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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolImpact Prep at Chestnut
Street355 Plainfield Street
CitySpringfield
StateMA
Number of students206
Student % minority97%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelMiddle School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school67
Number of chemicals affecting school47
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)17th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)21,457
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)4th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)67
Toxic Hazard4,033.24

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.83 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 4.13 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings3,628.57
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation80.21
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical71.45
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management46.30
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners40.80

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt3,692.73
Chromium182.71
Formaldehyde124.74
Nickel12.81
Epichlorohydrin6.87
Acrylic acid3.61
Certain glycol ethers2.69
Antimony compounds2.52
Lead compounds2.28
Diisocyanates0.89
Lead 0.34
Vinyl acetate0.17
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.17
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
Ethylbenzene0.14
Trichloroethylene0.07
Nitric acid0.07
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.05
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
Ozone0.05
Zinc compounds0.04
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
Benzene0.02
Copper0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Toluene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Formic acid0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Styrene0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
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
Cyanide compounds0.00
2,4-D0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
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 HoldingsCobalt3,628.42
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde71.29
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt59.16
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium44.99
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde40.78
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium28.58
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium28.32
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium25.87
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium19.08
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium18.22
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium10.44
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin6.87
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium6.31
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde5.29
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt5.15
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde4.78
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid3.61
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.94
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.92
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.66
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers2.65
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.59
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds2.52
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds2.21
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel1.96
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.29
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.78
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.57
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.33
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.32
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.30
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.28
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPLead 0.17
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.17
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
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.15
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.15
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.13
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.09
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.07
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalEthylbenzene0.07
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.06
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayOzone0.05
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
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.04
COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO LLCColt CZ GroupLead compounds0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.04
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.03
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
HAR-CONN CHROME COHAR-CONN CHROME CONitric acid0.01
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
TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLCTriumph GroupLead compounds0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.01
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
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
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 INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 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
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
DYNO NOBEL INCIncitec PivotBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
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
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
ITW SHINEMARKIllinois Tool WorksToluene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
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
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
ORAFOL AMERICAS INCORAFOL INTERNATIONALToluene0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
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
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate 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
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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