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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolShrewsbury High School
Street64 Holden Street
CityShrewsbury
StateMA
Number of students1,823
Student % minority49%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school92
Number of chemicals affecting school60
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)47th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)60,261
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)44th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,078
Toxic Hazard767.85

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.79 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj353.57
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS183.71
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United82.54
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain49.30
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation40.01

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium421.90
Ethylene oxide183.71
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.) 106.58
Nickel42.20
Maleic anhydride5.53

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium340.48
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide183.71
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium55.01
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-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.) 49.29
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.) 40.01
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel27.53
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium25.84
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.) 15.01
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel13.09
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride5.53
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene2.94
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCChromium 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.) 2.11
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCDiisocyanates1.34
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds0.75
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICNickel0.74
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.63
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.51
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.49
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.36
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.35
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.35
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.22
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterionChromium0.21
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.18
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty ProductsChromium 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.) 0.15
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.12
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.09
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.09
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCHydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.07
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)0.07
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.05
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.05
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.04
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.04
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty ProductsNickel compounds0.04
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.04
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCNitric acid0.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.02
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.01
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.01
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
OCEAN STATE POWERLS PowerAmmonia (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
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSAluminum (fume or dust)0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTChlorine0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICCopper0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainLead 0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
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
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCFormaldehyde0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Certain glycol ethers0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELLead 0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainZinc compounds0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INCPhenol0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAcetophenone0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
PALL CORPDanaherCertain glycol ethers0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAntimony compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-RoyceLead 0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
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
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty ProductsCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainMercury0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.Toluene0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INCStyrene0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.Toluene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCToluene0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMHSilver0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersCertain glycol ethers0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemensMethanol0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayVinyl acetate0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.Styrene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSMethanol0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INCMethanol0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT GroupCertain glycol ethers0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupZinc compounds0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupLead compounds0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupMercury0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.Ethylene glycol0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersToluene0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCMethanol0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCNitric acid0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersEthylene glycol0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupCopper0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika TherapeuticsMethanol0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ACUSHNET CO BALL PLANT IIIFila Holdings Corp.Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT GroupToluene0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.MIXTURE0.00
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
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersNonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
PALL CORPDanaherN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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