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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolHampden Charter School of Science West
Street511 Main St.
CityWest Springfield
StateMA
Number of students367
Student % minority44%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school70
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)17th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)21,174
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)3rd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)62
Toxic Hazard4,101.16

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.84 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.20 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings3,629.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical89.34
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation84.05
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners51.58
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management48.61

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt3,698.95
Chromium215.86
Formaldehyde154.28
Nickel15.36
Acrylic acid3.98
Epichlorohydrin3.62
Antimony compounds2.63
Lead compounds2.38
Certain glycol ethers1.94
Diisocyanates0.68
Lead 0.35
Vinyl acetate0.24
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.) 0.16
Ethylbenzene0.13
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.13
Trichloroethylene0.10
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.07
Nitric acid0.07
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)0.06
Ozone0.05
Zinc compounds0.04
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.03
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.03
Benzene0.01
Copper0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Toluene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Styrene0.00
Formic acid0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
Lithium carbonate0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt3,629.01
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde89.10
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt62.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde51.56
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium47.23
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium30.19
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium29.93
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium28.13
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium27.88
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium19.99
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium10.91
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium10.87
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt7.95
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium6.57
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde6.12
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde5.11
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid3.98
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin3.62
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.11
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.08
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium2.98
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.87
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds2.63
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.37
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds2.30
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.06
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers1.90
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.36
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel1.12
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.86
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.49
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.47
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.46
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.36
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.32
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.29
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.24
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.19
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.18
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.17
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.) 0.16
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.15
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.11
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.10
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.07
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.06
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)0.05
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.05
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.05
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.04
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.04
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.03
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.03
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.03
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.02
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
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
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
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic 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
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
THE SOUSA CORPSOUSA CORPAmmonia (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 INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
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
ELECTRIC MOTION CO INC.HubbellCopper0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)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
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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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