PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	SPARKS ELEMENTARY
Street	2503 E SOUTHMORE
City	PASADENA
State	TX
Number of students	397
Student % minority	97%
Type	Regular school
Status	1-Currently operational
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	610
Number of chemicals affecting school	273
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	2nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	634
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	204
Toxic Hazard	81,658.94

There are 782 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 18.10 times the national average at schools.

There are 239 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 8.01 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	27,202.82
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	13,640.77
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	6,084.02
SHELL CHEMICAL LP	Royal Dutch Shell	3,828.36
ALBEMARLE CORP BAYPORT PLANT	Albemarle	3,629.76

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	52,071.60
1,3-Butadiene	7,244.48
Cobalt compounds	6,938.92
Chromium	2,344.06
Benzene	2,240.04
1,2-Dichloroethane	1,425.00
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)	1,411.09
Nickel compounds	983.82
Propyleneimine	966.72
Chromium compounds	796.15
Vinyl chloride	767.42
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	553.94
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	406.67
Sulfuric acid	393.57
Nickel	305.26
Hexachlorobenzene	290.81
Chlorine	285.71
Formaldehyde	228.53
o-Toluidine	218.60
Propylene oxide	194.84
Hydrogen cyanide	192.72
Acetaldehyde	181.94
Methyl iodide	163.40
Acrylonitrile	133.36
Hydrazine	113.14
Naphthalene	108.41
Hydroquinone	71.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	51.07
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	50.41
Chloroform	44.21
Hydrogen sulfide	39.12
1,2-Dibromoethane	38.19
Molybdenum trioxide	36.04
Diisocyanates	35.49
Dicyclopentadiene	33.23
Epichlorohydrin	33.02
Acrylic acid	31.40
Carbon tetrachloride	25.44
Butyl acrylate	23.81
Cobalt	19.41
Ethylbenzene	19.00
Chlorothalonil	15.51
Arsenic	14.99
Nitrobenzene	14.64
Maleic anhydride	8.68
Cadmium compounds	8.61
Allyl alcohol	7.78
Chloromethane	6.68
Acrolein	5.57
Diethanolamine	5.09
Lead compounds	4.62
Hydrochloric acid	4.60
Manganese compounds	4.60
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	3.73
Chloroprene	3.30
Xylene (mixed isomers)	3.27
Boron trifluoride	2.80
Cadmium	2.33
Dioxane	2.06
Manganese	2.06
2,4-Diaminotoluene	1.90
Carbonyl sulfide	1.88
Vinyl acetate	1.48
Glycol ethers	1.45
Antimony compounds	1.25
Ammonia	1.24
n-Hexane	0.99
Nitric acid	0.98
Phosgene	0.90
Phenol	0.87
Hexachloroethane	0.86
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.80
Cumene	0.79
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.73
Propionaldehyde	0.59
Trichloroethylene	0.58
Copper compounds	0.53
Benzyl chloride	0.51
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.50
Mercury compounds	0.50
Benzidine	0.49
Aniline	0.49
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.48
Acetonitrile	0.43
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.37
Copper	0.32
Quinoline	0.30
Zinc compounds	0.30
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.27
Propylene (Propene)	0.25
Lead	0.25
Ethylene	0.21
Allyl chloride	0.21
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	0.20
Toluenediisocyanate	0.19
Cyanide compounds	0.18
n-Butyl alcohol	0.18
Isobutyraldehyde	0.16
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.15
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.15
Ethyl acrylate	0.14
Phthalic anhydride	0.14
Hydrogen fluoride	0.14
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.14
2-Methoxyethanol	0.13
Styrene	0.11
Toluene	0.11
Acetophenone	0.11
Ethylene glycol	0.09
m-Xylene	0.07
Aldrin	0.06
Methyl acrylate	0.06
Chloroacetic acid	0.06
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.05
Methyl methacrylate	0.05
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.05
Dichloromethane	0.04
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.04
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.04
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.03
Biphenyl	0.03
p-Xylene	0.03
Methanol	0.03
Ozone	0.03
Triallate	0.03
Ethylidene dichloride	0.03
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether	0.03
Barium compounds	0.03
Vanadium compounds	0.03
Nitroglycerin	0.02
Heptachlor	0.02
Toxaphene	0.02
Diphenylamine	0.01
o-Xylene	0.01
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.01
2-Nitropropane	0.01
Zinc	0.01
Cyclohexane	0.01
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.01
Thiourea	0.01
m-Cresol	0.01
Mercury	0.01
p-Cresol	0.01
Vanadium	0.01
o-Cresol	0.01
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Chlorobenzene	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Lindane	0.00
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate	0.00
Chlordane	0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
Acrylamide	0.00
Carbon disulfide	0.00
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	0.00
Amitrole	0.00
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.00
1,2,3-Trichloropropane	0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
Chlorophenols	0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
Diallate	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Pyridine	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
Silver	0.00
Pronamide	0.00
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Pentachlorophenol	0.00
Selenium compounds	0.00
Aldicarb	0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.00
2,4-D ((2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid)	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	0.00
Permethrin	0.00
2-Methyllactonitrile	0.00
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Diazinon	0.00
Pentachlorobenzene	0.00
Warfarin and salts	0.00
Hexachlorophene	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
Carbaryl	0.00
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Thiram	0.00
Bendiocarb	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
4-Nitrophenol	0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.00
Linuron	0.00
Benomyl	0.00
Atrazine	0.00
Nitrate compounds	0.00
Malathion	0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Pendimethalin	0.00
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0.00
Isoprene	0.00
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
Octachlorostyrene	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
TRD SECRT	0.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)	0.00
1-Bromopropane	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
Glycidol	0.00
Propoxur	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	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
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	Ethylene oxide	27,199.10
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	Ethylene oxide	13,536.04
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	Ethylene oxide	6,084.02
ALBEMARLE CORP BAYPORT PLANT	Albemarle	Cobalt compounds	3,435.01
SHELL CHEMICAL LP	Royal Dutch Shell	1,3-Butadiene	3,186.48

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