PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	ORTIZ MIDDLE
Street	6767 TELEPHONE RD
City	HOUSTON
State	TX
Number of students	1,107
Student % minority	99%
Type	Regular school
Status	1-Currently operational
Level	Middle
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	615
Number of chemicals affecting school	276
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	3rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	1,825
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	8th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	631
Toxic Hazard	41,344.93

There are 2,251 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 9.16 times the national average at schools.

There are 734 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.05 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	9,360.87
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	4,928.89
LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO	LyondellBasell	2,655.60
POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC	Powell Industries	2,356.22
H & M PLATING CO INC	H & M PLATING CO	2,308.21

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	21,863.30
Chromium	3,933.80
1,3-Butadiene	3,810.30
Chromium compounds	2,982.14
Cobalt compounds	2,770.48
Nickel	1,082.51
Benzene	964.50
Acrylonitrile	543.90
1,2-Dichloroethane	466.78
Nickel compounds	465.16
Propyleneimine	307.83
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	189.23
Vinyl chloride	188.06
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)	170.82
Sulfuric acid	155.66
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	145.35
Hydrogen cyanide	140.27
Formaldehyde	117.20
Hexachlorobenzene	114.29
Chlorine	105.12
Propylene oxide	99.34
Acetaldehyde	75.25
Chloroform	60.85
Cobalt	60.50
Methyl iodide	59.84
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	58.37
Naphthalene	55.94
o-Toluidine	34.69
Hydrazine	32.51
Hydroquinone	31.69
Diisocyanates	30.23
Hydrogen sulfide	19.85
Cadmium compounds	19.37
Acrylic acid	18.22
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	18.01
Molybdenum trioxide	14.49
Dicyclopentadiene	11.85
Allyl alcohol	10.51
Carbon tetrachloride	10.12
Nitrobenzene	8.93
Ethylbenzene	8.67
Butyl acrylate	7.56
Arsenic	6.96
1,2-Dibromoethane	6.40
Epichlorohydrin	6.30
Chlorothalonil	6.16
Maleic anhydride	4.98
Dioxane	4.83
Diethanolamine	3.33
Manganese	3.17
Acrolein	3.15
Chloromethane	3.02
Lead compounds	2.60
Arsenic compounds	2.34
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	1.99
Hydrochloric acid	1.80
Copper	1.44
Manganese compounds	1.40
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1.28
Methyl tert-butyl ether	1.24
Carbonyl sulfide	1.18
Copper compounds	1.13
Cadmium	1.08
Cyanide compounds	1.00
Boron trifluoride	0.97
Ammonia	0.93
Nitric acid	0.86
Chloroprene	0.78
2,4-Diaminotoluene	0.67
Benzyl chloride	0.66
Lead	0.62
Propionaldehyde	0.59
Antimony compounds	0.59
Glycol ethers	0.57
Phosgene	0.48
Vinyl acetate	0.48
Phthalic anhydride	0.46
Quinoline	0.43
Zinc compounds	0.42
n-Hexane	0.41
Hydrogen fluoride	0.36
Hexachloroethane	0.31
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.30
Mercury compounds	0.27
Styrene	0.27
Acetonitrile	0.23
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.20
Aniline	0.20
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.19
Cumene	0.19
Phenol	0.17
Trichloroethylene	0.16
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.16
Toluenediisocyanate	0.14
Benzidine	0.14
Propylene (Propene)	0.11
n-Butyl alcohol	0.11
Biphenyl	0.09
Ethylene	0.08
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.06
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.06
Toluene	0.06
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	0.06
Allyl chloride	0.06
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.06
m-Xylene	0.05
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.05
Ethyl acrylate	0.04
Ethylene glycol	0.04
2-Methoxyethanol	0.04
Isobutyraldehyde	0.04
Acetophenone	0.04
Barium compounds	0.03
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.03
Chloroacetic acid	0.03
p-Xylene	0.03
Acrylamide	0.03
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.02
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.02
Methyl acrylate	0.02
Methyl methacrylate	0.02
Aldrin	0.02
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.01
Dichloromethane	0.01
Methanol	0.01
o-Xylene	0.01
Mercury	0.01
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.01
Vanadium compounds	0.01
Nitroglycerin	0.01
Ethylidene dichloride	0.01
Triallate	0.01
Zinc	0.01
Toxaphene	0.01
Cyclohexane	0.01
Heptachlor	0.00
Diphenylamine	0.00
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether	0.00
2-Nitropropane	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.00
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.00
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate	0.00
Vanadium	0.00
Thiourea	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
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.00
Acetamide	0.00
Nitrilotriacetic acid	0.00
1,2,3-Trichloropropane	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
Methacrylonitrile	0.00
Chlorophenols	0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
Diallate	0.00
Pyridine	0.00
Silver	0.00
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	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
Warfarin and salts	0.00
Diazinon	0.00
Hexachlorophene	0.00
Pentachlorobenzene	0.00
Carbaryl	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Ozone	0.00
Bendiocarb	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
4-Nitrophenol	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
Nitrate compounds	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
Isoprene	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.00
1-Bromopropane	0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)	0.00
Octachlorostyrene	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
Propoxur	0.00
Glycidol	0.00
TRD SECRT	0.00
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.00
Allylamine	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
1,3-Dichloropropylene	0.00
Dimethyl phthalate	0.00
Dimethylamine	0.00
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)	0.00
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Cyfluthrin	0.00
Cyclohexanol	0.00
Creosote, coal tar	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
Ethyl chloroformate	0.00
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters	0.00
Fenoxycarb	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
2-Nitrophenol	0.00
Nicotine and salts	0.00
N-methylolacrylamide	0.00
Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil)	0.00
Folpet	0.00
Freon 113	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
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	Ethylene oxide	9,359.65
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	Ethylene oxide	4,891.57
H & M PLATING CO INC	H & M PLATING CO	Chromium compounds	2,308.21
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	Ethylene oxide	2,114.95
NALCO FRESNO FACILITY	Ecolab	Ethylene oxide	1,866.70

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