PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

School	LAURA WELCH BUSH EL
Street	9100 BLACKHAWK
City	HOUSTON
State	TX
Number of students	628
Student % minority	92%
Type	Regular school
Status	1-Currently operational
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	611
Number of chemicals affecting school	276
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	3rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	1,839
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	8th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	638
Toxic Hazard	41,075.32

There are 2,266 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 9.10 times the national average at schools.

There are 741 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.03 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS BAYPORT CHEMICALS PLANT	LyondellBasell	10,826.41
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	6,940.55
POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC	Powell Industries	3,158.51
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	2,835.81
LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO	LyondellBasell	1,617.58

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide	24,164.68
Chromium	4,118.98
1,3-Butadiene	3,026.81
Cobalt compounds	2,875.29
Nickel	1,307.13
Benzene	869.36
Chromium compounds	786.63
Acrylonitrile	629.11
Propyleneimine	470.30
Nickel compounds	469.24
1,2-Dichloroethane	449.48
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether	192.78
Vinyl chloride	167.68
Hydrogen cyanide	159.23
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	149.78
Sulfuric acid	140.16
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)	126.03
Formaldehyde	120.75
Propylene oxide	85.78
Chlorine	79.82
Hexachlorobenzene	79.03
Acetaldehyde	75.26
Methyl iodide	67.39
Naphthalene	53.61
Cobalt	37.80
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	33.42
Hydrazine	32.14
Chloroform	29.14
Diisocyanates	27.93
Hydroquinone	27.90
o-Toluidine	25.14
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	18.55
Hydrogen sulfide	18.15
Acrylic acid	17.95
Molybdenum trioxide	15.51
Cadmium compounds	9.58
Butyl acrylate	9.43
Nitrobenzene	8.77
Ethylbenzene	8.52
Dicyclopentadiene	7.52
Arsenic	7.28
Epichlorohydrin	6.82
Carbon tetrachloride	6.76
Allyl alcohol	6.54
1,2-Dibromoethane	4.26
Acrolein	4.22
Chlorothalonil	3.87
Maleic anhydride	3.60
Dioxane	3.19
Chloromethane	3.01
Manganese	2.78
Lead compounds	2.08
Arsenic compounds	1.97
Copper	1.86
Hydrochloric acid	1.62
Diethanolamine	1.61
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	1.37
Cyanide compounds	1.30
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1.22
Manganese compounds	1.18
Carbonyl sulfide	1.15
Cadmium	1.13
Boron trifluoride	0.98
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.85
Ammonia	0.80
Chloroprene	0.74
2,4-Diaminotoluene	0.68
Glycol ethers	0.67
Antimony compounds	0.61
Propionaldehyde	0.61
Vinyl acetate	0.61
Nitric acid	0.56
Copper compounds	0.55
Lead	0.49
Benzyl chloride	0.45
Phosgene	0.43
n-Hexane	0.39
Hydrogen fluoride	0.32
Hexachloroethane	0.32
Quinoline	0.28
Mercury compounds	0.28
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.25
Zinc compounds	0.25
Acetonitrile	0.22
Aniline	0.20
Toluenediisocyanate	0.19
Cumene	0.18
Phenol	0.18
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.17
Styrene	0.17
Aluminum (fume or dust)	0.16
Benzidine	0.15
Phthalic anhydride	0.15
Trichloroethylene	0.14
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	0.13
Propylene (Propene)	0.13
Biphenyl	0.11
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate	0.10
Allyl chloride	0.08
Ethylene	0.08
tert-Butyl alcohol	0.08
n-Butyl alcohol	0.07
Ethyl acrylate	0.06
Toluene	0.05
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0.05
Cumene hydroperoxide	0.05
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)	0.05
Ethylene glycol	0.05
m-Xylene	0.05
2-Methoxyethanol	0.05
Isobutyraldehyde	0.04
p-Xylene	0.03
Acetophenone	0.03
Acrylamide	0.03
Methyl acrylate	0.03
Barium compounds	0.03
Chloroacetic acid	0.03
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	0.03
Ozone	0.02
Methyl methacrylate	0.02
1,2-Butylene oxide	0.02
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.02
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	0.02
Aldrin	0.02
o-Xylene	0.01
Vanadium compounds	0.01
Methanol	0.01
Dichloromethane	0.01
4,4'-Methylenedianiline	0.01
Mercury	0.01
Nitroglycerin	0.01
Ethylidene dichloride	0.01
4,4'-Diaminodiphenylether	0.01
Triallate	0.01
Zinc	0.01
Cyclohexane	0.01
Toxaphene	0.00
Heptachlor	0.00
Diphenylamine	0.00
2-Nitropropane	0.00
2-Ethoxyethanol	0.00
Vanadium	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate	0.00
Chlorobenzene	0.00
Thiourea	0.00
Lindane	0.00
2,4-Dimethylphenol	0.00
1,2-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Chlordane	0.00
1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.00
Carbon disulfide	0.00
Amitrole	0.00
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	0.00
Acetamide	0.00
Nitrilotriacetic acid	0.00
p-Cresol	0.00
o-Cresol	0.00
m-Cresol	0.00
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.00
Methacrylonitrile	0.00
Cresol (mixed isomers)	0.00
1,2,3-Trichloropropane	0.00
Chlorophenols	0.00
Ethylene thiourea	0.00
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	0.00
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	0.00
Dibutyl phthalate	0.00
Triethylamine	0.00
Diallate	0.00
CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane)	0.00
Silver	0.00
Anthracene	0.00
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene	0.00
Pyridine	0.00
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)	0.00
Pronamide	0.00
Pentachlorophenol	0.00
Propargyl alcohol	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
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Methoxychlor	0.00
sec-Butyl alcohol	0.00
Bendiocarb	0.00
1,3-Phenylenediamine	0.00
4-Nitrophenol	0.00
p-Phenylenediamine	0.00
Trifluralin	0.00
Thiram	0.00
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.00
Linuron	0.00
Nitrate compounds	0.00
Benomyl	0.00
Atrazine	0.00
Malathion	0.00
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	0.00
Pendimethalin	0.00
Propoxur	0.00
MIXTURE	0.00
Trypan blue	0.00
TRD SECRT	0.00
Glycidol	0.00
Octachlorostyrene	0.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.00
Isoprene	0.00
Nonylphenol ethoxylates	0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA)	0.00
Nonylphenol	0.00
1-Bromopropane	0.00
Titanium tetrachloride	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	10,824.99
CELANESE LTD CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Celanese	Ethylene oxide	6,885.10
CLARIANT CORP CLEAR LAKE PLANT	Clariant	Ethylene oxide	2,835.81
POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC	Powell Industries	Chromium	2,048.64
NALCO FRESNO FACILITY	Ecolab	Ethylene oxide	1,450.11

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