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Air Toxics at School 2022

School Info

SchoolHawlemont Regional
Street10 School Street
CityCharlemont
StateMA
Number of students91
Student % minority12%
TypeRegular School
Status1
LevelElementary
Data SourceCCD (public schools)

Air Toxics Info

Number of facilities affecting school19
Number of chemicals affecting school30
Toxic percentile nationwide (1=worst)75th
Toxic rank nationwide (1=worst)97,663
Toxic percentile statewide (1=worst)94th
Toxic rank statewide (1=worst)2,352
Toxic Hazard104.78

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

This school's air toxic concentration is 0.11 times the state average at schools.

Top 5 facilities

FacilityParent CompanyToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.100.94
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1.68
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INC1.63
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC0.35
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCMinerals Technologies Inc.0.07

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Top chemicals

ChemicalToxic Hazard
Chromium93.24
Nickel7.72
1-Bromopropane1.68
Formaldehyde1.63
Benzene0.20
Naphthalene0.16
Ethylbenzene0.08
Lead compounds0.03
Polycyclic aromatic compounds0.01
Xylene (mixed isomers)0.01
Copper0.01
Manganese compounds0.00
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene0.00
Certain glycol ethers0.00
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
Ethylene glycol0.00
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene0.00
Zinc compounds0.00
Toluene0.00
Hydrogen sulfide0.00
n-Hexane (Hexane)0.00
2,4-D0.00
Lead 0.00
n-Butyl alcohol (1-Butanol)0.00
Manganese0.00
Cyclohexane0.00
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)0.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) (Alumina)0.00
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.) 0.00
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone0.00

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Top 5 chemicals from facilities

FacilityParent CompanyChemicalToxic Hazard
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Chromium93.22
BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.BETE FOG NOZZLE INC.Nickel7.71
TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCVishay Intertechnology1-Bromopropane1.68
BI-QEM INC.BI-QEM INCFormaldehyde1.63
O'CONNELL OIL CO MERRILL ROAD FACILITYO'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INCBenzene0.20

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