With a Toxic hazard of 160.89 billion, Northdrop Grumman was the largest corporate water polluter in the United States in 2018. This was followed by BASF, with a hazard of 50.1 billion. Toxic hazard is based on toxics released multiplied by toxicity.
Largest corporate water polluters in the U.S. in 2018, based on toxic hazard (in billions)*
*Pounds released directly to surface water plus pounds transferred to POTWs multiplied by chemical-specific toxicity weights. Sources: (1) pounds released and transferred: US EPA's Toxics Release Inventory, 2018 Scores have been rounded
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University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). (February 27, 2021). Largest corporate water polluters in the U.S. in 2018, based on toxic hazard (in billions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). "Largest corporate water polluters in the U.S. in 2018, based on toxic hazard (in billions)*." Chart. February 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). (2021). Largest corporate water polluters in the U.S. in 2018, based on toxic hazard (in billions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). "Largest Corporate Water Polluters in The U.S. in 2018, Based on Toxic Hazard (in Billions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute), Largest corporate water polluters in the U.S. in 2018, based on toxic hazard (in billions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/ (last visited January 23, 2022)
