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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolBernardston Elementary
Street37 School Road
CityBernardston
StateMA
Number of students204
Student % minority7%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school18
Number of chemicals affecting school30
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)46th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)59,276
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)42nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)1,024
Toxic Hazard798.16

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.16 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.82 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.789.05
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital5.44
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC3.27
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria Investments0.14
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INC0.13

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium728.88
Nickel60.34
Trichloroethylene5.44
Formaldehyde3.27
Copper0.08
Ethylbenzene0.06
Manganese compounds0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Lead compounds0.01
Benzene0.01
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.01
Naphthalene0.01
Certain glycol ethers0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Toluene0.00
Styrene0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
2,4-D0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
Lead 0.00
Manganese0.00
Methanol0.00
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)0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
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

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium728.66
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel60.30
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene5.44
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde3.27
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.12
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.10
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.08
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.05
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.04
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesEthylbenzene0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Lead compounds0.01
SOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLCSOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLCBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Naphthalene0.01
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesCertain glycol ethers0.01
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.Zinc compounds0.00
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.Lead compounds0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratories1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
DUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESDUXBURY COMPOSITE PRODUCTS DBA PLP COMPOSITESStyrene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley Laboratoriesn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
CE BRADLEY LABORATORIES INCC. E. Bradley LaboratoriesToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
SOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLCSOUNDVIEW VERMONT HOLDINGS LLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
HOLLAND COHOLLAND 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
GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.GARWARE FULFLEX USA INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
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
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

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