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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolAlice B Beal Elementary
Street285 Tiffany Street
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students299
Student % minority87%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school77
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)33rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)42,547
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)18th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)436
Toxic Hazard1,484.18

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.30 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.52 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings616.43
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker294.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical141.65
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation102.86
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners72.45

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt756.25
Chromium434.87
Formaldehyde261.34
Nickel21.90
Antimony compounds1.92

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt616.41
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium226.41
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde141.41
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt75.86
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde72.42
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt63.98
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium42.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium41.90
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium39.12
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde38.75
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium38.42
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium24.47
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium8.06
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium7.20
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde7.14
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium4.79
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel4.38
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel4.31
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel4.03
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel3.78
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.52
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.92
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium1.78
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.68
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde1.59
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.) 1.50
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid1.16
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.10
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin0.88
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel0.74
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.65
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.41
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.40
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.24
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.24
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.21
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.21
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.16
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.14
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.14
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.) 0.13
MICROCARE LLCMICROCARE LLC1-Bromopropane0.12
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.08
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)0.06
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.05
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.05
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.04
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.04
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.04
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.04
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.04
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.03
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.03
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.02
MICROCARE LLCMICROCARE LLC1,2-Dichloroethylene0.02
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.02
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.02
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.01
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS LLCPrysmian GroupOzone0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
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
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
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
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
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
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
UNITED ABRASIVES INCUNITED ABRASIVES INCPhenol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORPAmmonia (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
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
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellAmmonia (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
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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