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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolPhilip G Coburn
Street115 Southworth Street
CityWest Springfield
StateMA
Number of students534
Student % minority52%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school70
Number of chemicals affecting school49
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)14th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)17,461
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)2nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)36
Toxic Hazard5,295.64

This school's air toxic concentration is 1.09 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 5.43 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners Holdings4,856.76
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX Corporation85.02
SOLUTIA INCEastman Chemical71.30
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment Management50.04
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital Partners41.40

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Cobalt4,925.76
Chromium211.04
Formaldehyde125.70
Nickel15.10
Epichlorohydrin4.83
Acrylic acid3.28
Antimony compounds2.77
Lead compounds2.51
Certain glycol ethers2.37
Diisocyanates0.80
Lead 0.39
Vinyl acetate0.17
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.) 0.17
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.15
Ethylbenzene0.14
Trichloroethylene0.08
Nitric acid0.07
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.06
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
Ozone0.05
Zinc compounds0.04
N,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
Benzene0.01
Copper0.01
Manganese compounds0.01
Toluene0.00
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
Diethanolamine0.00
Methanol0.00
Tetrachloroethylene0.00
Methyl methacrylate0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
Formic acid0.00
Styrene0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)0.00
Ethylene glycol0.00
Cyanide compounds0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone0.00
2,4-D0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
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
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates0.00

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Top chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsCobalt4,856.56
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalFormaldehyde71.12
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationCobalt62.71
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementChromium48.63
PREFERE MELAMINES LLCOne Rock Capital PartnersFormaldehyde41.39
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium28.85
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium28.71
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceChromium26.71
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerChromium22.97
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationChromium20.22
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCChromium12.48
OTIS SERVICE CENTEROtis Worldwide CorporationChromium11.32
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayChromium6.94
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerCobalt6.49
ARCLIN SURFACES - EAST LONGMEADOW CO.The Jordan CompanyFormaldehyde5.74
HYDROFERA LLCEssityFormaldehyde4.93
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityEpichlorohydrin4.83
CARDINAL HEALTH / KPRCardinal HealthAcrylic acid3.28
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyChromium3.18
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.97
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.96
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayAntimony compounds2.77
PARADIGM MANCHESTER INCPursuit AerospaceNickel2.75
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde2.50
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayLead compounds2.43
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COCertain glycol ethers2.32
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNickel2.08
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNickel1.40
BEACON INDUSTRIES INCBEACON INDUSTRIES INCNickel1.29
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersChromium0.70
CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS INCCallaway GolfDiisocyanates0.64
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyNickel0.48
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerNickel0.38
BARNES AEROSPACE WINDSOR DIVBarnes GroupNickel0.34
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS INCRBC Bearings Inc.Chromium0.33
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayNickel0.31
OMG INCSteel Partners HoldingsLead 0.20
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.) 0.17
DONCASTERS STORMS FORGEDoncastersNickel0.16
PALMER FOUNDRY INCPALMER FOUNDRY INCDiisocyanates0.14
HAZEN PAPER COHAZEN PAPER COn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.13
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTrichloroethylene0.08
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
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalCertain glycol ethers0.04
CONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPCONNECTICUT GALVANIZING CORPZinc compounds0.04
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COXylene (mixed isomers)0.04
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonLead compounds0.02
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgN,N-Dimethylformamide0.02
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCDichloromethane (Methylene chloride)0.02
VIBRAM CORPVIBRAM USADiisocyanates0.02
TAYLOR & FENN COTAYLOR & FENN COLead 0.02
TTM PRINTED CIRCUIT GROUP - STAFFORD DIVTTM TechnologiesFormaldehyde0.02
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.01
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
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementCopper0.01
KAMATICS CORPArcline Investment ManagementNitric acid0.01
ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS INC. - O'NEILL ST EASTHAMPTONADHESIVES APPLICATIONS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.01
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 compounds0.01
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY HARTFORD INC.Temasek HoldingsNitric acid0.00
PRATT & WHITNEYRTX CorporationNitric acid0.00
RATHBONE PRECISION METALS INCCalvi HoldingNitric acid0.00
MARMON INDUSTRIAL ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPBerkshire HathawayZinc compounds0.00
SIMONIZ USA INC.Syndet ProductsCertain glycol ethers0.00
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
TILCON CONNECTICUT INCCRH PLCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCN,N-Dimethylformamide0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCCertain glycol ethers0.00
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 INCDiethanolamine0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCTetrachloroethylene0.00
SCAPA NA LLCSchweitzer-Mauduit InternationalToluene0.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COSonoco ProductsLead 0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCXylene (mixed isomers)0.00
SMITH & WESSON INC.Smith & WessonNitric acid0.00
SOLUTIA INCEastman ChemicalMethanol0.00
OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCCRH PLCLead compounds0.00
SOLENIS LLCPlatinum EquityFormic acid0.00
RANDOLPH PRODUCTS CORANDOLPH PRODUCTS COToluene0.00
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
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
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River EquityLead compounds0.00
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
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCn-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
NUTMEG CHROME CORPNUTMEG CHROME CORPLead compounds0.00
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COWESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COCyanide compounds0.00
CS-MA LLC DBA CONSTRUCTION SERVICECS-MA LLCLead 0.00
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCSHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCToluene0.00
ADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCADVANCED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS INCMethyl methacrylate0.00
RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP INC.RPM InternationalMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
TURF CARE SUPPLY-HATFIELD PLANTPlatte River Equity2,4-D0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCToluene0.00
TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS US INC.TrelleborgToluene0.00
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LLCCS-MA LLCLead 0.00
E INK CORPE INK CORPToluene0.00
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCn-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
O'CONNELL OIL NORTHAMPTON FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCPolycyclic aromatic compounds0.00
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
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLSStanley Black & DeckerLead 0.00
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES INCLead compounds0.00
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
ASTRO CHEMICALS INCASTRO CHEMICALS INCMethyl isobutyl ketone0.00
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyCyclohexane0.00
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
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
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
FUELCELL ENERGYFuelCell EnergyLithium carbonate0.00

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