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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolMargaret C Ells
Street319 Cortland Street
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students160
Student % minority94%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelPrekindergarten
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school70
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)29th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)36,743
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)13th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)299
Toxic Hazard1,860.95

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.38 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.91 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings756.87
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical513.19
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners242.89
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation81.87
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker67.64

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt831.93
Formaldehyde778.94
Chromium220.48
Nickel15.41
Acrylic acid3.68
Epichlorohydrin1.88
Lead compounds1.88
Antimony compounds1.73
Certain glycol ethers1.19
Trichloroethylene1.06
Vinyl acetate0.88
Diisocyanates0.44
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.30
Lead 0.22
Ethylbenzene0.18
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.13
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.13
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
Nitric acid0.06
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.06
Diethanolamine0.06
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)0.05
Zinc compounds0.04
Ozone0.03
Tetrachloroethylene0.02
Copper0.01
Benzene0.01
Methanol0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Ethylene glycol0.01
Toluene0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Styrene0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Formic acid0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
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 HoldingsCobalt756.83
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde512.31
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde242.83
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt60.39
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium52.06
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium34.40
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium32.91
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium32.45
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium31.43
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium19.47
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde16.30
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt14.71
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium8.63
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde5.45
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium4.71
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium4.32
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid3.68
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.34
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.24
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.04
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.01
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin1.88
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.73
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.52
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers1.13
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene1.06
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel1.05
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel0.99
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.88
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.87
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.33
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.33
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.30
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.23
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.19
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.19
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.17
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.) 0.12
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.11
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.10
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.09
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.07
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.06
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.06
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
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.05
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.05
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.04
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.03
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.03
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.03
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.03
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.02
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.02
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.01
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
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
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 INCToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
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
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
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
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
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
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
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
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
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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

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