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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWest Springfield High
Street425 Piper Road
CityWest Springfield
StateMA
Number of students1,186
Student % minority38%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school68
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)14th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)16,754
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)2nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)27
Toxic Hazard5,595.19

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.15 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.73 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings5,214.87
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation80.70
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical54.03
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management47.73
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners31.19

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt5,278.89
Chromium182.65
Formaldehyde97.10
Nickel12.74
Epichlorohydrin9.19

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt5,214.65
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt59.53
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde53.93
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium46.38
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde31.19
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium26.34
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium26.22
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium24.59
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium19.20
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium16.68
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium11.77
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin9.19
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium6.90
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt4.71
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde4.58
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde4.45
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers4.16
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium3.82
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.94
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds2.76
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.71
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.70
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.53
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds2.42
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid2.18
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel1.98
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates1.43
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.33
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.52
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.40
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.35
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.31
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.28
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.28
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.24
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.21
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.) 0.17
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.10
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.09
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.08
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.07
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.07
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.05
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.05
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.05
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.05
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.05
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)0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.03
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.01
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
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
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
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
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
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate 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
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
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyLithium carbonate0.00

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