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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolVeritas Preparatory Charter School
Street370 Pine Street
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students501
Student % minority96%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school71
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)32nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)40,726
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)17th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)399
Toxic Hazard1,593.42

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.33 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.63 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings826.33
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical262.98
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners129.80
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation90.78
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker65.31

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt907.46
Formaldehyde411.24
Chromium245.38
Nickel17.21
Acrylic acid2.83

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt826.30
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde262.32
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde129.76
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt66.96
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium50.27
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium42.11
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium34.86
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium34.42
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium34.15
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium21.59
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt14.20
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde11.25
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium10.21
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium9.28
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde5.95
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium5.40
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.59
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.55
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.52
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium2.94
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid2.83
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.22
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds2.16
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde1.93
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.89
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin1.68
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.21
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.96
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel0.96
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.84
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.65
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.65
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.42
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.28
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.24
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.23
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.23
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.19
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.) 0.13
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.13
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.08
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.08
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)0.07
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.06
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.06
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.06
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.04
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.04
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.03
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.03
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.03
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.03
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
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
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
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORPAmmonia (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
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
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
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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

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