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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWest Boylston Junior/Senior High
Street125 Crescent Street
CityWest Boylston
StateMA
Number of students433
Student % minority22%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school85
Number of chemicals affecting school58
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)65th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)84,710
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)86th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,146
Toxic Hazard239.49

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.05 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.25 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS94.26
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation69.01
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.31.45
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CO16.39
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital Partners10.71

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide94.26
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.) 80.98
Chromium38.66
Maleic anhydride8.78
Dicyclopentadiene7.56

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide94.26
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.) 69.01
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium31.45
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.) 10.71
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride8.78
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene7.56
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium3.71
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium3.23
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene2.02
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel1.61
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.) 1.27
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile1.18
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCDiisocyanates0.96
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.89
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds0.53
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.30
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.27
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.22
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesDiisocyanates0.19
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolFormaldehyde0.16
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.14
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.14
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.13
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.10
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.07
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.06
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCHydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.05
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.05
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.04
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.03
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.03
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.03
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.03
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS NH DIVBenchmark ElectronicsLead 0.02
AVCARB MATERIAL SOLUTIONSArsenal Capital PartnersHydrogen cyanide0.01
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCNitric acid0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.01
SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.Global MaterialsHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.01
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesAntimony compounds0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.01
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.01
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.00
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
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
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
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican BiltriteToluene0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSAluminum (fume or dust)0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolCertain glycol ethers0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
EDWARDS VACUUM LLCAtlas CopcoLead 0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
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
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELLead 0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
IDEAL TAPE COAmerican Biltriten-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsLead 0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Certain glycol ethers0.00
GRANITE STATE CONCRETE CO INC WESTFORDJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
AMPHENOL APC INCAmphenolNitric acid0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesToluene0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
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
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCToluene0.00
ENTEGRIS INCEntegrisMethanol0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayVinyl acetate0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.Styrene0.00
TELEDYNE FLIR SURVEILLANCETeledyne TechnologiesLead 0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSMethanol0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICThermo Fisher ScientificMethanol0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INCMethanol0.00
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen Industriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.Ethylene glycol0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCAOTCO METAL FINISHING LLCNitric acid0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ANIKA THERAPEUTICSAnika TherapeuticsMethanol0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCMethanol0.00
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
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIVWorthen IndustriesN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONBAE SystemsN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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