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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWHITE OAK SCHOOL
Street533 N RD
CityWESTFIELD
StateMA
Number of students59
Student % minority17%
Data SourcePSS (private schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school62
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)42nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)54,248
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)28th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)691
Toxic Hazard958.41

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.20 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.98 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings756.60
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS54.37
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management27.20
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace19.29
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit Aerospace19.01

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt758.69
Chromium100.51
Formaldehyde85.61
Nickel6.97
Antimony compounds1.55

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt756.56
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormaldehyde54.37
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium26.43
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium17.49
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium17.24
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium16.22
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde10.49
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde9.73
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium7.71
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium7.51
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde5.72
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium3.87
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium3.51
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde2.90
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde2.40
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt2.12
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel1.80
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel1.78
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel1.67
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.55
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.36
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.85
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel0.76
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin0.57
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.51
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.48
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.43
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.37
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid0.34
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.27
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 0.21
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.17
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.17
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.13
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.13
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.12
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.05
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.04
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.04
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.04
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.04
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.04
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.03
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.03
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.03
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain CapitalAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.01
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.00
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ONYX SPECIALTY PAPERS INC. - WILLOW MILLONYX SPECIALTY PAPERSFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellAmmonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CON-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-GobainChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCNonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalButyraldehyde0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyLithium carbonate0.00

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