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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPlains Elementary
Street00 Lyman Street
CitySouth Hadley
StateMA
Number of students307
Student % minority28%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school57
Number of chemicals affecting school48
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)34th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)43,924
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)19th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)464
Toxic Hazard1,408.80

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.29 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.44 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings996.54
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.143.08
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical79.19
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners46.18
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management28.21

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt1,001.40
Chromium233.84
Formaldehyde139.13
Nickel17.38
Epichlorohydrin6.05

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt996.50
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium132.13
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde79.06
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde46.17
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium27.41
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium23.07
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium22.83
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium17.32
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel10.93
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde6.93
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium6.41
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin6.05
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid4.90
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt4.89
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde3.63
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium3.47
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde3.34
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.38
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.35
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers1.86
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.39
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.22
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium1.17
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel0.79
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.49
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.29
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.26
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.22
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.16
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.15
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.13
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotChromium 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.) 0.11
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.11
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.08
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.08
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.05
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.04
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.04
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.03
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NONWOVENS LLCBain CapitalAmmonia (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
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.03
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.03
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.03
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.03
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.03
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.00
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
ALGONQUIN POWER WINDSOR LOCKS LLCAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesAmmonia (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
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsAmmonia (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
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP MULT ILAYER STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER CON-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
SAINT GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALSSaint-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.) 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCNonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalButyraldehyde0.00

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