PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	Hardwick Elementary
Street	76 School House Dr.
City	Gilbertville
State	MA
Number of students	184
Student % minority	10%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	80
Number of chemicals affecting school	62
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	73rd
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	94,603
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	92nd
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	2,308
Toxic Hazard	128.73

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

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	64.25
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	17.96
LS STARRETT CO	MiddleGround Capital	14.77
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS DBA LENOX TOOLS	Stanley Black & Decker	6.18
AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY	Avient Corporation	5.44

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium	71.02
Ethylene oxide	17.96
Trichloroethylene	14.77
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.)	7.78
Formaldehyde	7.48
Nickel	6.18
Cobalt	1.34
Maleic anhydride	0.69
Diisocyanates	0.58
Dicyclopentadiene	0.26
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.11
Certain glycol ethers	0.10
Antimony compounds	0.10
Acrylic acid	0.09
Epichlorohydrin	0.07
Acrylonitrile	0.05
Peracetic acid	0.04
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	0.01
Nitric acid	0.01
Ethylbenzene	0.01
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)	0.01
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.01
Lead compounds	0.01
Copper	0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Vinyl acetate	0.00
Butyl acrylate	0.00
Lead	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
Phthalic anhydride	0.00
Phenol	0.00
Benzene	0.00
Manganese compounds	0.00
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	0.00
Styrene	0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	0.00
Toluene	0.00
Zinc compounds	0.00
Ethylene glycol	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
Hydrogen sulfide	0.00
Methyl methacrylate	0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)	0.00
Acetonitrile	0.00
Ethyl acrylate	0.00
Tetrachloroethylene	0.00
Manganese	0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.00
2,4-D	0.00
Diethanolamine	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	0.00
Cyanide compounds	0.00
Methyl isobutyl ketone	0.00
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol)	0.00
Butyraldehyde	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
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	Chromium	59.33
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	Ethylene oxide	17.96
LS STARRETT CO	MiddleGround Capital	Trichloroethylene	14.77
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.)	5.44
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	Nickel	4.91

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