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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWashington
Street141 Washington Street
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students420
Student % minority92%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school74
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)35th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)44,047
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)19th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)465
Toxic Hazard1,402.84

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.29 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.44 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings553.98
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical230.70
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker166.92
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners112.71
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation99.94

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt663.97
Formaldehyde380.80
Chromium328.30
Nickel19.50
Antimony compounds1.83
Lead compounds1.68
Acrylic acid1.56
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.) 1.37
Epichlorohydrin1.11
Certain glycol ethers0.78
Diisocyanates0.47
Vinyl acetate0.40
Trichloroethylene0.25
Lead 0.24
Ethylbenzene0.11
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.08
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.07
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
Nitric acid0.05
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.05
Zinc compounds0.04
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.04
Ozone0.04
Benzene0.01
Copper0.01
Diethanolamine0.01
Manganese compounds0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Toluene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Styrene0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Formic acid0.00
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 HoldingsCobalt553.95
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde230.30
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium128.48
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde112.68
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt73.71
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium39.27
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium38.65
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium37.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium36.97
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt36.30
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde29.54
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium23.77
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium8.69
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium7.32
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde6.55
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium4.57
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel4.04
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.98
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel3.81
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium2.88
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.45
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel2.14
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds1.83
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde1.72
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds1.60
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid1.56
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCChromium 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.) 1.25
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin1.11
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.08
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel0.75
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.75
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.64
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.40
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.39
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.25
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.25
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.20
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.20
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.17
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.14
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.07
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)0.06
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.05
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.05
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.04
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.04
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.03
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.03
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.03
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.03
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.03
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.02
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.02
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.02
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.02
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.01
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.01
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.01
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotLead compounds0.00
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
PRYSMIAN CABLE & SYSTEMS LLCPrysmian GroupOzone0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
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
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
DUR-A-FLEXSherwin-WilliamsMethyl methacrylate0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 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
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
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
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
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
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
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCtert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)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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