Air Toxics at School 2022
School Info
School Fitchburg State University Street 160 Pearl St City Fitchburg State MA Number of students 0 Data Source IPEDS (higher ed)
Air Toxics Info
Number of facilities affecting school 92 Number of chemicals affecting school 57 Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst) 73rd Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst) 94,914 Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst) 93rd Toxic rank statewide (1=worst) 2,322 Toxic Hazard 126.24
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.13 times the state average at schools.
Top 5 facilities
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Top chemicals
Chemical Toxic Hazard
Cobalt 44.56
Chromium 30.60
Ethylene oxide 14.10
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.) 12.54
Nickel 7.18
Dicyclopentadiene 5.83
Maleic anhydride 2.91
Trichloroethylene 2.57
Lead 2.43
Antimony compounds 1.12
Acrylonitrile 0.74
Peracetic acid 0.62
Diisocyanates 0.22
Formaldehyde 0.18
Zinc compounds 0.17
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.15
Butyl acrylate 0.07
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 0.06
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0.05
N,N-Dimethylformamide 0.02
Hydrogen cyanide 0.01
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0.01
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 0.01
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 0.01
Phthalic anhydride 0.01
Copper 0.01
Nitric acid 0.01
Styrene 0.01
Toluene 0.01
Lead compounds 0.00
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) 0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether 0.00
Certain glycol ethers 0.00
Acrylic acid 0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane) 0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0.00
Ethyl acrylate 0.00
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0.00
Methanol 0.00
o-Xylene 0.00
Methyl methacrylate 0.00
Ethylene glycol 0.00
Xylene (mixed isomers) 0.00
Phenol 0.00
Vinyl acetate 0.00
Acetonitrile 0.00
Silver compounds 0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.00
Acetophenone 0.00
Manganese 0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol) 0.00
Formic acid 0.00
Cyanide compounds 0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone 0.00
Lithium carbonate 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0.00
Tetrabromobisphenol A 0.00
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Top 5 chemicals from facilities
Facility Parent Company Chemical Toxic Hazard
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT) HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC Cobalt 44.56
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC. STERIS Ethylene oxide 14.10
PROTO LABS INC. PROTO LABS INC Chromium 13.57
PROTO LABS INC PROTO LABS INC Chromium 13.57
CHROMA COLOR CORP Arsenal Capital Partners 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.) 11.34
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