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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMount Holyoke College
Street50 College Street
CitySouth Hadley
StateMA
Number of students0
Data SourceIPEDS (higher ed)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school54
Number of chemicals affecting school48
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)38th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)47,994
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)22nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)537
Toxic Hazard1,217.14

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.25 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings881.78
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.158.53
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical59.46
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners35.39
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management25.95

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt885.60
Chromium195.57
Formaldehyde104.37
Nickel13.66
Trichloroethylene4.44
Epichlorohydrin4.19
Acrylic acid2.98
Certain glycol ethers2.52
Antimony compounds1.27
Lead compounds1.14
Diisocyanates0.62
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.16
Ethylbenzene0.11
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.) 0.11
Vinyl acetate0.09
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.05
Nitric acid0.05
Lead 0.04
Benzene0.03
Ammonia (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
Ozone0.02
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Copper0.02
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
Manganese compounds0.01
Toluene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Formic acid0.00
Styrene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Manganese0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt881.74
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium146.41
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde59.36
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde35.38
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium25.22
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium13.66
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel12.12
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde6.17
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium5.91
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene4.38
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin4.19
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt3.86
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde3.46
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium3.18
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid2.98
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers2.48
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.27
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.12
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium1.06
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel0.72
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.47
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.24
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.23
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.20
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.15
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.14
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.13
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.11
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
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.09
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.07
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.06
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.04
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.04
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.04
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.03
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.03
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.03
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.03
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
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.02
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.01
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.00
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
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
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
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
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
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
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
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
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
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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