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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolBelmont Street Community
Street170 Belmont Street
CityWorcester
StateMA
Number of students585
Student % minority80%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school88
Number of chemicals affecting school59
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)64th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)82,198
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)84th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,091
Toxic Hazard279.93

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.06 times the national average at schools.

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

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERIS108.30
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet Oyj64.24
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford United48.87
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient Corporation17.72
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.12.23

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Top 5 chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide108.30
Chromium107.72
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.) 29.37
Nickel22.77
Maleic anhydride5.39

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.STERISEthylene oxide108.30
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium61.86
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium32.55
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.) 17.72
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel16.33
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium12.23
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.) 9.22
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride5.39
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene2.49
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel2.43
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel2.38
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.) 2.29
ATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCATLANTIC FOOTCARE INCDiisocyanates1.14
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICNickel0.83
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.78
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.58
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.52
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationAntimony compounds0.46
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Peracetic acid0.40
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCAntimony compounds0.32
MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS INCMaterionChromium0.29
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.21
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.) 0.15
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersAntimony compounds0.12
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.11
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.10
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCHydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid)0.07
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.07
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.06
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.05
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)0.05
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.04
ULTRA FINE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS RINovamet Specialty ProductsNickel compounds0.04
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.04
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.03
ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLCDuPont de NemoursFormaldehyde0.03
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NCTHE PARTNER COS LLCNitric acid0.02
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.02
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.02
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoAcetonitrile0.02
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.01
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.01
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoPyridine0.01
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)0.01
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER HIREL PRODUCTS INC.Infineon TechnologiesLead 0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
DAV-TECH PLATING INC.DAV-TECH PLATING INC.Nitric acid0.01
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.01
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.01
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.00
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC.TEKNOR APEXZinc compounds0.00
NISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSNISSHA METALLIZING SOLUTIONSAluminum (fume or dust)0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTChlorine0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethyl tert-butyl ether0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
NEWARK AMERICAGreif Inc.Lead 0.00
CAPSTAN ATLANTICCAPSTAN ATLANTICCopper0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCLead compounds0.00
HAARTZ CORPHAARTZ CORPo-Xylene0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Certain glycol ethers0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCFormaldehyde0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
TRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELTRESCA BROTHERS SAND & GRAVELLead 0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationLead compounds0.00
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
HIGHLINE WARREN LLCPritzker GroupMethanol0.00
MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDSOrbia Advance CorporationZinc compounds0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAcetophenone0.00
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORAmerican Superconductor Corp.Lead compounds0.00
BULLARD ABRASIVES INCBULLARD ABRASIVES INCPhenol0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNitric acid0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PALL CORPDanaherCertain glycol ethers0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
CHEMARTCHEMARTCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
HOLCIM - NER INC.Holcim GroupLead compounds0.00
JG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCJG MACLELLAN CONCRETE CO INCLead compounds0.00
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
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupAntimony compounds0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersLead 0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLCNautic PartnersZinc compounds0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
RIVERDALE MILLS CORPRIVERDALE MILLS CORPZinc compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
CHROMA COLOR CORPArsenal Capital PartnersZinc compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ROLLS-ROYCE N.A. INC.Rolls-RoyceLead 0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.PLATING FOR ELECTRONICS INC.Nitric acid0.00
US PACK INCUS PACK INCEthylene glycol0.00
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
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
FRITO-LAY INCPepsiCoAmmonia (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
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
NITTO DENKO AVECIA INC.Nitto DenkoToluene0.00
TOPCOATStandard Industries Inc.Toluene0.00
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCCAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INCToluene0.00
DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.DIMENSION-POLYANT INC.Toluene0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
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
TIFFANY & COLVMHSilver0.00
E. PARRELLA CO. INC.E. PARRELLA CO. INC.Styrene0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS INC.OPAC INCStyrene0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire HathawayVinyl acetate0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersCertain glycol ethers0.00
VERANOVA L.P.Altaris Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
GVS N.A.GVS GroupFormic acid0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO-MILFORDBerkshire Hathaway3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate0.00
NYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCNYACOL NANOTECHNOLOGIES INCEthylene glycol0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INCMethanol0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ALLNEX USA INC. WALLINGFORD CT SITEPTT GroupCertain glycol ethers0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupZinc compounds0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupLead compounds0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupMercury0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersToluene0.00
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MARLBOROUGH (MRB)Clean Harbors Inc.Ethylene glycol0.00
TECHNIC INC ENGINEERED POWDERS DIVTECHNIC INCMethanol0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate 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
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersEthylene glycol0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS USA LLCPrysmian GroupCopper0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INC.DAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
CALLAHAN CHEMICAL CO LLCSK Capital PartnersMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
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
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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