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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
Street15 Mulligan Drive
CitySouth Hadley
StateMA
Number of students390
Student % minority40%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school53
Number of chemicals affecting school48
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)35th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)44,705
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)20th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)482
Toxic Hazard1,371.19

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.28 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.41 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings1,069.54
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.149.81
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical42.36
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management28.05
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners25.56

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt1,072.83
Chromium188.61
Formaldehyde77.38
Nickel12.94
Epichlorohydrin7.01
Certain glycol ethers5.75
Acrylic acid1.98
Antimony compounds1.42
Lead compounds1.27
Diisocyanates0.92
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.34
Ethylbenzene0.16
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.) 0.12
Vinyl acetate0.07
Nitric acid0.06
Lead 0.06
Benzene0.05
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.05
Trichloroethylene0.04
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
Ozone0.03
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Copper0.02
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Toluene0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Formic acid0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Styrene0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
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 HoldingsCobalt1,069.50
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium138.35
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde42.29
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium27.26
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde25.55
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium11.80
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel11.45
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin7.01
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium6.89
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers5.71
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde5.05
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde4.49
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium3.56
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt3.33
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid1.98
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.42
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.25
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.79
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel0.78
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.63
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.33
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.20
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.19
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.16
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.14
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.) 0.12
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.12
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.11
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.10
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.07
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.05
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.05
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.04
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.04
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.04
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.04
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.03
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.03
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
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.02
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.02
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)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
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
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 INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
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
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
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
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
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
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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