PERI: Air Toxics at School Index

Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

School	Hubbardston Center
Street	8 Elm Street
City	Hubbardston
State	MA
Number of students	305
Student % minority	9%
Type	Regular School
Status	1
Level	Elementary
Data Source	CCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school	62
Number of chemicals affecting school	52
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)	76th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)	98,293
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)	95th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)	2,368
Toxic Hazard	100.30

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.02 times the national average at schools.

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.10 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Toxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	32.29
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	25.41
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)	HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC	18.35
LS STARRETT CO	MiddleGround Capital	5.82
ADVANCE COATINGS CO	ADVANCE COATINGS CO	4.77

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Top chemicals

Chemical	Toxic Hazard
Chromium	35.53
Ethylene oxide	25.41
Cobalt	15.34
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.)	6.85
Trichloroethylene	5.82
Nickel	5.62
Dicyclopentadiene	2.66
Maleic anhydride	2.11
Antimony compounds	0.22
Acrylonitrile	0.20
Peracetic acid	0.16
Diisocyanates	0.11
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	0.08
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	0.08
N,N-Dimethylformamide	0.03
Butyl acrylate	0.02
Phthalic anhydride	0.01
Formaldehyde	0.01
Nitric acid	0.01
Lead	0.00
Styrene	0.00
Lead compounds	0.00
Copper	0.00
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	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
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.00
Phenol	0.00
Methyl tert-butyl ether	0.00
Zinc compounds	0.00
o-Xylene	0.00
Ethylene glycol	0.00
Acetonitrile	0.00
Acrylic acid	0.00
Methyl methacrylate	0.00
Ethyl acrylate	0.00
Methanol	0.00
Xylene (mixed isomers)	0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0.00
Toluene	0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	0.00
Vinyl acetate	0.00
Certain glycol ethers	0.00
Manganese	0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)	0.00
Formic acid	0.00
Acetophenone	0.00
Cyanide compounds	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

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

Facility	Parent Company	Chemical	Toxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.	Chromium	29.82
ISOMEDIX OPERATIONS INC.	STERIS	Ethylene oxide	25.41
HITCHINER COUNTERGRAVITY CAST OPERATIONS (VCO/DCO/MCT)	HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC	Cobalt	15.34
LS STARRETT CO	MiddleGround Capital	Trichloroethylene	5.82
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.)	4.40

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