Air Toxics at School 2022
School Info
School College of the Holy Cross Street One College Street City Worcester State MA Number of students 0 Data Source IPEDS (higher ed)
Air Toxics Info
Number of facilities affecting school 88 Number of chemicals affecting school 59 Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst) 70th Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst) 91,334 Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst) 90th Toxic rank statewide (1=worst) 2,257 Toxic Hazard 161.91
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.03 times the national average at schools.
This school's air toxic concentration is 0.17 times the state average at schools.
Top 5 facilities
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Top chemicals
Chemical Toxic Hazard
Ethylene oxide 76.93
Chromium 38.52
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.) 27.05
Nickel 9.80
Maleic anhydride 4.49
Dicyclopentadiene 1.69
Diisocyanates 1.49
Antimony compounds 0.72
Acrylonitrile 0.40
Peracetic acid 0.31
Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 0.07
Formaldehyde 0.04
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0.04
Lead 0.04
Nickel compounds 0.04
Lead compounds 0.03
Nitric acid 0.03
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) 0.03
Butyl acrylate 0.03
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 0.03
Phenol 0.03
Acetonitrile 0.02
Phthalic anhydride 0.01
N,N-Dimethylformamide 0.01
Pyridine 0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers) 0.01
Ethylene glycol 0.00
Zinc compounds 0.00
Styrene 0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 0.00
Aluminum (fume or dust) 0.00
Vinyl acetate 0.00
Chlorine 0.00
Certain glycol ethers 0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether 0.00
Copper 0.00
Toluene 0.00
Acrylic acid 0.00
Acetophenone 0.00
o-Xylene 0.00
Methyl methacrylate 0.00
Ethyl acrylate 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
Methanol 0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane) 0.00
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.00
Silver 0.00
Formic acid 0.00
Cyanide compounds 0.00
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate 0.00
Mercury 0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone 0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0.00
Lithium carbonate 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0.00
MIXTURE 0.00
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates 0.00
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Top 5 chemicals from facilities
Facility Parent Company Chemical Toxic Hazard
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC. STERIS Ethylene oxide 76.93
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY Avient Corporation 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.) 16.99
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC Valmet Oyj Chromium 14.35
KOMTEK FORGE LLC Crawford United Chromium 12.13
INNER-TITE CORP. INNER-TITE CORP. Chromium 10.60
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