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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolSpring Street School
Street123 Spring Street
CityShrewsbury
StateMA
Number of students308
Student % minority44%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school102
Number of chemicals affecting school61
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)54th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)70,278
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)62nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,530
Toxic Hazard509.50

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.10 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.52 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS299.14
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-Gobain53.84
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj43.10
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United31.82
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation25.79

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide299.14
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.) 102.15
Chromium79.42
Nickel13.94
Maleic anhydride4.49

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide299.14
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.) 53.83
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium41.50
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.) 25.79
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium21.20
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.) 20.15
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium15.80
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel10.61
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride4.49
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene2.43
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.) 2.21
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesLead 2.01
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCDiisocyanates1.95
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel1.60
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds1.06
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.83
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICNickel0.69
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.62
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.53
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.42
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.40
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.32
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterionChromium0.30
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.21
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.20
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.) 0.17
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesZinc compounds0.14
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.09
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCHydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.08
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.06
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.06
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.05
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.05
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.04
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty ProductsNickel compounds0.04
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.04
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.03
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)0.03
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCNitric acid0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.01
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.01
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
PACE INDUSTRIES - CAMBRIDGE DIVPace IndustriesCopper0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
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
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSAluminum (fume or dust)0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTChlorine0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 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
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainLead 0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICCopper0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
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 SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELLead 0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Certain glycol ethers0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAcetophenone0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCFormaldehyde0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INCPhenol0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainZinc compounds0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
PALL CORPDanaherCertain glycol ethers0.00
BORO SAND & STONE CORPBORO SAND & STONE CORPLead 0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAntimony compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
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
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-RoyceLead 0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainMercury0.00
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
CHEMARTCHEMARTHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INCStyrene0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.Toluene0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
TIFFANY & COLVMHSilver0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCToluene0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayVinyl acetate0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersCertain glycol ethers0.00
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICSSiemensMethanol0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.Styrene0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSMethanol0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT GroupCertain glycol ethers0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPCertain glycol ethers0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INCMethanol0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupZinc compounds0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPEthylene glycol0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupLead compounds0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
OLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCOLYMPIC ADHESIVES INCPhenol0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.Ethylene glycol0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupMercury0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersToluene0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCMethanol0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPMethanol0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCNitric acid0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPToluene0.00
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
CERTAINTEED LLCSaint-GobainBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
HOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPHOUGHTON CHEMICAL CORPXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupCopper0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
RESILIENCE BOSTON INC.NATIONAL RESILIENCE INCEthylene glycol0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika TherapeuticsMethanol0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
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
CURIA MASSACHUSETTS INC.AledadeN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INCM/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGSN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
CL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPCL HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORPN-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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