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Air Toxics at School 2019

School Info

SchoolThe Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
Street11201 Steeple Park Drive
CityHouston
StateTX
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school232
Number of chemicals affecting school135
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)2nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)1,246
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)5th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)434
Toxic Hazard52,516.00

There are 1,529 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school nationwide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 11.64 times the national average at schools.

There are 502 schools with worse air toxic ranks than this school statewide.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.15 times the state average at schools.

Top facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
SALZGITTER MANNESMANN STAINLESS TUBES USASalzgitter41,098.03
NOV RIG SYSTEMS WEST LITTLE YORKNOV Inc.3,281.11
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COLyondellBasell1,474.08
WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS LPBerkshire Hathaway1,471.23
NALCO FRESNO FACILITYEcolab1,451.72
NOURYON SURFACE CHEMISTRY LLCCarlyle Group888.39
UNITED GALVANIZING INCUNITED GALVANIZING INC321.28
AMACS PROCESS TOWER INTERNALSAMACS PROCESS TOWER INTERNALS265.51
FLOW AMERICASPX FLOW262.02
PRECISION SPRAY & COATINGS LLCPRECISION SPRAY & COATINGS LLC201.44
GOODMAN MANUFACTURING CO LPDaikin188.37
BAKER HUGHES CO - JFK CAMPUSBaker Hughes173.35
MIRROR INDUSTRIESMIRROR ACQUISITIONS LLC143.56
ELLWOOD TEXAS FORGEEllwood Group120.52
H & M PLATING CO INCH & M PLATING CO93.87
BAKER HUGHES - NHR FACILITYBaker Hughes90.76
DANIEL MEASUREMENT & CONTROL INCEmerson Electric86.88
CB&I LLCMcDermott International83.24
ALLOY & STAINLESS FASTENERSALLOY & STAINLESS FASTENERS73.04
GB BIOSCIENCES LLCChemChina57.16
KOCH HEAT TRANSFER CO LPKoch Industries56.35
HOUSTON REFINING LPLyondellBasell51.41
POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCPowell Industries49.63
TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC - GALENA PARK MARINE TERMINALTarga Resources39.90
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COGoodyear Tire & Rubber37.37
TPC GROUP LLCTPC Group34.81
BAKER HUGHES - HUGHES CHRISTENSENBaker Hughes34.36
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP RESLINKSchlumberger33.75
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANTOccidental Petroleum31.92
WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONNRG Energy23.23
ALBEMARLE CORP PASADENA PLANTAlbemarle19.79
TAPCOENPROCircor International19.12
PASADENA REFINING SYSTEM INCChevron18.80
VALERO REFINING - TEXAS LP HOUSTON REFINERYValero Energy17.83
SOUTHWESTERN PLATING CO INCSOUTHWESTERN PLATING CO17.17
INEOS PHENOLIneos16.30
DIXIE ELECTRO PLATING CODIXIE ELECTRO PLATING CO15.10
SCHUMACHER COSCHUMACHER CO15.06
REGIS TECHNOLOGIES INCREGIS TECHNOLOGIES INC13.87
HALLIBURTON DRILL BITS & SERVICESHalliburton11.88
AMERICAN ACRYL LPAMERICAN ACRYL LLC9.78
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES HOUSTON CHEMICAL LLCKoch Industries8.76
AFGLOBAL CORPAFGLOBAL CORP8.27
PCI NITROGEN LLCPASADENA COMMODITIES INTERNATIONAL LLC7.97
TEXAS HONING INC - NORTH FACILITYBerkshire Hathaway7.89
ECO SERVICES OPERATIONS CORPPQ Group Holdings7.04
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LPValero Energy6.70
TRECORA CHEMICAL INCTRECORA Resources5.47
INTERNATIONAL PAINT LLCAkzo Nobel5.26
APPLETON GROUP LLCEmerson Electric4.53
O'NEAL MANUFACTURING SERVICESO'Neal Industries4.29
EVONIK CORP - PASADENA PMD PLANTEvonik Industries4.26
NALCO CO LLCEcolab4.12
EMERSON AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FINAL CONTROLSEmerson Electric3.56
OIL STATES INDUSTRIES INC - MMCOil States International3.35
ITW POLYMERS SEALANTS NAIllinois Tool Works3.29
TEXAS HONING INC - PEARLANDBerkshire Hathaway2.92
BASF CORP - HOUSTON EBN SITEBASF2.86
QUALITY ELECTRIC STEEL CASTINGS LPQUALITY ELECTRIC STEEL CASTINGS LP2.16
PHILLIPS 66 PASADENA TERMINALPhillips 662.12
ETHYL CORPNewMarket Corp.2.07
WELL STIMULATIONAFGLOBAL CORP2.01
KINDER MORGAN CRUDE & CONDENSATE LLCKinder Morgan1.63
TEXMARK CHEMICALS INCCHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES INC1.62
UTLX MANUFACTURING LLCBerkshire Hathaway1.51
ALLIED AVIATION FUELING CO OF HOUSTON INCALLIED AVIATION HOLDING CO1.49
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPNewMarket Corp.1.48
PILOT INDUSTRIES OF TEXAS INCPILOT CHEMICAL CORP1.44
LAMBERTI USA CONROE PLANT 8910Lamberti1.34
MAUSER CORPStone Canyon Industries1.06
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLCHuntsman0.93
POLYNT COMPOSITES USA INC - HOUSTONPolynt-Reichhold0.90
KOCIDE LLCMitsui0.88
POWEROHM RESISTORS INC A DIV OF HUBBELL INDUSTRIAL CONTROLSHubbell0.84
VALERO HOUSTON ASPHALT TERMINALValero Energy0.83
PETROMAX REFINING CO LLCPETROMAX REFINING CO LLC0.74
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC PASADENA TERMINALSaudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)0.58
DXI INDUSTRIES INCDX Holding Co.0.49
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS HOUSTONUnited States Steel0.48
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA LLCSolvay0.41
GALENA PARK TERMINAL CHEVRON USA INCChevron0.41
HOUSTON PLATING & COATINGS LLCHOUSTON PLATING & COATINGS LLC0.38
BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORPBall Corp.0.38
US ZINC - METALUS ZINC CORP0.32
EXXON MOBIL CORP SOUTH HOUSTON TERMINALExxon Mobil0.29
US ZINC- DUSTUS ZINC CORP0.28
QUALITY PRODUCT FINISHING INCQUALITY PRODUCT FINISHING INC0.24
SMI MANUFACTURING-HARDY ROAD FACILITYAFGLOBAL CORP0.24
CROWN BEVERAGE PACKAGINGCrown Holdings0.23
EXXON MOBIL CORP NORTH HOUSTON TERMINALExxon Mobil0.23
OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLS HOUSTONOwens Corning0.19
ICP BUILDING SOLUTIONS GROUP TOMBALLICP ADHESIVES & SEALANTS INC0.19
ELECTRO-COATINGS OF TEXAS INCACME Holdings0.16
FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST - JERSEY VILLAGELone Star Funds0.16
HOUSTON RETAIL SUPPORT CENTERH-E-B Grocery0.16
ARKEMA INCArkema0.14
QUIETFLEX MANUFACTURING CO LPDaikin0.11
TENARIS COILED TUBES LLCTechint0.10
S + S INDUSTRIESS + S INDUSTRIES0.09
PACKAGING SERVICES CO INC (PEARLAND FACILITY)SEMPRE AVANT LLC0.09
SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS AMERICA LLC - PASADENA PLANTSekisui Chemical0.08
AIR PRODUCTS LLCAir Products & Chemicals0.07
DEE FOUNDRIES INCDEE FOUNDRIES INC0.07
MARTIN ASPHALT-SOUTH HOUSTONMartin Resource Management Corp.0.06
STAUFFER PIPE SERVICESSTAUFFER PIPE SERVICES0.06
NOV RIG SYSTEMS FM 529NOV Inc.0.05
LARK HEAT TREATING INCLARK HEAT TREATING INC0.04
TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPToshiba0.04
MONUMENT CHEMICAL BAYTOWN LLCMonument Chemical0.04
REFINERY SPECIALTIES HEMPSTEAD FACILITYRSI HOLDINGS LLC0.04
THIRD COAST TERMINALS PEARLANDTHIRD COAST PACKAGING INC0.03
BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST INCBrenntag0.03
JERSEY VILLAGE PLANTArgos0.03
AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES - HOUSTON WESTAZZ Inc.0.03
NATURAL GAS SOLUTIONS NAFirst Reserve0.02
443 - RICHMOND OILSEEDSArcher Daniels Midland0.02
NELCONELCO0.02
CUSTOM CRETE - BRITTMOREU.S. Concrete Inc.0.02
HENRY COHENRY CO0.02
MERCHANT METALS LLCSterling Group0.02
USGYPSUM CO GALENA PARKKnauf0.02
MADDEN GALVANIZING LLCMADDEN GALVANIZING LLC0.02
DRIL-QUIP INCDril-Quip0.02
SWS HOLDINGS-PASADENA LPSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD LP0.02
ANHEUSER-BUSCH LLCAnheuser-Busch InBev0.01
SWS HOLDINGS-BRADY ISLAND LPSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD LP0.01
SIGMA LIFE SCIENCESMerck KGaA (EMD)0.01
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COGoodyear Tire & Rubber0.01
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO - PASADENA PLASTICS COMPLEXChevron Phillips Chemical0.01
MACDERMIDElement Solutions Inc.0.01
SOUTHWEST GALVANIZING INCSOUTHWEST GALVANIZING INC0.01
BASF CORP PASADENA PLANTBASF0.01
NOV QUALITY TUBING & NOV TUBOSCOPE SHELDON NORTHNOV Inc.0.01
HB FULLER CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INCH.B. Fuller0.01
ROYAL BATHS MANUFACTURING COROYAL BATHS MANUFACTURING CO LTD0.01
SCAN PAC MANUFACTURING INCSCAN-PAC MANUFACTURING INC0.01
K-T GALVANIZING COK-T GALVANIZING CO0.01
NOV MONOFLO BREEN & BREEN ISENOV Inc.0.01
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INCUnivar Solutions0.01
EASTEX FOREST PRODUCTSEASTEX FOREST PRODUCTS0.01
SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP LLC DBA OAK FARMS DAIRYDairy Farmers of America (DFA)0.00
KIK (HOUSTON) INCKIK Custom Products0.00
KING FABRICATION LLCKING FABRICATION LLC0.00
EXTERRAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LP - BRITTMOORE FACILITYExterran Corp.0.00
ALEGACY EQUIPMENT LLCALEGACY GROUP0.00
REICHHOLD LLC 2Polynt-Reichhold0.00
HOBAS PIPE USA LPHOBAS PIPE USA LP0.00
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TEX AS INCToyota0.00
SECE SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGYSchlumberger0.00
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LPMETALPLATE GALVANIZING LP0.00
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LPMETALPLATE GALVANIZING LP0.00
ENDURO COMPOSITES INC-HOUSTON CENTRAL GREEN FACILITYENDURO SYSTEMS INC0.00
NOV COATING HOUSTONNOV Inc.0.00
AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES-HOUSTONAZZ Inc.0.00
INTERCOASTAL PAINT CO INCINTERCOASTAL PAINT CO INC0.00
CAMPBELL RMC JERSEY VILLAGEHeidelbergCement0.00
UNIVAR USA INC HOUSTON FM 529Univar Solutions0.00
SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLCSasol0.00
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INCLinde0.00
ROYAL BATHS MANUFACTURING COROYAL BATHS MANUFACTURING CO LTD0.00
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS USA LLCAxalta Coating Systems0.00
AKER BIOMARINEAKER BIOMARINE0.00
BLENTECH CORPBLENTECH CORP0.00
CLOCK SPRINGCSC OPERATING CO LLC0.00
THORPE PLANT SERVICESCAPSTREET GROUP0.00
SYNTECH CHEMICALS INCSYNTECH CHEMICALS INC.0.00
MODERN WELDING CO OF TX INCMODERN WELDING CO INC0.00
RENWICK PLANTArgos0.00
COASTAL CHEMICAL CO LLCBrenntag0.00
EXTERRAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LP - NHR FACILITYExterran Corp.0.00
HOLMES RD PLANTArgos0.00
CRAIG BAKER MARBLE CO INCCRAIG BAKER MARBLE CO INC0.00
TOMBALL PLANTArgos0.00
PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC (FORMERLY TEXAS WELDERS SUPPLY)Linde0.00
ALLCHEM SERVICES INCALLCHEM SERVICES INC0.00
FULTON PLANTArgos0.00
W R GRACE & CO - CONNW.R. Grace0.00
CAMPBELL RMC HARWINHeidelbergCement0.00
STOLLER ENTERPRISES INCSTOLLER ENTERPRISES INC0.00
KATY BAGGING FACILITYCRH PLC0.00
TUF-CRETE PLANTArgos0.00
WORLD ENERGY BIOX BIOFUELSWorld Energy0.00
LATTIMORE MATERIALS CORP - SPRING RMLafargeHolcim0.00
CLARIANT CORPClariant0.00
CINCO PLANTArgos0.00
LATTIMORE MATERIALS CORP - BARKER RMLafargeHolcim0.00
MYKAWA PLANTArgos0.00
BYK USA INCAltana0.00
SEC ENERGY PRODUCTS & SERVICES LPEnergy Transfer0.00
GREENSPOINT PLANTArgos0.00
MEGA LUBRICANTSMartin Resource Management Corp.0.00
LAMBERTI USA CONROE PLANT 8920Lamberti0.00
AJ HURT JR INC DBA THE HURT COAudax Group0.00
DYNA DRILL TECHNOLOGIES LLCSchlumberger0.00
ENDURANCE COMPOSITES-PEARLANDANDRONACO INDUSTRIES0.00
PHILLIPS 66 PONCA CITY SITEPhillips 660.00
VALERO REFINING-TEXAS LPValero Energy0.00
CAMPBELL RMC HARDY STREETHeidelbergCement0.00
KATY PLANTArgos0.00
SUMMIT REFRIGERANTSMoira Capital Partners0.00
CAMPBELL RMC HOCKLEYHeidelbergCement0.00
RICHMOND PLANTArgos0.00
CAMPBELL RMC PEARLANDHeidelbergCement0.00
CAMPBELL RMC KATYHeidelbergCement0.00
CAMPBELL RMC ARCOLA/ROSHARONHeidelbergCement0.00
BRASKEM AMERICA INC-LAPORTE SITEBraskem0.00
CAMPBELL RMC SPRINGHeidelbergCement0.00
ROSENBERG BLOCK PLANTCRH PLC0.00
CAMPBELL RMC ROSENBERGHeidelbergCement0.00
FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST LLCLone Star Funds0.00
TECHNIPFMC GREMP CAMPUSTechnipFMC0.00
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LPLyondellBasell0.00
CAMPBELL RMC MAGNOLIAHeidelbergCement0.00
EXCALIBAR MINERALS LLCNewpark Resources0.00
CAMPBELL RMC HUMBLEHeidelbergCement0.00
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP-MATAGORDA FACILITYLyondellBasell0.00
LONE STAR HEAT TREATING CORPLONE STAR HEAT TREATING CORP0.00
FMC ENERGY SYSTEMSTechnipFMC0.00
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANTOccidental Petroleum0.00
NALCO CHAMPION FREEPORTEcolab0.00
THORPE PLANT SERVICES INCCAPSTREET GROUP0.00
PFP INDUSTRIES LLCPFP INDUSTRIES LLC (A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE)0.00
BEST BLOCK EAST HOUSTON PLANTQuikrete0.00
GREIF PACKAGING LLCGreif Inc.0.00
HOCKLEY PLANTArgos0.00
SACHEM INCSACHEM INC0.00
FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES- VALVE SOLUTIONS PBVForum Energy Technologies0.00
UNIVAR USA INC HOUSTONUnivar Solutions0.00
LYONDELLBASELL ACETYLS LLCLyondellBasell0.00
MATHESON TRI-GAS INC-PALMMitsubishi Group0.00
ALLIED POWER GROUPAEA Investors0.00
SBM LIFE SCIENCE CORPSBM LIFE SCIENCE CORP0.00

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium43,440.68
Nickel3,897.77
Ethylene oxide3,332.87
Chromium compounds509.43
1,3-Butadiene445.70

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
SALZGITTER MANNESMANN STAINLESS TUBES USASalzgitterChromium38,606.60
SALZGITTER MANNESMANN STAINLESS TUBES USASalzgitterNickel2,455.82
NOV RIG SYSTEMS WEST LITTLE YORKNOV Inc.Chromium2,336.97
NALCO FRESNO FACILITYEcolabEthylene oxide1,451.41
WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS LPBerkshire HathawayChromium1,349.50

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