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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolWare Junior/Senior High School
Street237 West Street
CityWare
StateMA
Number of students497
Student % minority19%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelHigh School
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school73
Number of chemicals affecting school57
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)68th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)87,681
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)88th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,185
Toxic Hazard200.44

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.04 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.21 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.84.08
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings68.49
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & Decker10.16
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround Capital9.16
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical5.13

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium91.18
Cobalt70.69
Formaldehyde12.90
Trichloroethylene9.17
Nickel7.56
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.) 5.78
Diisocyanates1.63
Maleic anhydride0.51
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.32
Epichlorohydrin0.14
Acrylic acid0.14
Certain glycol ethers0.13
Dicyclopentadiene0.12
Nitric acid0.04
Acrylonitrile0.04
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)0.01
Ethylbenzene0.01
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
Vinyl acetate0.01
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
Copper0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Lead 0.00
Lead compounds0.00
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
Benzene0.00
Butyl acrylate0.00
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
Styrene0.00
Manganese compounds0.00
Phenol0.00
Phthalic anhydride0.00
Toluene0.00
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
Methanol0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Acetonitrile0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Ethyl acrylate0.00
Manganese0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
2,4-D0.00
Formic acid0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
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
Lithium carbonate0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
MIXTURE0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium77.65
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt68.48
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalTrichloroethylene9.16
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium7.82
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel6.43
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde5.12
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationChromium 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.) 4.59
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde3.78
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde3.48
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Chromium2.82
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt2.21
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates1.46
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedChromium1.26
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.) 1.19
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjChromium0.98
KOMTEK FORGE LLCCrawford UnitedNickel0.63
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde0.51
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMaleic anhydride0.51
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.32
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.24
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCChromium0.23
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayChromium0.18
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin0.14
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid0.14
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.13
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers0.13
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS CODicyclopentadiene0.12
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.11
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceChromium0.09
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.09
METSO AUTOMATION USA INCValmet OyjNickel0.04
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylonitrile0.04
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.04
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.Diisocyanates0.03
WYMAN-GORDON COBerkshire HathawayNickel0.03
MACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCMACE ADHESIVES & COATINGS CO I NCDiisocyanates0.03
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.03
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.02
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCNickel0.02
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsChromium0.02
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)0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCEthylbenzene0.01
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.01
WHITCRAFT LLCPursuit AerospaceNickel0.01
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsNickel0.01
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.01
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalVinyl acetate0.01
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Copper0.01
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.01
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CONitric acid0.01
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.00
PEXCO LLCOdyssey Investment PartnersDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.00
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerButyl acrylate0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLead compounds0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSFormaldehyde0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainAmmonia (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 INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityManganese compounds0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COPhthalic anhydride0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainPhenol0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
MUSTANG MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTS LLCMAG INCStyrene0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partnersn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
SAEILO ENTERPRISESSAEILO ENTERPRISES INCLead 0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Certain glycol ethers0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTVinyl acetate0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesCertain glycol ethers0.00
INNER-TITE CORP.INNER-TITE CORP.Lead 0.00
PANDOLF PERKINS COEH PERKINS CONSTRUCTION INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainEthylene glycol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylbenzene0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTToluene0.00
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
SUPERCON INCSUPERCON INCNitric acid0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COStyrene0.00
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
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.Xylene (mixed isomers)0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCLead 0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCHydrogen sulfide0.00
SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.SYN-MAR PRODUCTS INC.Styrene0.00
PALL CORPDanaherCertain glycol ethers0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesLead compounds0.00
INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCINDUSTRIAL POLYMERS & CHEMICAL S INCPhenol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCToluene0.00
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
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerAcrylic acid0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.Acetonitrile0.00
FLEXCON CO INC.FLEXCON HOLDINGS TRUSTn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COMethyl methacrylate0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
UNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESUNITED COUNTY INDUSTRIESAmmonia (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
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerEthyl acrylate0.00
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersMethanol0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSPhenol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
ADVANCE COATINGS COADVANCE COATINGS COEthylene glycol0.00
CLEANPART EASTMitsubishi ChemicalNitric acid0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonCopper0.00
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCEthylene glycol0.00
WHIPPS INCWHIPPS INCManganese0.00
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITYAvient CorporationZinc compounds0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.SEAMAN PAPER CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesNitric acid0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
HART & COOLEY LLCEgeria InvestmentsManganese0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
GENTEX OPTICS INCEOA HOLDING CO INCMethanol0.00
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
JAMES AUSTIN COCenterbridge PartnersMethanol0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSMethanol0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSLEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONSToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
HOLDEN TRAP ROCKMA BROKEN STONE COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
BIOSYNTH INTERNATIONAL INC.KKR & Co.N,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUPTTM TechnologiesLead 0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCFormic acid0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethanol0.00
LS STARRETT COMiddleGround CapitalMethanol0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
U.S. DOD USAF WESTOVER ARBU.S. GovernmentXylene (mixed isomers)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
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerMethyl methacrylate0.00
OLDCASTLE APG NEW ENGLANDCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
OMNOVA SOLUTIONSSynthomerStyrene0.00
DAUPHINAIS CONCRETEDAUPHINAIS CONCRETE INCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.NEW METHOD PLATING CO.,INC.Cyanide compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSaint-GobainToluene0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)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
SHIELD PACKAGING CO INCShield Packaging Co.MIXTURE0.00
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICSSaint-GobainLithium carbonate0.00
ROGERS CORP - WOODSTOCKRogers Corp.N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00
PALL CORPDanaherN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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