PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY
Street	3400 EVERGREEN DR
City	HOUSTON
State	TX
Number of students	676
Student % minority	100%
Type	Regular school
Status	1-Currently operational
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	616
Number of chemicals affecting school	274
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	2nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	1,197
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	5th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	417
Toxic Hazard	53,566.43

There are 1,470 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 11.87 times the national average at schools.

There are 479 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.25 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
H & M PLATING CO INC	H & M PLATING CO	15,465.77
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	8,558.07
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	4,327.42
LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO	LyondellBasell	2,407.26
TPC GROUP LLC	TPC Group	1,921.75

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	20,232.51
Chromium compounds	16,332.22
1,3-Butadiene	5,585.68
Chromium	3,379.66
Cobalt compounds	2,644.24
Benzene	1,012.35
Nickel	739.31
1,2-Dichloroethane	482.24
Nickel compounds	447.98
Propyleneimine	282.82
Vinyl chloride	204.20
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	201.48
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)	192.69
Sulfuric acid	161.04
Chloroform	159.67
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	154.73
Hexachlorobenzene	119.69
Hydrogen cyanide	114.17
Cobalt	109.62
Chlorine	108.08
Formaldehyde	106.58
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	101.40
Propylene oxide	93.27
Acetaldehyde	72.85
Methyl iodide	58.30
Naphthalene	53.60
o-Toluidine	39.85
Diisocyanates	33.36
Hydroquinone	32.00
Hydrazine	29.62
Acrylonitrile	25.33
Hydrogen sulfide	21.23
Acrylic acid	21.03
Cadmium compounds	20.95
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	19.16
Dicyclopentadiene	14.40
Allyl alcohol	14.35
Molybdenum trioxide	13.84
Dioxane	12.90
Carbon tetrachloride	10.47
Ethylbenzene	8.94
Nitrobenzene	8.88
1,2-Dibromoethane	7.92
Butyl acrylate	7.61
Arsenic	7.07
Epichlorohydrin	6.55
Chlorothalonil	6.41
Maleic anhydride	5.34
Diethanolamine	5.14
Lead compounds	3.39
Manganese	3.37
Chloromethane	3.25
Arsenic compounds	2.41
Methyl tert-butyl ether	1.96
Acrolein	1.86
Hydrochloric acid	1.83
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	1.81
Copper compounds	1.54
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1.44
Manganese compounds	1.41
Nitric acid	1.36
Ammonia	1.23
Carbonyl sulfide	1.12
Cadmium	1.10
Lead	1.04
Boron trifluoride	1.01
Chloroprene	0.83
Copper	0.76
Benzyl chloride	0.74
Zinc compounds	0.72
2,4-Diaminotoluene	0.63
Antimony compounds	0.60
Glycol ethers	0.57
Phthalic anhydride	0.53
Quinoline	0.47
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.46
Vinyl acetate	0.46
n-Hexane	0.45
Phosgene	0.43
Styrene	0.42
Hydrogen fluoride	0.37
Hexachloroethane	0.33
Mercury compounds	0.29
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.23
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.22
Propionaldehyde	0.20
Cumene	0.20
Aniline	0.19
Acetonitrile	0.18
Phenol	0.18
Trichloroethylene	0.17
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.16
Benzidine	0.15
n-Butyl alcohol	0.14
Propylene (Propene)	0.13
Toluenediisocyanate	0.13
Cyanide compounds	0.12
Ethylene	0.08
Biphenyl	0.07
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	0.06
Toluene	0.06
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.06
Allyl chloride	0.06
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.06
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.05
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.05
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.05
Isobutyraldehyde	0.04
Ethyl acrylate	0.04
Ethylene glycol	0.04
Acetophenone	0.04
2-Methoxyethanol	0.04
Barium compounds	0.03
Chloroacetic acid	0.03
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.02
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.02
Methyl methacrylate	0.02
Methyl acrylate	0.02
Aldrin	0.02
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.02
Methanol	0.01
m-Xylene	0.01
Dichloromethane	0.01
Mercury	0.01
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.01
Nitroglycerin	0.01
Ethylidene dichloride	0.01
Vanadium compounds	0.01
Zinc	0.01
Triallate	0.01
Cyclohexane	0.01
Toxaphene	0.01
Heptachlor	0.00
Diphenylamine	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether	0.00
2-Nitropropane	0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.00
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.00
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate	0.00
Thiourea	0.00
Vanadium	0.00
Chlorobenzene	0.00
Lindane	0.00
p-Cresol	0.00
m-Cresol	0.00
o-Cresol	0.00
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Chlordane	0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.00
Amitrole	0.00
Carbon disulfide	0.00
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	0.00
Acrylamide	0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.00
1,2,3-Trichloropropane	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
Chlorophenols	0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
Diallate	0.00
Pyridine	0.00
Silver	0.00
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
Pronamide	0.00
Pentachlorophenol	0.00
Selenium compounds	0.00
Aldicarb	0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.00
2-Methyllactonitrile	0.00
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	0.00
2,4-D ((2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid)	0.00
Permethrin	0.00
Diazinon	0.00
Warfarin and salts	0.00
Hexachlorophene	0.00
Pentachlorobenzene	0.00
Carbaryl	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Ozone	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Bendiocarb	0.00
o-Xylene	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
4-Nitrophenol	0.00
Nitrate compounds	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.00
Thiram	0.00
Linuron	0.00
Benomyl	0.00
Atrazine	0.00
Malathion	0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Pendimethalin	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)	0.00
TRD SECRT	0.00
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	0.00
1-Bromopropane	0.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.00
Octachlorostyrene	0.00
Propoxur	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
p-Xylene	0.00
Isoprene	0.00
Glycidol	0.00
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0.00
Acetamide	0.00
Cyfluthrin	0.00
Dibenzofuran	0.00
Dicamba	0.00
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane	0.00
2,4-Dichlorophenol	0.00
2,3-Dichloropropene	0.00
Dimethyl phthalate	0.00
Dimethylamine	0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)	0.00
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Ethyl chloroformate	0.00
Cyclohexanol	0.00
Creosote, coal tar	0.00
Allylamine	0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)	0.00
4-Aminoazobenzene	0.00
4-Aminodiphenyl	0.00
Benzal chloride	0.00
Benzoyl peroxide	0.00
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)	0.00
Butyraldehyde	0.00
C.I. Food Red 15	0.00
Captan	0.00
Catechol	0.00
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters	0.00
Fenoxycarb	0.00
2-Nitrophenol	0.00
Paraldehyde	0.00
Paraquat dichloride	0.00
Pentachloroethane	0.00
Peroxyacetic acid	0.00
Piperonyl butoxide	0.00
Quinone	0.00
Safrole	0.00
Simazine	0.00
Sodium azide	0.00
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate	0.00
Nicotine and salts	0.00
N-methylolacrylamide	0.00
Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil)	0.00
Folpet	0.00
Freon 113	0.00
1,3-Dichloropropylene	0.00
Hydramethylnon	0.00
Isodrin	0.00
Methyl chlorocarbonate	0.00
Methyl hydrazine	0.00
2-Methylpyridine	0.00
Myclobutanil	0.00
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone	0.00
Strychnine and salts	0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
H & M PLATING CO INC	H & M PLATING CO	Chromium compounds	15,465.77
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	Ethylene oxide	8,556.91
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	Ethylene oxide	4,293.39
TPC GROUP LLC	TPC Group	1,3-Butadiene	1,919.57
NALCO FRESNO FACILITY	Ecolab	Ethylene oxide	1,864.95

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