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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolSmith Vocational and Agricultural High
Street80 Locust Street
CityNorthampton
StateMA
Number of students566
Student % minority18%
TypeCareer and Technical School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school45
Number of chemicals affecting school50
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)42nd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)53,793
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)28th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)679
Toxic Hazard975.91

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.20 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.00 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings716.16
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.192.16
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC16.92
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical13.26
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker9.91

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt718.29
Chromium188.32
Formaldehyde41.72
Nickel15.03
Trichloroethylene5.70
Certain glycol ethers1.24
Antimony compounds1.09
Epichlorohydrin1.07
Lead compounds0.97
Ethylbenzene0.66
Acrylic acid0.53
Benzene0.43
Diisocyanates0.29
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.10
Manganese compounds0.09
Nitric acid0.08
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.07
Naphthalene0.07
Lead 0.03
Hydrogen sulfide0.02
Ozone0.02
Vinyl acetate0.02
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)0.02
Copper0.02
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Toluene0.01
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
2,4-D0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Methanol0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Styrene0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
Formic acid0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Manganese0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)0.00
Butyraldehyde0.00
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.) 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt716.13
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium177.46
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde16.92
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel14.68
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde13.24
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde8.72
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium7.63
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene5.69
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde2.83
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium2.74
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt2.16
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers1.17
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.09
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin1.07
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds0.96
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.65
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid0.53
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.33
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.31
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.22
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.14
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.13
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.12
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.10
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.09
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.09
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.08
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.07
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.07
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCNaphthalene0.07
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.06
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.05
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.04
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.03
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.02
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.02
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.02
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.02
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)0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.01
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.01
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCEthylbenzene0.01
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
PITTSFIELD GENERATING CO LPHull Street EnergyAmmonia (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
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
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCCyclohexane0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
CRANE & CO. INC.Crane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
CRANE PIONEER MILLCrane Co.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
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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