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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolNorthwest
Street45 Stearns Avenue
CityLeominster
StateMA
Number of students727
Student % minority63%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school101
Number of chemicals affecting school61
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)71st
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)92,403
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)91st
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,271
Toxic Hazard149.68

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.15 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC48.31
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners28.14
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS20.08
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INC15.18
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INC15.18

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt40.40
Chromium34.74
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.) 31.22
Ethylene oxide20.08
Nickel6.67

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCCobalt40.40
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.) 28.14
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide20.08
PROTO LABS INC.PROTO LABS INCChromium15.18
PROTO LABS INCPROTO LABS INCChromium15.18
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCNickel6.04
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene4.68
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.) 3.07
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride2.53
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene2.47
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesLead 2.37
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INCChromium1.86
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium1.73
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds1.40
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.61
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.54
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.49
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium0.42
COORSTEK IGNITER PRODUCTSCOORSTEK INCNickel0.32
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium0.27
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesDiisocyanates0.23
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel0.21
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolFormaldehyde0.19
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.18
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.17
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesZinc compounds0.17
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.08
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.06
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.06
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.05
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCHydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.03
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCLead 0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.03
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark ElectronicsLead 0.02
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
EMD MILLIPORE CORPMerck KGaA (EMD)Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.01
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc 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
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.01
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.01
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCNitric acid0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesAntimony compounds0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.01
HARCROS CHEMICALS INCHarcros ChemicalsNitric acid0.01
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.01
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesCopper0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.01
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolCertain glycol ethers0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc 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
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
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
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
STRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCSTRAUMANN MANUFACTURING INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
BRONZE CRAFT CORPBRONZE CRAFT CORPCopper0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayCopper0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesLead 0.00
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
ICP CONSTRUCTIONCPC HOLDING LLCEthylene glycol0.00
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
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIESWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
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
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
CIRTRONICS CORPCIRTRONICS CORPLead 0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
RAYTHEON CORTX CorporationLead 0.00
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
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCCopper0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESStyrene0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
INTERVALA LLCIntervalaLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolNitric acid0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.00
BRADFORD INDUSTRIESWembly EnterprisesToluene0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
COLT REFINING INCCOLT REFINING INCSilver compounds0.00
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP CHOMERICS DIVParker-HannifinToluene0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING INCMERIDIAN INDUSTRIES INCToluene0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementToluene0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORPPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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
MARMON UTILITY LLCBerkshire HathawayAcetophenone0.00
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC. - TEWKSBURY MAApollo Global ManagementMethanol0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayVinyl acetate0.00
BROX INDUSTRIES INCBrox IndustriesBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCALLCOAT TECHNOLOGY INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
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
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika TherapeuticsMethanol0.00
RYMES - HUDSONSUPERIOR PLUS CORPBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
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
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
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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