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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolJohnny Appleseed
Street845 Main Street
CityLeominster
StateMA
Number of students661
Student % minority55%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school106
Number of chemicals affecting school61
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)68th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)87,832
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)88th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,192
Toxic Hazard198.85

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

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

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC53.53
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital Partners48.08
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners21.77
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC17.66
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC17.66

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt82.93
Chromium49.77
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.) 24.91
Ethylene oxide16.68
Nickel7.59

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt44.77
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersCobalt38.16
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.) 21.77
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium17.66
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium17.66
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide16.68
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersChromium9.73
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.69
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.) 3.14
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds2.95
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene2.91
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesLead 2.63
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCChromium2.06
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene1.92
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium1.81
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride1.73
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS INCBerkshire HathawayDiisocyanates1.28
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds1.20
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium0.46
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INCNickel0.37
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.35
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.31
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium0.30
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesDiisocyanates0.25
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel0.23
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolFormaldehyde0.22
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersNickel0.19
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesZinc compounds0.18
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.18
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.18
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.12
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.08
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.06
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.06
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.05
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.04
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.03
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCDiisocyanates0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.03
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCLead 0.03
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark ElectronicsLead 0.03
ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURINGAnalog Devices Inc.Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.02
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.01
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesAntimony compounds0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros ChemicalsNitric acid0.01
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.01
COVESTRO LLCCovestroTriethylamine0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.01
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.01
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.01
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesCopper0.01
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.01
ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURINGAnalog Devices Inc.Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.01
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.01
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolCertain glycol ethers0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
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
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
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
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCSTRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORPCopper0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayCopper0.00
COVESTRO LLCCovestroDiisocyanates0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesLead 0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS INCMorgan Advanced MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURINGAnalog Devices Inc.Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
ICP CONSTRUCTIONCPC HOLDING LLCEthylene glycol0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
COVESTRO LLCCovestroToluene-2,4-diisocyanate0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
VICOR CORPVicor Corp.Copper0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
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
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsLead 0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
TECOMETCharlesbank Capital PartnersManganese0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORPLead 0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
RAYTHEON CORTX CorporationLead 0.00
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
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCCopper0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESStyrene0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolNitric acid0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervalaLead 0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
KOCH SEPARATION SOLUTIONS INC.Koch IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesToluene0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCSilver compounds0.00
ANALOG DEVICES INC/WILMINGTON MANUFACTURINGAnalog Devices Inc.Nitric acid0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinToluene0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCToluene0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCToluene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
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
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementToluene0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
COVESTRO LLCCovestroMethyl methacrylate0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
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
SHAWSHEEN RUBBER CO INCSHAWSHEEN RUBBER CO INCToluene0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayAcetophenone0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementMethanol0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
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
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
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
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCSkyworks SolutionsN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
CURIA MASSACHUSETTS INC.AledadeN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
RAYTHEON CORTX CorporationN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INCM/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGSN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
KOCH SEPARATION SOLUTIONS INC.Koch IndustriesN-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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