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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMcKay Elementary School
Street67 Rindge Road
CityFitchburg
StateMA
Number of students727
Student % minority80%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school95
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)73rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)94,759
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)93rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,313
Toxic Hazard127.37

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 INC55.03
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC14.13
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC14.13
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS13.45
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners10.92

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt46.03
Chromium31.74
Ethylene oxide13.45
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.) 12.07
Nickel7.40

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt46.03
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium14.13
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium14.13
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide13.45
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.) 10.92
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.88
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene5.29
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene2.77
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride2.72
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesLead 2.37
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCChromium2.12
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.) 1.16
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium0.77
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds0.71
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.71
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.60
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INCNickel0.31
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium0.26
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.22
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium0.22
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesDiisocyanates0.21
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
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.07
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.06
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.06
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
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.01
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.01
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
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
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.01
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesAntimony compounds0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros ChemicalsNitric acid0.01
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesCopper0.01
INTERVALA LLCIntervalaLead compounds0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.01
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 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
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
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayCopper0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORPCopper0.00
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCSTRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesLead 0.00
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
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
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
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsLead 0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
LGC STANDARDS VHG LABSLGC STANDARDS VHG LABSLead 0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORPLead 0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
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
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCCopper0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervalaLead 0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolNitric acid0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesToluene0.00
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
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
HOLOGIC INCHologicMethanol0.00
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCToluene0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementToluene0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayAcetophenone0.00
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
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
SANMINA CORP.SanminaLead 0.00
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
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCNitric acid0.00
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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