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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolFitchburg State University
Street160 Pearl St
CityFitchburg
StateMA
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school92
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)73rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)94,914
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)93rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,322
Toxic Hazard126.24

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.13 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC53.27
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS14.10
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC13.57
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC13.57
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners11.34

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt44.56
Chromium30.60
Ethylene oxide14.10
Chromium 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.) 12.54
Nickel7.18

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt44.56
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide14.10
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium13.57
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium13.57
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersChromium 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.) 11.34
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.66
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene5.83
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride2.91
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene2.57
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesLead 2.36
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCChromium2.05
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationChromium 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.) 1.20
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium0.80
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.74
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds0.72
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.62
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INCNickel0.30
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium0.26
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.23
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium0.23
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesDiisocyanates0.20
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolFormaldehyde0.18
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesZinc compounds0.17
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.15
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.15
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel0.13
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.07
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.06
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.06
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.04
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.03
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCLead 0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark ElectronicsLead 0.02
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.01
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.01
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.01
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesAntimony compounds0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.01
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesCopper0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros ChemicalsNitric acid0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.01
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolCertain glycol ethers0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO WEST GROTONHOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COAmmonia (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
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
CIRCUIT CONNECT INCInfinitumAmmonia (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
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayCopper0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORPCopper0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCSTRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesLead 0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsLead 0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainAmmonia (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
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORPLead 0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESStyrene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCCopper0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolNitric acid0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervalaLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesToluene0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCSilver compounds0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinToluene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
HOLOGIC INCHologicMethanol0.00
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCToluene0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESAmmonia (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
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayAcetophenone0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementMethanol0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSMethanol0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCNitric acid0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.Ethylene glycol0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORPBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika TherapeuticsMethanol0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INCMinebeaMitsumiMethanol0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)Methanol0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
CYTIVADanaherN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLithium carbonate0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SARTORIUS STEDIM 450 DLBSARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECHN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INCM/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGSN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
CL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPCL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinTetrabromobisphenol A0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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