Corp.

48,707

36.60

Occidental Petroleum Co.

44,761

1.20

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG)

44,462

5.89

Cinergy Corp.

44,448

29.19

Ashland Inc.

41,157

0.24

The AES Corp.

40,085

6.43

Procter & Gamble Co.

39,560

0.35

Lyondell Chemical Co.

38,843

8.88

Leggett & Platt Inc.

38,797

0.15

Sunoco Inc.

37,446

1.72

Emerson Electric Co.

36,273

0.32

MeadWestvaco Corp.

35,886

14.00

FirstEnergy Corp.

35,006

21.65

Ball Corp.

34,226

4.57

Textron Inc.

32,957

0.61

Rowan Cos. Inc.

30,634

0.06

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

30,570

17.52

Mirant Corp.

30,559

19.39

Chevron Corp.

30,457

3.27

Southern Co.

30,384

80.81

ArvinMeritor Inc.

27,937

0.74

Lear Corp.

27,627

0.29

Visteon Corp.

27,187

0.80

Monsanto Co.

25,548

0.61

3M Co.

25,478

4.75

Xcel Energy Inc.

25,442

9.68

Crown Holdings Inc.

23,345

3.46

Rohm & Haas Co.

22,934

1.50

Federal-Mogul Corp.

22,903

0.35

PPG Industries Inc.

22,523

2.16

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.

21,808

0.60

ICI American Holdings Inc.

21,677

1.60

Corning Inc.

21,041

0.08

El Paso Corp.

21,021

1.72

Heartland Industrial Partners LP

20,625

1.22

Amerada Hess Corp.

17,948

0.27

Allegheny Energy Inc.

17,689

22.01

Exelon Corp.

17,599

0.60

Marathon Oil Co.

17,340

1.27

Goodrich Corp.

17,075

0.26

Armstrong Holdings Inc.

16,478

0.90

The Shaw Group Inc.

15,895

0.06

Praxair Inc.

15,846

0.14

Pfizer Inc.

14,791

0.66

Brunswick Corp.

13,574

3.02

Ameren Corp.

13,406

15.91

Dana Corp.

12,906

0.38

Altria Group Inc.

12,760

2.24

Hercules Inc.

12,322

1.48

The Stanley Works

12,306

0.20

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

11,817

0.66

Harley-Davidson Inc.

11,564

0.06

Mohawk Industries Inc.

11,115

0.47

Plum Creek Timber Co. L.P.

10,955

0.71

100

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

10,764

0.86

Explanatory notes:

Toxic score: Pounds of air releases reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2002, weighted by toxicity of chemicals and number of people impacted. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project.

Quantity of toxic air releases: Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals released, without weighting for toxicity or population.

Coverage: This table presents the highest toxic scores for corporations that appear on the Fortune 500, Forbes 500, and/or Standard & Poor's 500 lists in the year 2003. Individual facilities are assigned to corporate parents on the basis of the most current information on the ownership structure.

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Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index: 2004 Report, Based on 2002 data

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