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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolAgawam Early Childhood Center
Street108 Perry Lane
CityAgawam
StateMA
Number of students148
Student % minority29%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelPrekindergarten
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school77
Number of chemicals affecting school52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)14th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)17,031
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)2nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)29
Toxic Hazard5,469.68

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.12 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.61 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings3,915.02
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORP586.04
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa Abloy482.07
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation99.66
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical82.51

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt3,993.64
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.) 881.38
Chromium232.34
Nickel compounds186.86
Formaldehyde142.87

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt3,914.86
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPChromium 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.) 550.99
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyChromium 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.) 330.22
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyNickel compounds151.81
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde82.28
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt73.51
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium58.33
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde46.92
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPMOTT METALLURGICAL CORPNickel compounds35.05
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium30.78
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium30.75
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium30.55
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium23.71
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium18.66
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium13.53
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium12.44
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium8.46
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde5.98
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde5.49
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt5.27
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds3.38
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.17
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.17
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.15
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds2.97
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium2.71
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid2.62
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.44
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin2.24
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.18
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.67
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers1.50
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel1.28
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium1.07
WHITCRAFT CENTRAL CT BLDG. 1Pursuit AerospaceChromium1.01
STANLEY WORKS HAND TOOLS DIV.Stanley Black & DeckerCertain glycol ethers0.78
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.44
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.42
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.38
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.36
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.32
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.31
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.24
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.22
MICROCARE LLCMICROCARE LLC1-Bromopropane0.20
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.) 0.17
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.17
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.16
WHITCRAFT CENTRAL CT BLDG. 1Pursuit AerospaceNickel0.10
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.09
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.09
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.09
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)0.06
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.06
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.05
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.05
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.04
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.04
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.04
MICROCARE LLCMICROCARE LLC1,2-Dichloroethylene0.04
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.03
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.03
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.03
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.02
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
GEMS SENSORS INCFortiveLead 0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.01
TILCON CONNECTICUT INC.CRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
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
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
ASSA ABLOY ACCESS & EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP - CORBIN RUSSWINAssa AbloyZinc compounds0.00
ALTEK ELECTRONICS INCALTEK ELECTRONICS INCLead 0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
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
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)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
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyLithium carbonate0.00

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